Atelier Galleries are seeking an Art Sales Consultant with a passion for luxury sales to join our dedicated team in our boutique Gallery in Trentham Shopping Village. This unique gallery is situated in the heart of the bustling Trentham Shopping Village, surrounded by other thriving retail stores in a beautiful setting.
We are the world’s largest and fastest growing network of contemporary art galleries with a mission to make beautiful artwork accessible to all! We are well on our way to the opening of our 100 th Gallery and as we approach this, we continue to pride ourselves in delivering an exceptional customer experience. With big growth comes big career opportunity. We are dynamic, passionate and pioneers in our industry, embracing those who share in these values! If you are a highly motivated individual seeking an opportunity to earn uncapped commission and build long lasting client relationships, then this could be the position for you!
About the Role:
As an Art Consultant, you will provide a personable, tailored service to clients, building relationships and sharing your passion for our exclusive original paintings, limited editions, sculptures and collectable additions. Whether that be the contemporary work of Mr Brainwash, or the Fine Art Masters such as Picasso and Warhol, we pride ourselves in offering something for everyone!
Join a dynamic team, focused on creating a memorable customer experience by building rapport, sharing product knowledge and catering to your clients’ needs.
Personality is everything in this role so use your flair and engaging personality to develop loyalty with customers through a one-on-one consultative approach to sales.
Be the expert and keep abreast of Artist facts and knowledge so that you can show your skills as an expert dealer and confidently and fluently talk to clients about our collections.
Opportunity to earn lucrative uncapped commission upon hitting and exceeding your monthly targets. Please ask us more about this during initial interview stages.
About you!
We are looking for engaging and fun individuals who have a warm and consistent approach to developing relationships.
You will be proactive, motivated and enthusiastic, with a real drive to achieve exceptional results.
A background in a Sales, Client Relationship / Service, Account Management, Business Development environment would be preferred.
We are looking for someone to join us full time, working 5 days over a 7-day working pattern on a rota basis. You would be working at least 2 weekends per month.
We host events and exhibitions outside of normal hours so it’s important to have flexibility for this.
Although a background in art is beneficial, you do not need to be an expert within the art industry to excel in this position. We enrol our new starters onto our industry leading Art Academy Training to provide you with the tools you need to succeed! If you have a drive for sales and providing an exceptional client experience, we would love to hear from you!
Rewards and Benefits:
33 days annual leave (25 days + Bank holidays in lieu if worked) with the opportunity to earn extra upon length of service.
Contributory employee pension scheme.
We know that you work hard so in addition to a competitive salary we offer a generous commission scheme and reward days out for our top performers.
Ability to earn an average OTE £35,000 - £40,000!
Sell Artwork, buy artwork – as a thank you we offer a fantastic employee discount scheme of up to 50% off.
Employee PERKS - we offer you benefits and discounts including food, drink, retailers and fun days out through Bravo benefits.
We embrace our differences as our collective strength which is why we are passionate about actively encouraging applicants from all cultures, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to treating our teams fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, or any other protected characteristic and this starts with our recruitment process. So please join us on our journey!
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to reply to unsuccessful CV’s at this initial screening stage.
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Atelier Galleries within the Cheshire Oaks Outlet are currently seeking a Luxury Sales Consultant with an expertise in Luxury Retail Sales to join our dedicated team!
Atelier Galleries is an associated brand under our Contemporary Gallery Brand: Clarendon Fine Art. We are the world’s largest and fastest growing network of contemporary art galleries. Our mission is to make beautiful artwork accessible to an ever-increasing audience of customers. As we approach the opening of our 100th Gallery, we continue to pride ourselves in delivering an exceptional customer experience. Our business embraces those who have a wealth of personality and motivation, and in return offer exciting career opportunities in an inspirational and expanding environment.
The Role
Provide a personable service to clients as a sales consultant, developing client relationships and sharing your passion for our exclusive original paintings, limited editions, sculptures and collectable additions – priding ourselves on offering something for everyone.
Use your flair and engaging personality to develop loyalty with customers through a one on one consultative approach to sales, building up long-term relationships.
Introduce add-on sales and achieve maximum sales potential in line with individual and Gallery targets.
Keep abreast of Artist facts and knowledge so that you can confidently and fluently talk to clients about our collections.
Support the team to maintain the highest standards of housekeeping and retail standards within the Gallery.
To be conversant with selling systems, cash and credit procedures.
Follow all stock management procedures.
Requirements
We are looking for engaging and fun individuals who have a warm and consistent approach to developing relationships.
You will be passionately enthusiastic and have a drive to achieve exceptional results in work.
This role is full time working 5 days over a 7 day working pattern. Flexibility is required to support the Outlet opening hours.
We are looking for someone who can work at least 2 weekends out of 4.
Working shifts between 10am - 9pm.
A driving license is essential.
We take care of our team! Rewards and Benefits:
We recognise hard work so we give you 33 days annual leave pro rata (inclusive of Bank Holidays in lieu).
Competitive salary + OTE could earn you on average £35,000 - £40,000 a year.
Contributory employee pension scheme
Develop and advance your career with promotion and progression opportunities
Join the wider company at social events throughout the year
We offer a 24/7 helpline for you and your relatives, somebody to talk to, mental health assessments and action plans for short term counselling
Sell Artwork, buy artwork – as a thank you we offer a fantastic employee discount scheme of up to 50% off
Employee PERKS - we offer you benefits and discounts including food, drink, retailers and fun days out all through our Employee Benefits App.
Milestone rewards to celebrate your big life events both inside and outside of work
Seasonal ‘Thank you’ gifts from the company throughout the year
Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to reply to unsuccessful candidates at this stage.
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