Overview

Live on a cruise ship, see the world, have a lot of fun -- and if you’re great at closing deals, there’s terrific earning potential. You need to have outstanding customer service skills, an eye for details, comfort with technology and have an incredible entrepreneurial spirit. Worked on cruise ships before? Great. If not, but you’re a closer, we’ll teach you working and living on ships.

Why us?

We value you, we respect you, and everything we do is based on integrity. We want you to have fun and do well financially. We support your success. We built proprietary tech. We work with the world’s best art and artists. Cruise ships are the ultimate gallery -- passengers time have time to learn, the desire for a souvenir of their vacation and will look to you to help them.

You?

Resourceful. Hard-working. Persistent. Honest. Positive. Optimistic. Intelligent Kind. Friendly. Fun. Love people. Love travel. Critical thinker. Self-motivated. Computer proficient (especially Apple). Successful in all you do. Able to lift 50lbs -- some art is heavy. Able to live on a ship 4-months at a time. By the way, you can do this with your partner -and we’re the ability to speak multiple languages (particularly Italian, French, Spanish and German) is a huge plus.

What gets you the gig?

Show you’re serious about a career that will give you incredible life experience. In return, you get:

Respect, appreciation and the opportunity to earn a great living
World travel with meals and accommodations included
Art education and sales experience
Mentoring, coaching and learning from some of the world’s greatest art and business experts
Career guidance and skills you can use in any industry

Primary Responsibilities

Gallery Oversight

Manage the appearance of the art gallery and art displays throughout ship
Maintain accurate records of all inventory and have a complete understanding of all respective pricing structures.
Receive and offload all art and prepare for delivery
Complete all required shipboard and shore-side documentation
Run the onboard art printing program (make prints onboard)

Sales

Oversee all sales and activities related to art onboard
Constantly learn and improve professional selling skills in order to effectively market the art program
Collaborate with other onboard departments to create cross-promotions
Actively promote the art program with exhibitions, presentations and other marketing tools
Report sales information, after each cruise, to cruise line shore side management and ArtWave management
Maintain accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including:
- sales calls, presentations
- closed sales
- follow-up activities
Motivated by weekly targets and sales
Auction art at live events – we’ll train you how

Management

Manage a team of part-time art assistants, with a collaborative and team-focused approach
Train and work with art assistants to present professional art events
Confident to network with other shipboard staff and passengers

Customer Service

Be an ambassador for ArtWave with courtesy, respect, professionalism and integrity at all times.
Liaise with visiting world-renowned artists
Interact with cruise guests and build a professional rapport with them
Liaise with ArtWave management for all onboard marketing including stateroom television, the daily newsletter, flyers, social media, etc.

Additional Duties

All maritime required duties including Crew Drills, Passenger Drills and In-Port Manning (subject to the Cruise Line’s discretion)
Abide by all ship rules including the Privilege Grid, which is subject to change at the discretion of the Cruise Line
Shipboard management may require other job-related duties in conjunction with the above

Become an ArtWave Artist - send your inquiries/CV/portfolio to content@artwave.co

Get the Ship Gig - send your inquiries and CV to dan@artwave.co

ArtWave is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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