A part-time position is available for a motivated and professional individual to join a respected commercial art gallery in the heart of Glasgow.

4 days a week (weekends required), 26-28 hours, £12.21/hour, Glasgow City
Centre.

We are seeking a confident and friendly individual with a mature outlook and outgoing personality. Must be comfortable in a client facing position, handling sales one to one and over the phone. Candidates who feel they can work well both visually and with written words will thrive.

As Gallery Assistant your primary responsibility will be to assist visitors to the gallery in finding suitable artworks to purchase, process sales, and to respond to customer queries and website enquiries by telephone and email.

You will also support the organisation of new stock and our exhibitions from logging new deliveries of artworks, promoting via social media, and assisting with the running of exhibition launch events. There will also be opportunities to get involved in exhibition programming and artist interviews if desired.

Weekend availability and some flexibility in terms of working hours and are essential, and you will be required to occasionally work evenings in the event of exhibition launches. During the busy summer or festive period, there may be extra hours available.

This role would be a wonderful opportunity for someone seeking to work in the art sector and to gain practical experience in a busy working gallery.

Responsibilities include:

•  Photographing and cataloguing artworks.
• Answering customer and artist enquiries via email and phone.
• Opening and closing the gallery.
• Processing sales and deliveries.
• Keeping admin and data up to date.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Retail and/or sales experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Comfortable making social media posts
• Interest in art
• Personable manner and interest in people
• Ability to participate in a range of physical activities including manual handling and working at height. Reasonable adjustments to facilitate this can be considered.
• Strong attention to detail.

Desirable:

• Basic photography/photo-editing skills
• Experience creating marketing copy or art-based writing
  

Please send CV & a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification, and detailing your availability, to sales@scotlandart.com.

Application closing date: 30 October 2025

Interviews: Week beginning 3 November 2025