ART Ambassadorartists and Art School Grads

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 have time to learn, the desire for a souvenir of their vacation and will look to you to help them.

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 50 lbs – 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.

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

• 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)

• 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 Art Wave 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

• 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

• Be an ambassador for Art Wave 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 Art Wave management for all onboard marketing including stateroom television, the daily newsletter, flyers, social media, etc.

• 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

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• Art Wave is an Equal Opportunity Employer