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Full-time
Posted 7d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Gallery Operations Manager oversees building maintenance, facilities, and vendor logistics across multiple gallery and office locations. They also provide critical technical support for the planning and execution of complex exhibition installations and de-installations.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in facilities management or technical gallery operations. Proficiency in building management systems, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Photoshop is required, along with strong organizational and troubleshooting skills.
Full job description
Gallery Operations Manager
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Grosvenor Hill
Description
Gagosian is seeking an experienced Gallery Operations Manager to oversee building maintenance and facilities across two London gallery locations and two office locations (including external garage space), as well as provide key technical support for exhibition planning and execution.
The primary objective of this role is to maintain the gallery’s physical environment, ensure building readiness, and manage vendor logistics. Working closely with the Associate Director of Exhibitions, this role is also crucial in supporting the planning and mounting of complex exhibition installs and de-installs.
This position requires a detail-oriented, highly organised professional who thrives under pressure and enjoys working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment. Must be able to work flexibly as works may be required outside of office hours.
Key Responsibilities
Facilities & Building Maintenance
Facility Oversight: Manage the overall maintenance of all building facilities, HVAC systems, security and fire systems, and humidity control through proactive maintenance programs and rapid-response troubleshooting.
Vendor & Contractor Logistics: Coordinate and supervise external contractors (electricians, plumbers, painters, engineers, etc.) working on-site.
Standards & Housekeeping: Ensure all gallery presentation spaces and administrative offices are maintained to the highest aesthetic standard. Oversee external cleaning contractors.
Health & Safety: Maintain safe working practices and lead H&S compliance across both locations.
Keyholding: Serve as the primary, 24-hour first point of contact and keyholder for all fire and security emergencies.
Exhibition Technical Planning & Installation
Technical Planning: Assist with project management for complex installations, including drafting schedules, producing risk assessments, establishing H&S procedures, and maintaining installation files.
Execution Support: Support the Associate Director, Exhibitions to execute seamless exhibition builds, installs, and de-installs.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of related experience in facilities management or technical gallery operations (art gallery, museum, or auction house experience is a strong advantage).
Technical Knowledge:
Hands-on technical understanding and experience with building management and climate systems.
Skills:
Strong organisational, practical, and troubleshooting skills with a collaborative mindset.
Excellent record-keeping.
Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tight deadlines under pressure.
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff.
Excellent written, oral, and visual communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation.
A strong interest in contemporary art.
Software Proficiency:
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop and Google Workspace.
Knowledge of Rhino or 3D modelling software is an advantage.
Established by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles in 1980, Gagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art that employs more than three hundred people at exhibition spaces in seven countries across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to its galleries, Gagosian is at the forefront of the digital marketplace with innovative online viewing rooms, timed to coincide with major art fairs, that include highly desirable works by today’s leading artists, transparent pricing, historical scholarship, and insightful market analysis.
Gagosian began publishing in 1986, becoming the first gallery to establish a publishing house that produces a vast range of catalogues raisonnés, monographs, artist’s books, scholarly exhibition catalogues, and limited editions. Today the gallery has published more than six hundred titles, rivaling the output of traditional arts trade publishers. The print and online editions of the 'Gagosian Quarterly' provide unique access to artists in their studios and homes through insightful interviews and profiles of and by leading art world professionals.
Gagosian has long developed cultural programming and events with artists, including performances, exhibition tours, public talks, film screenings, and studio visits. The gallery has long been committed to working with and advising artists on all aspects of their legacy planning. In 2018 the gallery launched its Building a Legacy program, bringing together artists and their studio staff with experts in the field of artists’ estates, nonprofit foundations, and legacy stewardship through a series of symposia.
Offices: 974 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075, US · 555 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011, US · 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, US · 522 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011, US · 821 Park Ave, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY 10075, US
Established by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles in 1980, Gagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art that employs more than three hundred people at exhibition spaces in seven countries across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to its galleries, Gagosian is at the forefront of the digital marketplace with innovative online viewing rooms, timed to coincide with major art fairs, that include highly desirable works by today’s leading artists, transparent pricing, historical scholarship, and insightful market analysis.
Gagosian began publishing in 1986, becoming the first gallery to establish a publishing house that produces a vast range of catalogues raisonnés, monographs, artist’s books, scholarly exhibition catalogues, and limited editions. Today the gallery has published more than six hundred titles, rivaling the output of traditional arts trade publishers. The print and online editions of the 'Gagosian Quarterly' provide unique access to artists in their studios and homes through insightful interviews and profiles of and by leading art world professionals.
Gagosian has long developed cultural programming and events with artists, including performances, exhibition tours, public talks, film screenings, and studio visits. The gallery has long been committed to working with and advising artists on all aspects of their legacy planning. In 2018 the gallery launched its Building a Legacy program, bringing together artists and their studio staff with experts in the field of artists’ estates, nonprofit foundations, and legacy stewardship through a series of symposia.
Offices: 974 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075, US · 555 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011, US · 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, US · 522 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011, US · 821 Park Ave, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY 10075, US