Gallery Assistant
Closing date 3 June 2025
Job Opportunity: Gallery Assistant
Grade UE03: £23,414 – £25,448 a year, pro rata
Full time: 5 days (35 hours per week)
Fixed term: 18 months
Application deadline: Tuesday 3 June
Interview date: Thursday 12 June
Vacancies available: 1
The Opportunity
Talbot Rice Gallery are seeking a Gallery Assistant to join our team. The post holder will bring their enthusiasm for contemporary art to public audiences and provide secretarial and administrative support for the Gallery team to deliver TRG’s exhibition programme. Candidates must show aptitude for a publicly facing role with demonstrable ability to work with visitors in a professional, helpful and welcoming manner and stay calm under pressure; the skills to relay in a clear manner the information and ideas behind the exhibitions as provided by curators; understanding of hospitality and the initiative to support the team in hosting events, meetings and artists’ visits; accuracy and excellent attention to detail with ability to prioritise tasks as required.
When open to the public, the working days are usually Tuesday–Saturday, 9.15 am-5.15 pm, with some flexibility required around events. In August, the working schedule can be adjusted to include Sunday and Monday working (maintaining a 5-day week).