Visual Arts Gallery Attendant

About Us

At Walton Arts Center/Walmart AMP we strive to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing the best Arts and Entertainment to our audiences in Northwest Arkansas and we know our organization runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.

Walton Arts Center and the Walmart AMP aspire to be welcoming spaces where people can be their authentic selves. To truly embody our mission we recognize the importance of reflecting the diversity of our community on our stages in our audiences and within our workforce volunteers and Board.

Our organization is committed to creating a welcoming environment guided by our core values: Relevance; Inclusivity; Sustainability; Excellence. Walton Arts Center/Walmart AMP is focused on promoting fairness and recognizes the value of diverse perspectives backgrounds and experiences. We believe these elements enhance the strength creativity and success of our team and the communities we serve.

Walton Arts Center Inc. operates two campuses: a 1200-seat proscenium theatre and 269-seat black box in Fayetteville and an 11000-capacity outdoor Amphitheatre known as the Walmart AMP in Rogers AR. Walton Arts Center has been Arkansas premier performing arts center for over 30 years and Walmart AMP has consistently been one of Billboards top-rated amphitheaters producing 30 plus concerts per season.

Located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains NWA (as the locals refer to it) includes Benton Washington and Madison counties with five hub cities: Bentonville Fayetteville Rogers Springdale and Siloam Springs. The economic opportunity is unparalleled but so is the lifestyle see: 400-plus miles of mountain biking trails and paved pathways a thriving arts community complete with world-class performing arts center and museums a legitimate beer and food scene and live music to enjoy. Best of all its a place where everyone is welcome.

Position Overview

The Visual Arts Gallery Attendant will support the Visual Arts team Programming Department and the Walton Arts Center by being a consistent attendant during evening and weekend open hours in the Alexander Gallery and assisting with some administrative tasks specific to the Visual Arts department.

Principal Responsibilities (Essential Functions

Represent Walton Arts Center as the staff member on duty in the Alexander Gallery

• Open and close the building based on current operating procedures
• Work with gallery volunteers to ensure guests of the gallery are welcomed assisted as needed and tallied for our record

Assist with administrative details of the department as time allows

• Track guest attendance
• Assist with creation of work schedules
• Research artists and artistic projects
• Light dusting and organizing
• Execute condition reports
• Write daily summary of shift.
• Maintain professional working relationships with teammates and staff members from other departments
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain security and safety requirements as defined by operations guidelines.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Maintain professional working relationships with teammates fellow staff members from other departments vendors patrons and tenants of leased spaces.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain security and safety requirements as defined by operations guidelines.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications

The work environment as well as the intellectual social and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Must be available to work a set schedule each week:
• Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings 4:45 8:15. Gallery is open to the public 5-8 p.m.
• May be called upon to work additional hours if other staff is not available:
• Saturday 10:45 a.m. 2:15 p.m. Gallery is open to the public 11 a.m. 2 p.m.
• Gallery attendants must be pleasant and sociable able to grasp and retain information about the exhibition on display as well as the gallery building to converse with guests.

Education Training Traits

• High school diploma or GED required
• Maintain an energetic positive and professional attitude.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint is a plus.
• Maintain a professional appearance aligning with the companys dress code policy
• Comfortable with consistently adhering to the highest standards of integrity professionalism ethics and confidentiality.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Strong verbal communications skills and the ability to interact with many different types of people
• An on-going desire to learn and improve
• Ability to work independently as well as with others to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given prescribed routines and standard accepted practices
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular punctual attendance consistent with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards

Work Experience

• 1 year of customer service experience preferred
• 6 months of Gallery and/or retail experience preferred

Physical

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to talk listen and speak clearly (on telephone)
• Must have a working cell phone and be willing to install basic applications and be willing to use it for work purposes
• Must be able to endure sitting or standing for extended periods of time
• Must be able to endure standing or walking for extended periods of time