Gallery Manager Jobs
Gallery Manager jobs are open across art galleries, museums, auction houses, and commercial art spaces, covering specializations in exhibition programming, collections management, and artist relations, from assistant manager to director level. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Specialty Retail Gallery Leader
Hawaiian furnishings and accessories retailer is currently seeking an outgoing, engaging sales leader and manager with proven a track record for managing specialty retail/gallery sales teams.
Starting salary is flexible and will reflect the candidate's specialty retail gallery experience and leadership.
The right candidate should love selling and to help customers find the perfect art and handcrafted items by Hawaii's finest artists and craftsmen. We are looking for a passionate candidate who delights in selling and conveys that enthusiasm to the team and to customers.
We are the premier gallery for best-of-class Hawaiian home furnishings and personal accessories. We proudly represent some of the finest artists in Hawaii.
Essential Job Functions:
- Motivate and train a store team to achieve sales goals
- Actively engage with customers and explain the background behind our hand-crafted products
- Persuasively close sales with finesse without being high pressured
- Back-of-house store operations
- Proven ability to sell high-end merchandise to discerning customers
- Comfort with using a POS system to enter sales
- Team player skills to help restock the store and keep it clean
- Ability to sell the variety of product categories we have in our stores
Job Type: Full-time
Hourly+Commission+Benefits
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Wailea, HI (Required)
Work Location: In person
Specialty Retail Gallery Leader
Hawaiian furnishings and accessories retailer is currently seeking an outgoing, engaging sales leader and manager with proven a track record for managing specialty retail/gallery sales teams.
Starting salary is flexible and will reflect the candidate's specialty retail gallery experience and leadership.
The right candidate should love selling and to help customers find the perfect art and handcrafted items by Hawaii's finest artists and craftsmen. We are looking for a passionate candidate who delights in selling and conveys that enthusiasm to the team and to customers.
We are the premier gallery for best-of-class Hawaiian home furnishings and personal accessories. We proudly represent some of the finest artists in Hawaii.
Essential Job Functions:
- Motivate and train a store team to achieve sales goals
- Actively engage with customers and explain the background behind our hand-crafted products
- Persuasively close sales with finesse without being high pressured
- Back-of-house store operations
- Proven ability to sell high-end merchandise to discerning customers
- Comfort with using a POS system to enter sales
- Team player skills to help restock the store and keep it clean
- Ability to sell the variety of product categories we have in our stores
Job Type: Full-time
Hourly+Commission+Benefits
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Wailea, HI (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in gallery manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in art history, fine arts, arts administration, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience managing gallery operations, staff, and exhibition schedules
- Proficiency with collections management software such as Past Perfect or TMS
- Established relationships with artists, collectors, curators, or institutional partners
- Strong sales experience and a record of building collector clientele
- Ability to plan, install, and close exhibitions within budget and on deadline
Tips for Your Gallery Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to exhibition cycles
Gallery managers are hired around programming calendars, so your resume should lead with exhibitions you've opened, artist rosters you've managed, and revenue or attendance outcomes. Generic arts administration language won't stand out the way a concrete show history will.
Show your collections management software fluency
Many postings require hands-on experience with collections databases like Past Perfect, TMS, or Argus. Name the specific platforms you've used and describe what you managed in them, whether that's cataloging, condition reporting, or loan tracking.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists gallery manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by gallery type strategically
Commercial galleries, nonprofit spaces, and institutional museums each expect different priorities. A commercial role will weight sales and artist relationship skills heavily, while a museum role emphasizes collections stewardship. Read postings carefully and frame your cover letter around the gallery's specific model.
Prepare a portfolio of programming work
Bring documentation of past exhibitions to interviews: installation photos, press coverage, opening event turnout, and any critical attention received. Hiring committees at serious galleries want to see your curatorial judgment in action, not just hear about it.
Negotiate around the full compensation package
Gallery roles frequently include exhibition travel, art fair attendance, artist acquisition budgets, and professional development funds that add real value beyond base pay. Ask specifically about these in your final interview stage before you accept or decline an offer.
Gallery Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most gallery managers?
Oak View, Cherry Hill Programs, and Greystar are hiring the most gallery managers right now, with openings concentrated in Minnesota, Florida, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is spread across commercial galleries, museum networks, and nonprofit arts organizations.
How many gallery manager jobs are remote?
About 40% of gallery manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most gallery operations. The sub-areas most compatible with remote arrangements include digital sales coordination, online exhibition programming, and collector communications rather than on-site installation or collections handling.
How do you become a gallery manager?
Start with a degree in art history, fine arts, or arts administration, then build hands-on experience through gallery assistant, registrar, or curatorial assistant roles. Develop direct relationships with artists and collectors over time, learn at least one collections management platform, and take on exhibition coordination responsibilities before moving into a manager title.
Can you get hired as a gallery manager without much experience?
Entry into gallery management is possible if you've coordinated even small exhibitions, managed an artist's studio, or run programming at a nonprofit arts space. Smaller commercial galleries and artist-run spaces are more open to promoting from within, so starting as a gallery assistant or registrar and demonstrating initiative is the most reliable path forward.
What does the gallery manager interview process look like?
Most gallery manager interviews run two to three rounds. The first is typically a conversation with the owner, director, or HR contact about your background and philosophy. A second round often involves a practical exercise such as proposing an exhibition concept or walking through how you'd handle a specific operational scenario. Final rounds may include a studio or gallery visit.
Where can I find and apply to gallery manager jobs?
You can find and apply to gallery manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that fit your background and apply directly to each one that matches your experience and interests.
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