2025 Nov 1 | Orlando Hiring Event | Art Sales Associate – Cruise Ships (Auctioneer Apprenticeship) en Park West Gallery

Orlando Hiring Event — Saturday, November 1, 2025

Time: & Venue:  provided upon RSVP
Format: Program overview → mini-interviews → next steps

Launch your sales career at sea

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

Your growth path

Associate → Gallery Director → Auctioneer (our highest-earning role), with coaching, real stage time, and clear performance milestones.

Compensation (Independent Contractor)

• Contract minimum guarantee: $1,000 per onboard week (during initial active shipboard assignment). Each week you earn whichever is higher: your performance pay or the $1,000/week contract minimum (amounts aren’t combined)

• Uncapped performance pay (commissions + bonuses after 30 days)

• Initial earning potential: $50,000–$80,000; Earning potential with experience: $100,000–$300,000+

• Engagement is Independent Contractor (through 3rd party staffing agency); contractors manage their own taxes/insurance. Full terms provided upon selection.

Work conditions & disclosures (at a glance)

• Multi-month (3 to 6 months) shipboard rotations with international travel

• Ability to lift and move framed artwork up to 50 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods with or without reasonable accommodation. A valid seafarer's medical 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: background check in accordance with the FCRA (you’ll receive a standalone disclosure, give written authorization, and receive a copy/rights notice if any report is considered), and maritime medical clearance through approved providers

• During assignments: onboard accommodations and meals are provided through the cruise program

• Must meet cruise-line policies by embarkation (e.g., current age policy 21+; policy-based requirement)

• Strong English communication

• All staff work as Independent Contractors through Caribbean Staffing Solutions. 

Apply now to reserve your seat and start your path to Auctioneer. Bring your energy, professionalism, and passion for art to the world stage. Private hiring day — apply to be invited (no walk-ins).

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