Resiklo NYC | San Diego, CA – Miramar / Sorrento Area
Compensation: Starting at $19/hour
Employment Type: Full-time, 40 hours/week
Experience Level: Entry level
Job Description
Resiklo NYC, a furniture and art gallery specializing in high-quality designer furnishings, antiques, artwork, and collectibles, is looking for a dependable, hands-on, and highly organized Gallery Associate / Furniture & Art Handler.
This position requires exceptional attention to detail. Many pieces in our gallery are valuable, rare, fragile, or one-of-a-kind and must be handled, cleaned, packed, and moved with extreme care.
We are looking for a hardworking self-starter who notices what needs to be done, takes initiative, stays organized, and works independently with little to no supervision.
Primary Responsibilities
· Carefully and meticulously pack furniture, artwork, lighting, and accessories for nationwide shipping.
· Receive, unpack, and thoroughly inspect incoming pieces for scratches, chips, stains, damage, or other condition issues, and photograph/document findings.
· Perform light furniture restoration and touch-ups, including cleaning, polishing, minor repairs, tightening hardware, and addressing small cosmetic imperfections.
· Clean and prepare furniture, artwork, lighting, and accessories for display, photography, shipping, and delivery.
· Move, arrange, and organize furniture and artwork throughout the gallery while keeping the space clean, orderly, and presentable at all times.
· Handle receiving and shipping, including preparing pieces for movers, freight carriers, and customer deliveries.
· Assemble and disassemble furniture and safely hang/install artwork.
· Assist our photographer during photo shoots by cleaning, moving, positioning, and preparing pieces.
· Maintain organized inventory and ensure every item is returned to its proper location.
· Rearrange gallery displays as inventory arrives and sold pieces leave.
· Keep packing materials, tools, restoration supplies, and gallery supplies organized and stocked.
· Assist with general gallery operations and maintenance as needed.
Position Requirements
· Dependable, punctual, organized, hands-on, and exceptionally detail-oriented.
· Self-starter who takes initiative and works independently without constant supervision.
· Extremely careful and patient when handling valuable and fragile pieces.
· Meticulous and diligent with packing and shipping.
· Comfortable with light restoration, minor repairs, cleaning, polishing, and touch-ups.
· Able to safely lift and move large or heavy furniture.
· Comfortable using common hand tools, assembling furniture, and hanging artwork.
· Strong time-management skills with a professional and responsible attitude.
Previous furniture handling, packing, moving, shipping, restoration, installation, or gallery experience is preferred but not required.
We are looking for someone who understands that every piece must be treated as valuable and takes pride in keeping the gallery and its inventory in excellent condition.
