MEMBERSHIP AND EVENTS COORDINATOR

2 days per week – £26,400 pro rata ( freelance)

This is an exciting time to join our small not-for profit organisation in this new role figure-heading our membership scheme and delivering a strategic programme of events. In this role you will work closely with the Gallery Directors to up-scale our current membership scheme and implement a new programme of ticketed events. This is a new role supported for three years by Arts Council England Catalyst Evolve funding.

Drawing Room is a public gallery with contemporary art exhibitions that expand the parameters of drawing, from the traditional to the experimental. Occupying an old industrial space, we also have a shop and Outset Study library.

We currently present 4.5 exhibitions per year and a limited public programme that responds to the exhibition programme. Our membership and patrons schemes are small bespoke programmes offering privileged access and catering for a wide range of individuals including artists at all stages of their career and high net worth individuals.

In this role you will:

• Devise and lead on a strategic membership development programme
• Programme and deliver high quality events for members and patrons ( approx. 8 per year)
• Research and implement a strategic programme of income generating events and workshops
• Administrate membership and patron schemes via online database i.e. renewals and access to benefits
• Liaise with artists and other freelancers employed to deliver the new events and workshops programme
• Support the directors in the development of patron scheme
• Assist on event and membership promotion in collaboration with Communications Manager
• Assist with event bookings and logistics in collaboration with Gallery Manager

Drawing Room is run by a small team of staff with support from a team of gallery assistants who work weekends. You will be expected to be a team player with the ability to work independently and creatively with limited resources.

Person Specifications:

You must have:

• Experience of working on membership and patron schemes
• Experience of event delivery
• A keen interest in contemporary art and drawing
• Experience of engaging with a wide range of people from art specialist to non-art specialists
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with great attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• A friendly, confident, ‘can do’ attitude
• A relevant degree in curating, fine art or similar
• Willing to work evenings and weekends

Preferred:

• Strategic development and fundraising experience
• Experience of devising events including membership specific events
• Budget management experience
• Experience of project management

To apply please send a letter expressing your interest in the role ( one side of A4), cv and 2 references to [email protected] 

Deadline: 29 September 2016 (Interviews will take place on Monday 10 October and we expect the appointed individual to begin November 2016).