You will be running the shop 5 days a week, making sales, dealing with private clients and interior designers.
Managing client relationships and providing details for requested items.
Managing relationships and timetables with restorers, electricians and ultimately the clients.
Organising the shop, keeping it clean and tidy.
Taking payments, writing invoices and organising collections.
Taking photographs of stock and uploading with details to the website.
Running our social media account and other marketing.
Requirements :
Responsible, reliable and trustworthy.
Friendly, confident & charming, able to put customers at ease in person, on the phone & via email.
Someone who is keen to learn more in this field and understand the trade, someone who appreciates craftsmanship and enjoys the history.
An eye for colour, form and interior design.
Able to write confidently in English.
Organised, staying on top of processes, and running the day to day business.
Happy to muck in at antiques fairs, cleaning & dusting antiques, arranging shop windows and maintaining the shop.
Someone proactive, with ideas to improve the running of the business.
There is some physicality in the antique trade, as items can be both heavy and fragile. A willingness and confidence to lift, carry and reach, along with physical awareness is helpful.