Retail Supervisor for Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery

Liquid Amber Tattoo and Art Collective prides itself in providing top quality services and products related to the tattoo and art community in Vancouver, Canada. The growth of our business is related to the high standards we apply when selecting our team members. As a collective of artists, we strive to represent unique styles and top talent to make our mark on the global stage of the tattoo industry.

Liquid Amber Tattoo and Art Collective is looking for a new team member who will provide support for our management team by supervising our Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery space.

Responsibilities:

1. Meet with the management team regularly to receive instructions on how to best organize the studio and gallery’s daily operations.
2. Communicate management’s needs and decisions to the rest of the team in a friendly manner.
3. Implement operational protocols for the business to operate efficiently.
4. Prepare weekly schedules for resident tattoo artists.
5. Coordinate with local artists interested in exhibiting their pieces in our gallery.
6. Organize exhibition schedules, announcements online and supervise special exhibition events.
7. Authorize customer’s merchandise returns at the cash register.
8. Deal with customer complaints or inquiries.
9. Sell merchandise to customers.
10. Provide customers information about tattoo inquiries.
11. Review merchandise inventory and prepare purchase orders.
12. Review inventory regarding tattoo supplies such as ink, needles, cartridges, cleaning and sanitizing, gloves, etc.
13. Prepare purchase orders.
14. Hire and train new team members.
15. Conduct team meetings and workshops to train other resident artists on advanced and unique tattoo techniques.
16. May perform tattoo artist duties such as meeting clients, preparing designs, cleaning, and sterilizing equipment, preparing body parts prior to service, and tattooing body parts.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for the job must have in-depth knowledge of tattoo art and industry which includes:

1. 3-5 years of experience as a tattoo studio supervisor, manager, or owner.
2. Several years of experience as a tattoo artist.
3. Participation in industry events such as Tattoo artist conventions is an asset.

Organization: Liquid Amber Tattoo and Art Collective
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2024

The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.