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At David Zwirner, we look to be an industry leader in our field, with our artists at the center of what we do. Our global exhibition program expands beyond our locations in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris, representing seventy artists and estates. Home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres. Active in both the primary and secondary market, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists today.

Who will work well with us:

• The ideal candidate is passionate and interested in the arts/larger creative arena or is eager to learn. Previous experience and a background within the commercial art world is not required.
• We welcome all individuals entering the workforce, those moving into a new stage of their career or vocation, making a change, returning to work, those wanting to learn and grow within the industry, to apply.

About the Opportunity:

David Zwirner seeks a full-time Social Media Assistant to support the execution of the David Zwirner and David Zwirner Books social media channels. This position reports to the Social Media Director and is a full-time 1-year contract role. Success in this integral, cross-departmental role requires experience in and enthusiasm for social and digital platforms, a genuine interest in fine art, an understanding of basic best practices across relevant channels, and entry-level content creation skills. The individual in this role should be highly organized, an independent thinker, and a problem-solver and take a collaborative approach to creative content production.

What you’ll do:

• Coordinate and produce content for all David Zwirner and David Zwirner Books social media channels including Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, and Instagram (including Stories, Reels).
• Support in executing the creative vision and approach for content across all channels (excluding WeChat) under the leadership of Social Media Director.
• With oversight from the Social Media Director, maintain a master content calendar in Notion, ensuring that key dates across all respective internal marketing and sales calendars are strategically integrated into social timelines.
• Maintain a calendar of third-party exhibitions involving gallery artists and related details associated with promotion planning.
• Assist in the information gathering and copywriting process for post captions with support from Research and Content Editors.
• Secure approved internal assets (with support from Photo, Research, and Content teams), in addition to sourcing relevant external/user-generated content and capturing content on-site, to be used in social posts.
• Collaborate on producing design briefs related to all social media campaign deliverables, as well as producing social media assets in accordance with best practices, both organic and sometimes paid.
• Support in identifying social influencers and ambassadors to encourage year-round attendance and promotion of gallery programming.
• Unique content creation for the gallery, including photograph and videography.
• Interface with cross-functional teams regarding daily content requests and proposals; assist in the submission, feedback, and approval processes to completion, respective of all key dates and deadlines.
• Publish, schedule, and distribute all approved content, with relevant CTAs and tracked links.
• Support with daily community management.
• Assist with tracking results and generating performance-based reports as needed.

What we would like you to have:

• BA (Art History, Administration, Marketing preferred)
• 1–2 years related working experience; or prior work in an arts-industry setting.
• Strong verbal and written skills, especially communicating internally to coordinate content from multiple departments.
• Excellent writing/editing/visual/judgment skills.
• Detail-oriented and deadline-driven, with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to multitask and communicate effectively with different levels of the organization.
• Basic level knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro required. Experience with Notion and Figma is a plus.

What you will love about David Zwirner (benefits)

• Premier Access - to private on-site and off-site events, such as exhibition previews, book signings, talks, and walkthroughs with gallery artists and estate members, and external curators and scholars.
• Staff-driven projects and fundraising initiatives. This includes David Zwirner's ongoing commitment to sustainability.
• Benefits! Flexible workplace and commuter benefits, corporate memberships to museums, including the Whitney, New Museum, MOMA, and others. Summer Fridays, generous PTO and leave, Family Medical/Dental/Vision benefits. 401K savings plan with automatic employer contributions.

Position hours are Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM ET and based in New York. Candidate will occasionally need to work additional hours. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Absolutely no calls or walk-ins please.

Please submit a resume, cover letter, a portfolio or sample sources of work, and three (3) references.

David Zwirner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Gallery is firmly committed to equal employment opportunities in all facets of its operations. The Gallery makes decisions concerning hiring and terms and conditions of employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunity employer, if you need assistance in applying to a role you may reach out to recruiting@davidzwirner.com.