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Art Hijack Is Hiring!

Have you ever wanted to become an established, famous artist, but only do HALF the work?

If you are looking for a challenging opportunity within a delightful organization that offers room for immense growth, then this could be what you're looking for. This is a leadership position within a young and fast-growing art and curatorial collective with a roster of A+ clients.

Formed in October of 2004 by Trong G. Nguyen and Elana Rubinfeld, Art Hijack (www.arthijack.com) began as a public relations and consulting firm that targeted the national and international visual arts and cultural communities. As a side project to the PR wing, Art Hijack also proved to be a formidable art and curatorial collective that sought out alternative modes of producing art exhibitions, often through direct engagement and investigation of roles commonly segregated in the art world – artist, dealer, curator, critic, and collector.

Gradually, Art Hijack shifted focus from PR firm to full-time art collective, while retaining many of the previous business strategies. Art Hijack takes a complete D.I.Y. approach to manifesting the “art show,” creating and attracting an audience, and encouraging a vital and critical dialogue between all the players.

Art Hijack is a two-person, bi-gender collective. Earlier in the year, Ms. Rubinfeld and Mr. Nguyen simultaneously fired one another, and thus are looking for one another's replacements. Two new "agents" will assume the Art Hijack name and take over all facets of the collective's art production upon hiring, with complete independence from their predecessors. Like the James Bond 007 and Doctor Who lineage of actors, Art Hijack has evolved into a succession of interchangeable components whose supreme mission is upholding the legendary standards of office in an art world rife with heartbreak.

The ideal candidate possesses:
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, interpersonal, and writing skills
- Better than average charisma
- Keen understanding of conceptual art practices in a historical and contemporary context
- A PhD degree is preferred, but not 100% necessary. We are also open to individuals with no formal training or backgrounds in other creative fields
- Uncanny ability to think beyond the box and creatively solve problems that would stunt lesser collectives
- Exceptional proficiency working with a range of media, including but not limited to painting, photography, sculpture, sound, performance, and new technologies
- Exceptional, outgoing (yet introspective) personality who is cool under pressure, to deal with deadlines and the occasional adverse situation
- Computer savvy with working knowledge of electronic communication and network hacking (this last bit is useful but also not absolutely necessary)
- Emotional availability and elevated sense of humor

Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate on all Art Hijack directives beginning in 2007
- Research, develop, and execute creative projects relevant to the contemporary art scene, including exhibitions, art fairs, and other modes of visual representation
- Management, refinement, and expansion of the Art Hijack “brand” to maintain a competitive position within the art collective community and beyond
- Development, creation and management of all marketing materials, online and off
- Liaise, network, and negotiate with a diverse range of clients from all socio-economic, political, and cultural backgrounds

D.I.Y. salary and commission structure are commensurate with the potential of initiated projects to generate capital.

Please email a resume and cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest in being a member of Art Hijack to search@arthijack.com

Qualified prospects will be contacted promptly, and interviews (to be filmed) will be conducted in late October at a location in New York City to be announced.