Berlin, Germany
Personal assistant to the head of design
at Studio Olafur Eliasson
Studio Olafur Eliasson is seeking a personal assistant to the head of design to join its team in Berlin.
Beginning of the contract: 1st September 2021
Full-time
Location: Berlin
Deadline: 20th June 2021
We are looking for a person with strong organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills to join the team at the studio of artist Olafur Eliasson in Berlin. As PA to Sebastian Behmann, head of design at Studio Olafur Eliasson and founding partner at Studio Other Spaces, you will provide full support in day-to-day work, working across the design and studio teams.
In close dialogue with the head of design, you will:
- offer proactive and responsive diary management, arrange meetings and prepare agendas
- keep track of and respond to emails
- write emails and letters at a highly professional level
- develop a language with the head of design for external communication with high-level clients
- represent the studio and its projects at a professional level and with an excellent sense of hospitality
- build and manage relationships in a highly diverse international network of contacts
- organise short term trips, two to three times a month
- prioritise effectively and fulfil tasks at a high standard, with a sensitive understanding of art and architectural contexts
- act as liaison and support for the design teams and senior management of Studio Olafur Eliasson and Studio Other Spaces
- assist in updating the website and social media for Studio Other Spaces
- assist in preparing project presentations
- assist in composing communications and press material
Your skills and qualities:
- diligent, open-minded, and professional
- a clear communicator, detail-oriented, with a high level of accuracy
- fluency in English and proficiency in German is required
- graphic design skills and basic knowledge of layout software
- experience and interest in social media
- a good understanding of art and architecture
- capable of operating at a fast pace on many parallel and/or overlapping projects
- able to engage confidently with external stakeholders at all levels, from the visual arts and cultural sectors to government entities, businesses, and NGOs
- skills in communication with internal departments, external consultants, and clients
- flexible with the evolving needs of the Head of Design and the studio
- on a personal level, you have a proactive and collaborative approach, excellent interpersonal skills, and cultural awareness
- at least two years’ experience in assisting at an executive level in the cultural sector
- valid European work and residence permit is preferred
The team at Studio Olafur Eliasson consists of about one hundred people, from craftsmen and specialised technicians to architects, archivists, art historians, web and graphic designers, film-makers, cooks, and administrators. They work with Eliasson to experiment, develop, produce, and install artworks, projects, and exhibitions, as well as on archiving and communications, digitally and in print. The studio regularly hosts workshops and events in order to further artistic and intellectual exchange with people and institutions outside the art world.
Studio Other Spaces, founded by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann in Berlin in 2014, is an international office for art and architecture. In pursuing an experiment-based approach to the production of space, SOS seeks to expand the practice of architecture and focuses on interdisciplinary and experimental building projects and works in public space. SOS has its origins in the multidisciplinary projects undertaken at Studio Olafur Eliasson – such as Fjordenhus in Vejle, Denmark, and the facades of Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland.
Studio Olafur Eliasson is committed to an inclusive employment policy in all areas of the studio, with an explicit focus on increasing the ethnic, socio-economic, and gender diversity of the studio.
We look forward to receiving your online application (cover letter, CV and one reference). Please indicate within your application your salary expectation. Please send your application via the ‘apply’ link below
Only complete applications fitting the qualification profile will be considered.