Communications Associate

About the opportunity

The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate and interested in the arts/larger creative arena. We welcome all individuals entering the workforce, those moving into a new stage of their career or vocation, making a change, returning to work, and those wanting to learn and grow within the industry, to apply.

Responsibilities

• Monitor (via Google alerts and Meltwater), clip, and maintain the press archive across print, digital, newsletters, and emerging platforms, including Substack, podcasts, and creator-driven media alongside legacy outlets.
• Actively maintain, research, and expand the gallery's media contact database, with a focus on independent writers and critics who are building audiences outside traditional mastheads.
• Track the media landscape; identify new publications, platforms, and voices relevant to contemporary art and culture.
• Oversee the press@ inbox and route requests appropriately.
• Manage the gallery's online press room in coordination with the web team, keeping it current and useful as a journalist-facing resource.
• Prepare internal and external media reports for gallery leadership, artists, and estates.
• Organize press previews, including RSVPs, scheduling, and logistics.
• Support the Communications team on exhibition campaigns across all channels.
• Collaborate across the global communications team to help streamline processes.
• Oversee the communication department intern.
• Ad hoc projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in art history, communications, journalism, or a related field.
• 3 - 4 years of experience in communications, public relations, or a closely related role, preferably at a gallery, auction house, or PR firm.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong editing ability.
• Genuine fluency and understanding of the current media landscape.
• Comfortable using tools for research, reporting, and workflow efficiency, while maintaining editorial judgment.
• Able to manage time independently, prioritize across competing deadlines, and stay organized in a fast-moving department.
• Proactive, collaborative, and positive – equally at ease working autonomously and as part of a close-knit team.

Qualifications

• None specified

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong editing ability
• Genuine fluency and understanding of the current media landscape
• Comfortable using tools for research, reporting, and workflow efficiency
• Able to manage time independently, prioritize across competing deadlines, and stay organized in a fast-moving department
• Proactive, collaborative, and positive

Benefits

• Flexible workplace and commuter benefits
• Corporate memberships to museums, including the Whitney, MOMA, and others
• Summer Fridays
• Generous PTO and leave
• Family medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K savings plan with automatic employer contributions

Pay

$63k-68k annual salary; paid hourly, overtime eligible.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Application Instructions

Please submit a resume and cover letter, and be prepared to provide three (3) professional references upon request.

About David Zwirner

David Zwirner has pioneered initiatives dedicated to the gallery’s long-standing commitment to kaleidoscopic storytelling, including: David Zwirner Online, David Zwirner Books, Dialogues, Utopia Editions, and Consignments. Premier Access - to private on-site and off-site events, such as exhibition previews, book signings, talks, and walkthroughs with gallery artists and estate members, and external curators and scholars. Staff-driven projects and fundraising initiatives. This includes David Zwirner's commitment to Galleries Commit.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Gallery is firmly committed to equal employment opportunities in all facets of its operations. The Gallery makes decisions concerning hiring and terms and conditions of employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.