Senior Associate, Client Relations & Events

Pace is a leading international art gallery representing some of the most influential artists and estates of the 20th and 21st centuries, founded by Arne Glimcher in 1960. Holding decades-long relationships with Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson, and Mark Rothko, Pace has a unique history that can be traced to its early support of artists central to the Abstract Expressionist and Light and Space movements. Now in its seventh decade, under the leadership of CEO Marc Glimcher and President Samanthe Rubell, the gallery continues to nurture its longstanding relationships with its legacy artists and estates while also making an investment in the careers of contemporary artists, including Torkwase Dyson, Loie Hollowell, Robert Nava, Adam Pendleton, and Marina Perez Simão. Pace advances its mission to support its artists and share their visionary work with audiences and collectors around the world through its exhibitions of both 20th century and contemporary art and scholarly projects from its imprint Pace Publishing. Today, the gallery has eight public locations globally, including New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo, as well as private offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Geneva.

Pace Gallery is seeking a collaborative, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented Senior Associate, Client Relations & Events to join our New York-based team. The Senior Associate will report to the Global Head of Client Relations to support the activities of the department – including, but not limited to, events, gifting, mailings, client research and development – with the ultimate goal of understanding, stewarding, and growing our client base while achieving our artist goals globally. The candidate should have strong administrative and organizational skills, a high level of discretion and respect for confidentiality, and an interest in modern and contemporary art, data analysis, research, business development, and customer service.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Support the Client Relations functions for global events – including exhibitions, art fairs, private events, and public programs
• Manage and maintain guest lists, including tracking RSVPs and follow-ups, and creating face sheets, tracking engagement and participation
• Collaborate with the Communication and Artist Management teams on designed materials for events and mailings
• Attend events and provide day-of production support, including nights and weekends
• Maintain, monitor and develop client records for physical mailings and event communications
• Assist with gifting for artists and clients globally
• Research targets for client engagement
• Maintain an updated calendar of all gallery programs and events, as well as Client Relations and Event team files and expense tracking
• Schedule meetings, create meeting agendas, and provide notes to wider teams
• Provide excellent client service to ensure artist and client satisfaction and qualitive standards by the gallery are maintained
• Additional administrative, production, and hospitality support as required

Requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• BA Degree required, preferably in an art-related field
• Minimum 5-7 years in business development or fundraising role at a gallery, non-profit, museum, art fair, agency, or luxury brand preferred
• Exceptional project management skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Ability to work independently and decisively, while also bringing a collaborative approach to working within a department and the company
• Familiarity with customer relationship management (CRM), event platforms, and project management tools
• Including, but not limited to: Hubspot, Zkipster, Eventbrite, Asana, Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfortable liaising with international clients, high profile artists, vendors, and staff at all levels
• A thorough knowledge of and passion for modern and contemporary art and the broader art ecosystem, particularly a familiarity with contemporary artists, key institutional figures, and major art collectors

Benefits

In addition to an active and progressive work environment, Pace Gallery offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement plans with a company match, flexible spending accounts and commuter benefits. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and offer a generous vacation policy.

Pace Gallery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.