Are you passionate about the visual arts and ready to make an impact in the creative community? CuratorSpace is looking for an arts administrator to help launch and manage our exciting new sales platform.

CuratorSpace is an arts opportunity platform, connecting curators and galleries with visual artists and designer makers. Launched in November 2013, CuratorSpace provides tools to create and manage open calls online, allowing curators to promote their opportunity and collect submissions from artists. 

CuratorSpace hosts opportunities for both emerging and established artists working with individual curators, as well as large-scale events and national organisations, including The Hepworth Wakefield, Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, Sculpture in the City, and the Royal Society of Sculptors. The platform provides a range of additional services, including advertising, events listing, and artist profiles, as well as offering a quarterly artist bursary to our artist subscribers.

As part of developing our artist subscription offer, CuratorSpace is looking to hire a new arts administrator to support the launch and management of our new sales platform. The new team member must be based in West Yorkshire and have experience working in the visual arts sector.

The role will be part time with flexible working hours and will be available on a 6 month fixed-term basis, with the possibility to extend at the end of that period. We are happy for the right candidate to work remotely. Training will be provided on using the CuratorSpace system, managing the site, and updating content.

Skills and expertise

Required

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including team members, artists, and other platform users
• Ability to manage own workload and meet agreed targets
• Proven organisational, administrative, and IT skills
• Knowledge and experience working within the visual art sector, as an artist or arts professional
• Experience of writing content for web and social media
• Knowledge of general web terminology
• Must be based in West Yorkshire

Desirable

• Previous experience of managing websites and using content management systems
• Previous experience of managing e-commerce sites
• Awareness of available art-selling platforms

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain content for the platform, including articles, guides and tutorials
• Ensure the website is functioning properly, report issues, and coordinate with the technical team
• Collaborate with the team to successfully launch the new platform
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the platform, including providing support and answering enquiries from artists and buyers
• Work with artists to ensure their work is well presented on the platform, guiding them through the features and functionality
• Create social media updates to promote the platform and artists

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Remote working (with option to hotdesk)
• 15 hours per week
• Pro rata salary: £29250
• Actual salary: £5850 (6 months fixed-term, part-time)

How to apply

Please complete the submission form, introducing yourself and telling us what you could bring to the role. Remember to attach your CV and a sample of your writing and we’ll be in touch after the deadline.

Key dates

Application deadline: 20th September 2024 (11.59pm)

Interview candidates notified: 24th September 2024

Interview date: 30th September - 4th October 2024

Start date: October / November 2024

Further information

Please get in touch using the Contact Curator tab if you have any questions. 

This role is funded by Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, as part of Creative Catalyst. Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation.