About me

I have been working in galleries and commercial environments since graduating from studying Fine Art in 2014. The last gallery I worked with is contemporary and progressive and the store environment I am currently working with champions design, craft and architecture.

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Work history

Senior Coordinator and PA to the MDsAria
Mar 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
– Senior Coordinator & PA to the MDs, 09/2018 – Present - Keyholder; end of day cash till reconciliation, secure opening and closing of premises - Overseeing finances of both stores; from petty cash to overall daily takings - Banking and invoice management in line with the accountant’s preferred systems - First point of contact for enquiring customers, represented and prospective suppliers - Managing relationships with suppliers of goods and services - Acting secretary to the office; buffering incoming contact- taking and relaying messages - Seamlessly switching between departments and roles within the company as required - Working closely with dedicated web team to ensure accurate, timely and appropriate updates - Delivery organisation and logistics - General overseeing of day-to-day of both stores and office - Coordinating in house events and staff training sessions - Booking of travel arrangements for multiple buyers to attend international trade fairs - Stock and supply level management; placing orders in order to maintain - Using stock management software to produce reports and analysis - General office resource maintenance; problem solver – Assistant Manager, 03/2018 – 09/2018 - Producing end-of-day reports on sales and any other notable factors; customer numbers etc - Implementing consistent, superior and memorable customer service - Assisting customers and suppliers face-to-face, over the phone and by email - Processing transactions in store, via telephone and through issuing of invoices - Supervising incoming/outgoing deliveries; ensuring accuracy and quality of received goods - Keeping tidiness and presentation levels of the store at a high level - Stock level management
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Gallery ManagerAnima-Mundi
May 2016 - Feb 2018Saint Ives, United KingdomFull Time
- Keyholder; secure opening closing of premises - Buffering contact and filtering only necessary messages and information to the director - Welcoming visitors and ensuring relevant exhibition materials are readily available - Contact database management; entering, updating, optimisation - Communicating the attendance of key visitors to the director - Acting as visitor, client and artist liaison in person, by email, telephone and through website - Ensuring the presentation and safety of gallery spaces and artworks is always at an optimum - Preparation, participation and support in all private views and other gallery/artist events - Assisting in copy and image preparation for catalogues, web and all promotional material - Press monitoring- archiving and distributing all artist and gallery related news coverage - Managing stationary of office and other necessary gallery supplies - Oversight of staff rotas, schedules and travel arrangements - Management of small bookstore of primarily in house and artist’s publications - Aiding accountant in necessary bookkeeping - Possessing a continually developing comprehensive knowledge of artists and their ethos - Website, Artsy and social media platform content production and general management - Head of sales initiative, facilitation and following and recording client interest - ‘Hands-on’ lead role in exhibition planning, curation and installation - Meeting with clients on and off-site to present works and/or discuss prospective acquisitions - Coordination of all logistics; bespoke courier services for shipments worldwide - Coordinating participation in art fairs from proposal to operation - Appointing/training/induction of new team members; including producing training materials - Setting up effective meetings with objectives, taking minutes

Skills

• Project Management
• Business Development
• Sales
• Account Management
• Relationship Management
• Artist Liaison
• Logistics
• Creative
• Dedicated
• Common Sense

Education

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BA Fine Art- First Class Honours Leeds Metropolitan University
Sep 2011 - Jun 2015Leeds, United Kingdom
I was particularly interested in concept, curation, theory and documentation.