Eduardo Secci Gallery is seeking a service-oriented Sales Director to support the gallery team. As a Sales Director, you will identify and secure potential clients and nurturing existing clients. Additionally, as an Artist Liason you will serve as creative and strategic liaison between artists and the Gallery.
Overall Purpose of the Role:
- Communicate the Gallery’s values and philosophy to customers
- Continually monitor sales performance
- Recognise and target new and suitable opportunities using proactive sales initiatives to generate new enquiries
- Work with the Directors of both the gallery venues in partecipating in national and international fairs
- Events or exhibition planning and co-ordination
- Client account management and accurate event administration
- Identify, sign, manage and develop new artists across genres, with a data-driven mind and good editorial sense.
- Serve as creative and strategic liaison between artists and the platform
- Work with the marketing team to plan and deliver marketing initiatives throughout the year and undertake proactive sales activities in line with this strategy
- Working with suppliers and contractors
- Assist with new hire on-boarding and ongoing training
- Treat all of our customers with respect and cultivate an inclusive, service-minded work culture
- Working knowledge of Artlogic will be considered a plus
Who you are:
- Steeped in Sales experience, with 5+ year in a management position within a top art gallery
- Equipped with exceptional interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn new skills
- An upbeat and empathetic team player
- Driven to do what it takes to be a top performer time and time again—and help your teammates reach their targets along the way
- Able to bring a positive, fun energy to the workplace, even when working long hours
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work with people across the organisation and at all levels including demanding
