Frieze Los Angeles is a leading international art fair that was launched in 2019. The sixth edition of the fair returns to Santa Monica Airport from February 20-23, 2025 and will feature approximately 100 galleries, an expansive program of ambitious installations, collaborations with nonprofit organizations, and pop-ups from some of Los Angeles' most beloved restaurants.
We are seeking temporary staff to support the fair, with training held between February 14th and 19th depending on the position.
Accreditation Team: This team issues passes to all personnel working and exhibiting at the fair. Applicants should be IT literate and comfortable using databases. Good people management skills and experience working with the public and/or contractors in a very fast-paced environment are essential. This role needs to have a good understanding of the security issues surrounding the fair and liaise with security as necessary. This position starts the week prior to Frieze week.
Coat check Team: This team implements and executes a methodical system to ensure the smooth drop off and collection of items at the coat check. This is a public facing position that is important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze. Applicants should be friendly, organized, and collaborative. This position involves extended periods of standing and manual handling.
Distribution Team: These positions are physical and involve a high degree of manual handling. This team assists the Marketing and Production departments with set-up and onsite deliveries. Applicants should be dynamic, enthusiastic, highly communicative, and reliable.
Exhibitor Assistants: These positions are customer service based, and entail assisting the Exhibitor team with exhibitor queries and other aspects of fair management, while also performing general runner tasks. Applicants should have good interpersonal, organizational and computer skills, as well as experience working in a fast-paced environment. A knowledge of and genuine interest in contemporary art is desirable, as is prior experience working in an art fair or gallery environment. Candidates who speak languages in addition to English are especially encouraged to apply.
Tasks
· Support the permanent team and exhibitors with the fair installation and deinstallation, including assembling the required materials for the desk and lounge
· Communicate directly with exhibitors, relaying information from the permanent team and answering questions
· Issuing credentials to exhibitors, including operating the online credentials database and verifying IDs
· Deal with exhibitor inquiries, knowing when to defer to the permanent team when an issue is complex or technical
· This role requires standing and runner tasks, particularly at busy times
· Forming online archives of paper forms and onsite documents
· Distribution of equipment to exhibitors from the Exhibitors’ Desk and may also involve the transportation of equipment to various locations onsite at the fair
· Use of POS equipment to process payments
Greeters: This team engages in a variety of duties including greeting guests upon arrival, helping visitors navigate the site, responding to any inquiries prior to fair entry, and performing a soft credentials check. Applicants should be very outgoing, enthusiastic, patient, detail-oriented communicators who are comfortable addressing crowds and VIP clientele. This position is primarily a standing position. Due to the proactive communication style employed by this team, applicants with acting/theater training are welcome; prior Brand Ambassador experience is preferred. These public facing positions are incredibly important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze.
Office Assistant: This position assists the fair organizers, managing meeting room bookings, maintaining office tidiness, occasionally leaving site to go on errands, and other tasks as necessary. Some manual handling is involved. Applicants should be computer literate, personable, patient, organized, resourceful, and have prior experience in high-pressure professional environments.
PR/Press Team: Applicants should be personable, patient, and have strong people management skills. Prior PR or events experience desirable, as is an interest in contemporary art. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is helpful. Candidates who speak languages in addition to English are especially encouraged to apply.
Publishing & Info Team: These public-facing positions, managed by the Distribution and Circulation Manager, involve selling Frieze magazines, branded merchandise, and subscriptions; handing out fair collateral; and answering questions from visitors. Familiarity with frieze publications is desirable. Applicants should be personable and outgoing, and have previous retail or marketing experience. This position involves extended periods of standing.
Tour Desk Assistants: These positions are public facing and involve scheduling tours, greeting clients, and answering questions pertaining to the Tours Program at Frieze. Applicants should be fluent in English, personable and organized. Interest in and knowledge about contemporary art is desirable. Responsibilities include communicating itineraries with tour guides, setting up audio equipment for the tours (microphones and transmitters), and processing payment for on-site ticket sales.
VIP Assistants: This team works both onsite, greeting VIPs at the entrance to the fair, and offsite, staffing events at various locations throughout fair week. All positions may involve extended periods of standing. Applicants should have prior experience working with VIPs in a fast-moving environment, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to effectively handle high-pressure situations, and familiarity with database check-in systems. These public-facing positions are incredibly important to the overall visitor experience of Frieze.
Compensation for all roles is hourly; rates start at $27.00 per hour.
Application: Please email a one-page resume and a cover letter outlining your experience, which position you would like to be considered for and why you are interested in working for Frieze to: applicationsFLA@frieze.com. Please specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email. If you are interested in applying for more than one position,
please send in one application and specify in the subject line all the positions in which you are interested. If you are interested in working at the fair but are not certain which department would be the best fit, you can write “General Application” in the subject line of your email. In addition to the listed positions, other opportunities may be available in additional departments.
Applicants for most positions should be available between February 17th and 23rd; some positions begin and end earlier and later than these dates. Not all positions require availability for the entire week; please clearly indicate in your cover letter any availability conflicts. Interviews will take place in January, and positions will be filled on a rolling basis. All applicants must have a valid US Social Security number and the right to work in the US.
Applicants with ASL experience are particularly encouraged to apply.
Frieze Los Angeles is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.