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Please provide a one-page resume. Include a cover letter that is no longer than one-half page.
In your letter describe what’s not in your resume that will tell us about your personality, experience and work ethic. We need to know you to continue the conversation.
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Job Summary
Reports to: Manager of Special Projects
Direct reports: None
Compensation: Based on experience
Benefits: Health insurance and paid vacation
Location: Brooklyn or Los Angeles
Fast-paced, high-profile Artist’s Studio based in Brooklyn seeks a Studio Assistant to work in collaboration with Artist, other Studio members, and expert consultants on LED and other technical projects. This position is best suited to someone with a strong general grasp of technical, archival, and operational systems associated with LEDs and/or similar technologies, and in general an enthusiastic affinity for media software and programming. The position requires a proven ability to manage fabricators and other technicians, while occasionally handling in-house hands-on work (e.g. testing vintage artworks, re-programming pieces for exhibitions, and extensive, careful loading and wrestling with LED content).
The candidate must be able to understand, evaluate, and parse detailed information that’s technical in nature (both hardware and software), and be capable of translating complex research and information into concise reporting. The candidate must recognize what he/she knows and what he/she doesn’t, and be able to work with Studio members and expert consultants to obtain and verify the information required.
An ideal candidate will be a disciplined driven self-starter, fast learner, detail-oriented, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, able to work solo and approach problems independently, while knowing when to ask for assistance. The individual will work in the best interests of the artwork and the Studio, and routinely manifest the ability to anticipate problems and avoid them.
Position will require domestic and international travel.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Liaising with LED fabricators and technical consultants at all stages of a project: pre-proposal, proposal, budget finalization, design and mock-up reviews, testing, programming, installation, and commissioning. Involves travel to project sites and fabricators’ facilities.
- Assisting with the design and implementation of archive systems for hardware and software related to LED artworks and projects.
- Managing LED spares stock.
- Coordinating LED repairs with clients and/or fabricators, consultants.
- Travelling to project sites and fabricators’ facilities for client visits, mock-up and content reviews, and installation.
- Supporting Project Managers on day-to-day shepherding of LED and other technical projects.
- Consulting and sharing information with experts, and identifying new experts to advance technical projects.
- Maintain detailed centralized documentation of key Studio tech information.
- Participate in planning, design and development of Studio best-practice procedures.
A strong candidate will have the following experience:
- At least 3 years experience in a creative and demanding tech environment.
- Working knowledge of media software and programming, ideally electronic-display related.
- Proficiency in Mac OS, Microsoft Office Suite, Final Cut, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Lightroom and Excel.
A strong candidate will have the following skills:
- Exceptional oral and written communications skills. Must love pithy.
- Extreme attention to organization, detail, accuracy, and affection for professionalism.
- Very effective, rapid problem-solving skills. Must be decisive.
- Must listen well, take direction happily, and rely on feedback to foster growth.
- Innate ability to make work simple and straightforward, and not overcomplicate.
- Ability to work well as part of a team, collegially, with a focus on the best interests of the artwork, Artist and Studio.
- Ability to organize and centralize high-volume information in a speedy creative environment.