POSITION AVAILABLE ASSISTANT TO THE OWNER/ MANAGER OF THE GALLERY Responsibilities include: =09*Facilitating sales =09*Supervising the upkeep of gallery space; arranging displays,=20 labeling objects, etc. =09*Greeting and assisting the general public =09*Maintaining computerized inventory and client databases =09*Assisting in exhibition planning, catalogue production, and=20 public events. =09*Supervising interns and/or part-time gallery assistant =09*Assisting the owner with processing correspondence and appraisals =09*Maintaining consignor and client files =09*Researching; describing, measuring, and packing objects =09*Answering telephone inquiries Job Structure =09*Period of employment is from June 1, 1996 through June 30,=20 1997. =20 =09*Tuesday through Saturday, 10 - 6 pm, Thursdays until 8 pm =09*Possibility of extending period of employment.=20 =09*First few weeks are spent learning office and gallery=20 procedures, and becoming familiar with material the gallery=20 offers. At the end of the period of employment, the assistant=20 is responsible for soliciting applications for, interviewing,=20 and recommending his/her replacement, and spending the last=20 few weeks training that person to take over the position. Skills =09*Personable, energetic individual with an interest in art=20 (background in art history preferred)=20 =09 to work effectively with collectors, curators, and the general public. =09*Flexible, self-motivated, and able to work well without supervision =09*Ability to coordinate short- and long-term projects =09*Excellent organizational skills =09*Computer literacy; the gallery uses Word for Windows 6.0 and=20 Access 2.0. =09*Good typing and general office skills =09*Management/retail experience helpful=20 Salary/Benefits =09*Salary is on an hourly rate. The salary for thirteen months is=20 =09 approximately $20,000 June 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997. =09*Health insurance is provided =20 =09*Upon satisfactory completion of the thirteen month period, there=20 will be a bonus of $1500-$2500, raising the overall pay to=20 $21,500-$22,500. The bonus would be forfeit if the employee=20 does not complete the thirteen months. =09*Paid holidays inlcude Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, or a day=20 =09 during Hanukkah, and New Year=D5s Day. In addition there are three=20 =09 paid days of vacation available, not to be taken during the first three months of employment. Unpaid vacation days are arranged on = a=20 case by case basis. THE GALLERY =09Hurst Gallery was founded almost fifteen years ago and has an=20 international clientele including many museums and collectors. Located=20 in the Harvard University campus, the gallery exhibits and sells African,= =20 Native American, Oceanic, Asian, Pre-Columbian, and Ancient art and=20 artifacts. =20 =09Exhibitions are frequent and past catalogued sales include Art=20 and Artifacts of Melanesia, Native American Basketry, African Arts of War= =20 and Peace, Art and Artifacts of Polynesia, Visual Diplomacy: Art of the=20 Cameroon Grasslands, and The Ancient Southwest. Numerous uncatalogued=20 exhibitions are also organized. A left-bid silent auction is conducted=20 twice year with a corresponding illustrated catalogue. =09 CONTACT =09Please send resume and cover letter to Ms. Jesse Taggert at the=20 gallery address. Cover letters should discuss the applicants interest in= =20 non-western art and how his/her qualifications can be applied to the=20 Hurst Gallery.