London, UK
Gallery associate
at AS Gallery
AS Gallery is hiring a gallery associate to join its team in London.
We are looking for a gallery associate who is polished and professional, enthusiastic, collaborative and approachable. They need to be knowledgeable of the high-end interiors markets and able to provide an outstanding service to our clients, exceeding their expectations. The candidate should have a strong background in high-end sales environment such as contemporary art, design and furniture.
We are looking for quality, individuality and efficiency to help running the gallery. The position is based in London in our European flagship gallery in Mayfair. AS Gallery participates to international fairs such as PAD London, PAD Paris and is expanding their fair base, therefore the job includes travelling few weeks a year. You would be working closely with the Gallery Director, the Finance Director and the Owner to expand our European visibility and Sales.
We are looking for ambassadors promoting all aspects of Achille Salvagni’s activities. Primary responsibilities include converting opportunities to secure orders, constantly looking for new businesses, meeting with clients in person or virtually, hosting tours of our gallery. The key aim of this role is to exceed sales targets build lifetime clients for repeat orders, win new businesses and promote the aesthetic of Achille Salvagni’s designs.
Skills and behaviours (essential):
- interpersonal communication and customer service skills
- strong ability and desire to help clients purchase AS Gallery designs
- positive, confident and determined approach
- attention to detail and an eye for design and quality
- commercial awareness and numerical skills
- IT and presentation software skills
- organisational and administrative skills
- reliable and flexible
Knowledge and experience (desirable):
- client facing sales experience preferably four plus years’
- knowledge and experience within the interior design and or arts sector
- experience in generating new business leads
- experience in account management
- demonstrable conversion ratio of opportunities to orders
- experience in selling products
- experience of meeting sales targets
- Photoshop, Microsoft, InDesign
Qualifications (desirable): BA, MA, BSc or MBA