PROJECT ARCHIVIST ASSISTANT

24 hours per week over 4 days on a 3-month Freelance Contract with potential to extend.
£12.60/ hour calculated by the Living Wage Foundation.
Studio-based, in Central Bristol, therefore not a remote role.

INTRODUCTION

Artelier is a leading international art consultancy and advisory company sourcing, commissioning and curating artworks for a range of international projects. We are seeking a professional and conscientious freelance individual to join our small and friendly team in Central Bristol to help with archiving and cataloguing an artist’s estate.
You will be working with 1 other archivist and an Artelier team member.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Educated to 2:1 degree level or higher in an arts related subject such as Fine Art, History of Art, History, Museum Studies. If your degree is not one of these, please apply regardless stating why your graduate studies would fit this role.
• Bristol-based or able to commute.
• Proven experience of archiving and cataloguing
• Experience in administration, working with bulk data on software such as Excel and Google Sheet.
• Experience in art handling.
• A keen eye for detail and artistic quality.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft software packages including word and excel, and email applications.
• Excellent general IT and software skills, and quick to learn new software and features.
• Excellent communication skills essential for duties such as note taking and giving task updates.
• Friendly, conscientious, uses own initiative, can organise and prioritise own workload.
• Ability to work in a small team.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Archiving

• Recording artworks into an inventory software
• Measuring and weighing artworks
• General art handling
• General art packing
• Handling, analysis and manipulating bulk data
• Condition reports
• Photographing artworks
• Provenance research
• Acquisition & financial research
• Recording conservation & maintenance
• Above is subject to change

2.Cover Letter (1 page) giving evidence of how you meet the person specification and your suitability to the role. Please note we will not accept submissions written by AI; we appreciate a human touch. Please include any relevant experience on the following:

• Examples of working in archiving / cataloguing / art handling
• Examples of working with bulk data
• Relevance of your academic degree to this project
• Passion for modern and contemporary art
• Availability for the role and ability to commute to central Bristo