Minor Attractions Art Fair
Job Summary
Job Description
Minor Attractions is a week-long art fair hosted in The Mandrake Hotel inviting international galleries and not-for-profit art spaces to show their most daring artists and artwork, taking place from the 14-18th October 2025. Minor Attractions is designed as a space where art and nightlife meet, allowing the swells of international audiences to mingle with the art workers and artists that make the art world tick, creating a new context for London’s buzzing art scene.
We’re on the look out for 3x proactive and artistically engaged people to join our small team where you’ll be giving tours and providing directions, monitoring visitor numbers, handing out leaflets, assisting our VIP Liaison in the management of participating galleries and overseeing a small team of volunteers. We’re looking for people who can be a brilliant advocate for the Minor Attractions – a friendly face who’s willing to share their passion for visual arts with the public.
You will need to be a confident communicator and be able to respond quickly and positively in a changing environment. Being flexible in your approach will be essential as you will be engaging with visitors in a variety of ways across the site.
When?
Dates:
Tuesday 14th- Saturday 18th October
Hours 14th-17th 12-8pm
Saturday 18th October 12-6pm
Shift Patterns:
14th October 12-8pm
15-17th 1pm-7:30pm
18th 1pm-6:30pm
Where?
The Mandrake Hotel
20-21 Newman Street
London W1T 1PG
Visitor Experience Assistants are paid £13.85, equal to the London Living Wage
Job Requirements
-A pro-active and customer-focused individual with excellent interpretation skills, who are at ease with the public.
-Previous experience working in a customer service position in an arts or visitor-serving cultural organisation.
-Ability to work effectively in a small team
-Good presentation, communication, listening and interpersonal skills.
-A working knowledge of a foreign language would be useful.
You will gain hands-on experience working in an art fair environment and strengthen your events and contemporary art knowledge. Be part of the team shaping the 3rd year of Minor Attractions. Meet like minded people and build connections with artists and international galleries, whilst contributing to and supporting our vision.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Visitor Experience Assistant
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours:
Part time - Artform: Visual arts
- Role: Customer Service
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025
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Location:
London
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