HEAD PREPARATOR
Miguel Abreu Gallery, established on the Lower East Side in 2006, is seeking a full-time, head preparator. This is a position requiring a well-organized and skilled individual with at least 5 years prior experience working as a preparator and installation technician at a contemporary art gallery and/or museum.
Primary responsibilities include directing and training a team of art handlers and performing the following duties:
- Installation, maintenance, and de-installation of artworks for exhibitions, art fair presentations, photo shoots, and private viewings
- Professional packing and unpacking of artworks for storage and outgoing domestic and international shipments
- Preparation of artworks for condition reporting and installation
- Local collection, transporting, and delivery of artworks
- Fabrication of pedestals and other light carpentry
- Management of exhibition production and installation schedules, communicating installation-associated costs with staff
- Communicating with Gallery artists in sourcing fabrication materials for upcoming exhibitions
- Management and maintenance of on- and offsite storage facilities
- Stocking art preparation spaces with all tools and materials necessary
- Maintaining gallery viewing and common spaces
Qualifications include:
- Ability to carefully and accurately install, maintain, and de-install artworks of a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, works on paper, photographs, sound, film and video, etc.
- Knowledge of basic construction and fabrication materials and methods
- Working knowledge of audio/video equipment
- Experience with Artlogic, Photoshop, and Sketchup software preferred
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain tidy exhibition and work spaces
- Proven capability of working successfully in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Superior project assessment and crisis management skills
- Valid driver’s license required
- Experience driving up to 16 ft. box trucks
Position is 4 days/week. Full benefits offered. Salary commensurate with experience.