Gallery Coordinator
Ghost Pepper Glass is seeking a reliable individual to run our gallery space, Ghost Pepper Gallery, 3-4 days per week and help with other administrative tasks! We are looking for someone with retail experience to work Saturdays, Sundays and at least one weekday shift each week. Full time work is available for those interested. Primary responsibilities would include processing retail transactions using our POS system (Shopify), tidying of the gallery and restocking any packing materials, as well as answering customer questions, in-person, via email and over the phone, about our class offerings. Secondary responsibilities would include helping us to curate special events, such as exhibition openings and seasonal sales, and occasional curation of retail displays. Those with a comfort using social media may be asked to create some content each week but that is a lesser priority.
The right fit for this position is outgoing enough to comfortably interact with all sorts of strangers each day, self-motivated when it comes to tidying or improving the general appearance of our space, careful when it comes to handling payments, punctual and communicative with other staff. Glassblowing experience is NOT required for this position but a general interest is certainly a plus. Almost all customer questions can be answered using only a familiarity with our website. More knowledge about the history and process of glassmaking, as well as the flow of our classes, can be learned on the job by watching and enough curiosity to ask questions of our other staff. Experience working in retail, photography, art and/or design is preferred.
Pay starts at $24/hr based on experience. We are also happy to create a compensation package which includes access to glassblowing classes and/or studio rental.
About us: We are a small team of 9 glass-making humans and 7 shop dogs (not all in at the same time). In true small-business-fashion, we all wear a few hats but have been trying to reduce that as we grow and put individuals in charge of each facet of the business to streamline and minimize the mental burden on each person. Communication is key to filling in the gaps. While we are most known for our public-facing classes, we also do a lot of work behind the scenes to fabricate our own artistic creations and custom commissions. In our new space (2.0), we want to push that side of our operation more and feel that a dedicated front of house person could supplement our efforts. We work hard as a team and have fun where we can. Interested and qualified individuals should send a resume and a cover letter to katie@ghostpepperglass.com. Please let us know why you’d like to join our team and what you hope to accomplish for yourself, in this role.
Suggested application components:
- Resume – Not just the when and where but what was your role there? What skills do you consider your strengths?
- Images *if you’re an artists as well*- Any quality of image and medium is welcome but if the medium, scale or such are ambiguous, please provide that info.
- Cover Letter – What do you like about us? What do you think we will like about you?
There’s no specific format to provide this information. We just want to get a sense for who you are and what skills you possess. When in doubt, give us a bit more info. And please take some time to get a sense for what Ghost Pepper Glass is about so that you can decide if we are even a good fit for you!