Turn your passion for art and people into a career at sea with Park West Gallery, the world’s largest art dealer. Step into a paid, apprenticeship-style career track that grows your career from Art Sales Associate → Shipboard Gallery Director → Art Auctioneer. You’ll learn live-event selling, build stage presence, and lead gallery operations—while traveling the world. No art degree required. Training & mentorship provided.
What you’ll do- Engage guests and guide them through the art-buying experience
- Support live art auctions and host vibrant gallery events onboard
- Set up beautiful exhibitions and collaborate with a high-energy team
- Deliver polished guest service in a fast-paced, multicultural setting
Associate → Gallery Director → Auctioneer (our highest-earning role), with coaching, real stage time, and clear performance milestones.
Compensation (Independent Contractor)- Contract minimum guarantee: $1,400 USD per onboard month (during initial active shipboard assignment). Each month you earn whichever is higher: your performance pay or the $1,400 USD/month contract minimum (amounts aren’t combined)
- Uncapped performance pay (commissions + bonuses after 30 days)
- Initial earning potential: $50,000–$80,000 USD; Earning potential with experience: $100,000–$300,000+ USD
- Engagement is Independent Contractor (through third-party staffing agency); contractors manage their own taxes/insurance. Full terms provided upon selection. No candidate fees.
- Multi-month (3 to 6 months) shipboard rotations with international travel.
- Ability to lift and move framed artwork up to 50 lbs (≈23 kg) and stand/walk for extended periods with or without reasonable accommodation. A valid seafarer’s medical, post-offer, approved by our cruise line partners in conjunction with MLC regulations, is required.
- Travel documents: passport (or ability to obtain) and visas as needed for embarkation.
- Post-offer screenings: with your consent and in accordance with POPIA and applicable law, we may conduct a background check via an approved vendor; for shipboard roles, a post-offer maritime medical fitness assessment is required through approved providers.
- During assignments: onboard accommodations and meals are provided through the cruise program. This is an independent-contractor engagement; no traditional employee benefits are provided.
- Must meet cruise-line embarkation policies by start date (details provided during hiring).
- Strong English communication — shipboard operations are conducted in English.
- All roles are engaged as Independent Contractors through Caribbean Staffing Solutions.
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Equal Opportunity & AccessibilityWe consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language, or birth, and we provide reasonable accommodations for candidates during the recruitment and selection process upon request.
Skills Required
- Strong English communication skills
- Ability to lift and move framed artwork weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Valid seafarer's medical certification after offer
- Passport or ability to obtain one, plus visas as needed for embarkation
- Meet cruise-line embarkation policies by the start date
- Post-offer maritime medical fitness assessment
- Post-offer background screening with candidate consent
What We Do
Park West Gallery is an art dealer offering works by historic masters and contemporary artists. It brings the experience of collecting fine art to customers through art auctions on cruise ships and in fine hotels, as well as gallery locations in Michigan, New York, and Las Vegas. The company provides framing and delivery, and says its mission is to make art accessible through collecting events, educational seminars, and exhibitions.
