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Blue Box Auction is hiring: Auction Gallery Photographer in Norfolk

Blue Box Auction · Norfolk, VA, USA ·

Job type:
Part Time

About the role

Art, Antiques, Coins & Collectibles.... you'll never know what's coming in our next auction!
Auctions help individuals, businesses and families offer their estate, assets or collections, for top dollar to a worldwide audience to determine the true market value.
Our auction gallery sells Antiques, Coins, Collectibles, Furniture, Art, Real Estate, and many other categories.
We have an opening for a new associate to join the team. You'll assist us in the full scope of creating and running an auction. Flex your knowledge in a myriad of unique items and help write captivating descriptions. Click the lens and take amazing photos to show off the assets up for auction. Manage the masses and meet the people, by helping manage the onsite audience during auction day!
These are some of the tasks you'll do on any given day to help manage the smooth, efficient, accurate administration of our onsite and online auctions.
Hours are flexible to meet demands and we can offer either part-time or possibly full-time hours (two positions available currently).
An Auction Gallery Photographer will participate in the full scope of creating and running an auction catalog. You’ll help manage the smooth, efficient, accurate administration of our onsite and online auctions.
If you love a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and a little bit of history, business, auctions, listing and selling assets online, and being part of a live streamed worldwide auction event, here is your opportunity!
What you will do

Set lighting for each object to capture it's best features and represent to a worldwide audience.
Take outstanding gallery style photos of objects and artifacts.
Auction item intake from consignor, unpack & track items
Create digital images to show off the assets up for auction
Write captivating descriptions
Create online catalogs
Manage the masses and meet the people by helping manage the onsite audience
Set-up electronic system for recording sales (will be trained on software)
Completing auction reports
Customer Service for lot pick-up, shipping and bidder previews
Use technology to construct, track, edit auction items
Live Auction-Day Operations
Service & Logistics support, including lifting, moving items
Administrative Reporting
What we are looking for

Strong working knowledge of photography, lighting, and capturing the essence of an item based on its attributes.
Comfortable with technology
Professional and good with people (internally)
Enjoy working and have a great attitude
Communicate with management and production teams as needed
Able to lift up to 50lbs
Schedule and pay

Job Type: Part-time

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