2025 Nov 9 | Vancouver, BC, Canada In-Person Recruiting Event | Art Sales Associate – Cruise Ships (Auctioneer Apprenticeship)
About the role
Vancouver, BC, Canada In-Person Recruiting Event — Sunday, November 9, 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 Di rector → Art Auctioneer . You’ll learn live-event selling, build stage presence, and lead gallery operations— while trave ling 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.
New Recruit Onboarding Compensation Offer (IC) — Available in our U.S., Canada, UK, and Ireland recruiting programs (Independent Contractor)
- Contract minimum guarantee: $1,000 USD per onboard week (during initial active shipboard assignment). Each week you earn whichever is higher: your performance pay or the $1,000 USD/week 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.
- Who can apply now? We welcome applicants worldwide. This specific onboarding offer is currently available to first-time recruits who reside and complete onboarding in the U.S., Canada, UK, or Ireland. You’ll need a valid passport and the ability to obtain required crew/travel visas (e.g., C-1/D, Schengen) before embarkation. Independent-contractor engagement; no candidate fees.
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 (≈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 Canadian privacy and human-rights laws, 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.
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). ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Equal Opportunity & Accessibility
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable human-rights laws. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the recruitment and selection process. We do not charge candidates any application or placement fees.
About Park West Gallery
At Park West Gallery, we want to get you excited about art.
That's been our mission since we were founded in 1969. Park West Gallery believes that art is for everyone— over the past 50 years, we've introduced over 2 million clients to the joys of collecting art.
Today, Park West Gallery is the world's largest art dealer. You can find us at our expansive gallery and museum in Michigan or on over 90 luxury cruise ships all over the world. Park West carries artwork from a huge variety of artists, ranging from art world icons like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Rembrandt van Rijn to such contemporary legends as Peter Max, Romero Britto, Thomas Kinkade, and more.
The Park West Foundation—our charitable non-profit organization—is devoted to making the world a better place. Founded in 2006, Park West Foundation offers support to children in the foster care system, advocates for environmental causes, and promotes arts education around the world.
Park West is a founding patron of the UK's Prince’s Trust International and aids organizations like Best Buddies and other charities that support underprivileged youth.
Park West Foundation also sponsors major museum exhibitions for such artists as Claude Monet, Autumn de Forest, Peter Max, Salvador Dali, and Tim Yanke, among others.
For information on careers with Park West Gallery, visit: https://artauctionsabroad.com/ https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Park-West-Gallery-Reviews-E276316.htm https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Park-West-Gallery/reviews
Be sure to follow Park West on social media: https://www.facebook.com/ParkWestGallery/ https://www.instagram.com/parkwestgallery/ https://twitter.com/ParkWestGallery https://www.youtube.com/user/ParkWestGallery https://www.pinterest.com/parkwestgallery/
Learn more about the Park West Foundation here: https://parkwestfoundation.org/
2025 Nov 9 | Vancouver, BC, Canada In-Person Recruiting Event | Art Sales Associate – Cruise Ships (Auctioneer Apprenticeship)
About the role
Vancouver, BC, Canada In-Person Recruiting Event — Sunday, November 9, 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 Di rector → Art Auctioneer . You’ll learn live-event selling, build stage presence, and lead gallery operations— while trave ling 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.
New Recruit Onboarding Compensation Offer (IC) — Available in our U.S., Canada, UK, and Ireland recruiting programs (Independent Contractor)
- Contract minimum guarantee: $1,000 USD per onboard week (during initial active shipboard assignment). Each week you earn whichever is higher: your performance pay or the $1,000 USD/week 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.
- Who can apply now? We welcome applicants worldwide. This specific onboarding offer is currently available to first-time recruits who reside and complete onboarding in the U.S., Canada, UK, or Ireland. You’ll need a valid passport and the ability to obtain required crew/travel visas (e.g., C-1/D, Schengen) before embarkation. Independent-contractor engagement; no candidate fees.
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 (≈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 Canadian privacy and human-rights laws, 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.
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). ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Equal Opportunity & Accessibility
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable human-rights laws. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the recruitment and selection process. We do not charge candidates any application or placement fees.
About Park West Gallery
At Park West Gallery, we want to get you excited about art.
That's been our mission since we were founded in 1969. Park West Gallery believes that art is for everyone— over the past 50 years, we've introduced over 2 million clients to the joys of collecting art.
Today, Park West Gallery is the world's largest art dealer. You can find us at our expansive gallery and museum in Michigan or on over 90 luxury cruise ships all over the world. Park West carries artwork from a huge variety of artists, ranging from art world icons like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Rembrandt van Rijn to such contemporary legends as Peter Max, Romero Britto, Thomas Kinkade, and more.
The Park West Foundation—our charitable non-profit organization—is devoted to making the world a better place. Founded in 2006, Park West Foundation offers support to children in the foster care system, advocates for environmental causes, and promotes arts education around the world.
Park West is a founding patron of the UK's Prince’s Trust International and aids organizations like Best Buddies and other charities that support underprivileged youth.
Park West Foundation also sponsors major museum exhibitions for such artists as Claude Monet, Autumn de Forest, Peter Max, Salvador Dali, and Tim Yanke, among others.
For information on careers with Park West Gallery, visit: https://artauctionsabroad.com/ https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Park-West-Gallery-Reviews-E276316.htm https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Park-West-Gallery/reviews
Be sure to follow Park West on social media: https://www.facebook.com/ParkWestGallery/ https://www.instagram.com/parkwestgallery/ https://twitter.com/ParkWestGallery https://www.youtube.com/user/ParkWestGallery https://www.pinterest.com/parkwestgallery/
Learn more about the Park West Foundation here: https://parkwestfoundation.org/