Public Relations
Galerie Perrotin seeks an experienced public relations and marketing professional to manage and implement our China-based communication strategy. Based in our new Shanghai gallery, the role reports to the Shanghai Directors, with regional guidance from the Asia headquarters in Hong Kong as well as world headquarters in Paris.
Requirements:
- Native Mandarin Chinese speaking and writing capabilities.
- Excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken).
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university.
- 3 to 5+ years of experience in the PR and/or marketing industry in China.
- Experience with event planning.
- Existing media relationships within China.
- Examples of previously published writing.
- The ability to write / translate both academically as well as in layman terms.
- A strong interest in contemporary art.
- Experience working in the art industry is strongly desired although not mandatory.
- Team-player mentality.
Duties:
Within China, and under the direction of Hong Kong and Paris, responsible for managing and implementing strategies for press and social media for the purposes of:
i. promoting Perrotin’s artists and activities nationally.
ii. promoting all Perrotin’s galleries and their exhibitions and projects in
Shanghai (including Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Paris, New York, etc.).
iii. growing Perrotin’s reach to institutional and curatorial demographics.
The position entails working closely with counterparts and relevant colleagues in Asia and abroad to coordinate the crafting, sharing and distribution of news and content, in addition to:
- crafting, editing and proof-reading official materials such as press releases, announcements, etc.,
- leading a team of translators and PR consultants.
- growing and strengthening Perrotin’s relationships with China-based media and journalists
- evaluating new advertising and media partnership opportunities, both locally and nationally,
- managing ad-hoc projects.
To apply, please submit to shanghai@perrotin.com:
- Covering letter stating availability and expected salary
- CV in both Chinese and English
- Writing / Translation Sample(s)
Only complete applications will be considered.
Designer (based in Shanghai)
Reports to:
- The Directors, Shanghai, and
- Senior Designer based in Hong Kong (regional headquarters)
Responsibilities:
- Work with exhibitions colleagues to create, using SketchUp, artwork display simulations and exhibition design simulations for proposals, plans and presentations relating to the gallery’s artworks, exhibitions, showrooms, art fair participations and various projects as required.
- Touch-up and edit images of artworks and update artwork records accordingly.
- Touch-up and edit other images including exhibition views and project documentation as required.
- Produce layouts for various design-related requirements according to brand guidelines and corporate specifications. These include press releases, e-invitations, exhibition booklets, exhibition maps, exhibition wall stickers and corporate stationery.
- Coordinate with various colleagues and external production vendors (including printers and material suppliers) to source for print production cost estimates and to deliver printed designs on schedule.
- Ad-hoc tasks related to design and print production as required.
Optional: Candidates with experience and/or strong skills in photography, videography, animation and/or video editing may have the opportunity to undertake additional responsibilities based on such relevant experience.
Requirements:
Mandatory
- Bachelor’s degree in multimedia design, graphic design, and/or related disciplines
- Minimum of three years relevant experience
- Proven experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and SketchUp
- Proven experience in image editing and handling print production
- Excellent multi-tasking, time-management, communication and interpersonal skills
- Good written and spoken Chinese
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Interest in art and in the exhibition of art
Optional: Candidates who have experience and/or strong skills in any of the following will have an advantage
- Exhibition design for art museums or galleries
- Layout of social media posts on WeChat and weibo
- Book/publication design
- Photography
- Videography, animation, After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro
- Project management
To apply, please submit to shanghai@perrotin.com:
- Covering letter stating availability and expected salary
- CV
- Design portfolio
*The attachment for portfolio submission should not exceed 20M due to the email limitation
Only complete applications will be considered.