Frieze New York is returning to The Shed in May 2023. The 11th edition of Frieze New York will bring together world-leading galleries from 27 countries, alongside a program that celebrates New York's pivotal non-profits and institutions. We are seeking temporary staff to fill the following roles:
Accreditation Team: This team issues passes to all personnel working and exhibiting at the fair, applicants should be IT literate and comfortable using databases. Good people management skills and experience working with the public and/or contractors in a very fast paced environment are essential. This role needs to have a good understanding of the security issues surrounding the Fair and liaise with security where necessary.
Distribution Team: These positions are physical and involve a high degree of manual handling. This team assists the Marketing and Production departments with set up and onsite deliveries. Applicants should be dynamic, enthusiastic, highly communicative, and reliable.
Exhibitor Assistants: Applicants should have good interpersonal, organizational and computer skills, as well as experience working in a fast-paced environment. A knowledge of and genuine interest in contemporary art is desirable, as is prior experience working in an art fair or gallery environment. Candidates who speak languages in addition to English are especially encouraged to apply.
Partnership Assistant: Applicants should have prior events and VIP client experience, excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to effectively handle high-pressure situations.
Press Team: Applicants should be personable, patient, and have strong people management skills. Prior PR or events experience desirable, as is an interest in contemporary art. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is helpful. Candidates who speak languages in addition to English are especially encouraged to apply.
Publishing and Info Team: Applicants should be personable and friendly, with previous sales/retail experience. Familiarity with frieze publications is desirable. These public facing positions are incredibly important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze and involve extended periods of standing.
Studios Assistant: This position involves assisting an artist install and deinstall ceramic artworks as part of an offsite event on the 17th and 18th May. Applicants should have experience packing and unpacking fragile artworks, the ability to remain focused while performing repetitive tasks, and excellent time management skills.
Tour Desk Assistant: This position is public facing, and involves scheduling tours, greeting clients and answering questions pertaining to the Tours program at Frieze. Applicants should be personable and organized. Interest in and knowledge of contemporary art is desirable.
VIP Assistants: This team works both onsite greeting VIPs at the entrance to the fair, and offsite, staffing events at various locations throughout fair week. All positions may involve extended periods of standing. Applicants should have experience of working with VIPs in a fast-moving environment, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively handle high-pressure situations, and familiarity with database check-in systems. These public facing positions are incredibly important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze.
Visitor Experience Team: This team is based at Front of House, and engages in a variety of duties including greeting guests upon arrival, responding to any inquiries prior to fair entry, and performing a soft credentials check. Applicants should be outgoing, patient, detail-oriented communicators who are comfortable addressing crowds and VIP clientele. This role involves extended periods of standing, primarily outdoors. This public facing team is incredibly important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze.
Vote.org Front Desk Assistant: This position is public facing and involves checking guest’s voter registration status, registering people to vote, handing out water bottles, and answering questions pertaining to voting. Applicants should be friendly and organized. Interest in and knowledge about voting is desirable.
Compensation for all roles is hourly; rates start at $25.00 per hour.
Application: Please email a one-page resume and a cover letter outlining your experience, which position you would like to be considered for and why you are interested in working for Frieze to: applicationsny@frieze.com. Please specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email. If you are interested in applying for more than one position, please send in one application and specify in the subject line all the positions in which you are interested. If you are interested in working at the fair but are not certain which department would be the best fit, you can write “General Application” in the subject line of your email. In addition to the listed positions, other opportunities may be available in additional departments.
Applicants for most positions should be available between May 15 and May 21; some positions may begin and end earlier and later than these dates. Not all positions require availability for the entire week. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; interested candidates are encouraged to apply at earliest convenience. All applicants must have a valid US Social Security number and the right to work in the US.
Frieze New York is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.