Art Preparator Job Zimbabwe
Art Preparator
Date Posted: Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Industry: Arts & Entertainment
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: International
Job Summary
Art Preparators are an integral part of our shipboard art programs. Successful Art Preparators are able to assist with operations and logistics of the art program and its various art events. Main responsibilities include gallery and art auction artwork curation and setup, maintaining art and supply inventories, and managing the quality and integrity of the onboard art collection, art gallery, and art storage lockers in keeping with shipboard standards.
Description
Art Preparators have an opportunity to advance to Associate Art Auctioneer when the necessary skills for the Associate job are demonstrated.
Job functions of the Art Preparator include, but are not limited to:
- Lead art display setup for gallery events and art auctions according to best practices for handling and displaying art in accordance with shipboard safety requirements
- Maintain the quality of the onboard art collection
- Lead and manage a team of hired art movers, educating them in best practices of art handing in accordance with shipboard safety requirements
- Assist during the art auction: gather requested artwork to be auctioned, help with bringing work on or off main easel quickly and safely, lead setup of art and safe return of art to storage in a timely manner
- Ability to recognize our various artist’s work and their style
- Ability to distinguish artwork “lot” types as well as mediums, and know where to find these works on the ship
- Assist with onloads (and offloads) of artwork onto (or off of) a ship
- Manage artwork, marketing collateral, and supply inventory
- Package “Take Off” works safely for clients
Art Preparators are selected from a variety of backgrounds and countries worldwide. The strongest candidates are chosen based on a number of personal and professional characteristics:
- Coachable and has the willingness and desire to learn
- Ability to speak English clearly, distinctly and cordially with guests
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Professional demeanor
Art Preparators are given real-time feedback daily, and are formally evaluated once per month by their Principal Auctioneer.
For ambitious candidates, the Preparator position should ultimately be viewed as an apprenticeship for the Art Gallery Associate position. Additional honing of art history knowledge, product knowledge, and selling skills, as well as an ability and desire to take on additional responsibility, can lead to promotion. Once the Art Preparator has consistently demonstrated mastery of each of the aforementioned tasks, they will be considered by shoreside management for promotion to the Art Gallery Associate position. The time it takes an Art Preparator to advance to Art Associate varies. Some Art Preparators advance in as little as a few months, whereas some may remain in the Art Preparator position for several contracts while developing the necessary skills to effectively manage the art program on a cruise ship.
Compensation
Accommodations and meals onboard are provided, as well as travel to and from ship assignments.Art Preparators are given a weekly base salary and branded polo shirts to be worn while performing work duties.
Requirements
General Requirements:
- Ability to speak English clearly, distinctly, and cordially with guests.
- Ability to read and write English in order to understand and interpret written procedures. Must be able to give and receive instructions in written and verbal forms to present information and respond to questions from guests, supervisors and co-workers.
- Other language skills such as fluency in Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Mandarin or Japanese are preferred, but not required.
- Full use and range of arms and legs as well as full visual, verbal and hearing abilities are required to follow instructions in the event of an emergency including the lowering of lifeboats.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
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