London, UK
Production assistant for furniture design
at David Gill Gallery
David Gill Gallery is seeking a production assistant for furniture design to join its studio in London.
Our studio develops pieces for an innovative and pioneering gallery of original and unique contemporary furniture design and products. Championing and showcasing the work of leading international artists, architects and designers who are both new and world-famous. The studio has grown to be renowned for the work it creates.
The studio is seeking a highly motivated production assistant with technical knowledge of furniture construction, materials and production methods to provide support to our production team.
Duties include
Providing administrative support to the production team across projects. Including but not limited to:
- creating care and installation instructions for artworks
- sourcing new suppliers and manufacturers
- carrying out condition and quality control checks to ensure pieces are delivered to specification
- quotations, purchase orders and invoicing
- liaise with suppliers, workshops and artists
- working closely with the gallery team to ensure the gallery and artworks are to exhibition standard. Carrying out/organising any maintenance requirements
- assist with the gallery’s exhibition and fair planning/installations
- working with the registrar to organise domestic and international transport of samples, furniture, lighting and sculpture, ensuring items arrive in mint condition and on time
- ensure samples library and storage spaces are kept in order
- generate renders and visuals for the gallery sales team
Personal/experience requirements:
- strong knowledge of the following software: MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Rhino 3D (modelling and drafting) and Keyshot (rendering)
- ability to interpret sketches and drawings.
- knowledge of a variety of materials and production processes, including but not limited to: bronze, wood, steel, resin and decorative finishes
- excellent communication, interpersonal and team working skills
- strong planning, organisational & multitasking skills to manage your own deliverables to meet the team’s goals
- experience in the production of luxury, bespoke and limited ranges of sculptural/artistic furniture, lighting and accessories
- strong attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality
- the role will require regular visits to our warehouse and workshops
- there will be occasional manual handing and lifting work so a need to be physically able to take on this aspect of the role
- a knowledge of other European languages is desirable
- confident in the use of hand and power tools is desirable