Freelance Art Handling Specialist, Crozier

Freelance Art Handling Specialist, Crozier

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At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Crozier Fine Arts is seeking an experienced and self-motivated Freelance Art Handling Specialist to join our Field Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety and integrity of art collections through expert handling, packing, crating, and transportation, while acting as a vital onsite liaison between clients and company management.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

• Handle, move, wrap, pack, and crate a diverse range of objects—including fine art, decorative arts, and furniture—using Crozier’s appropriate techniques and materials, with the key output of damage-free preservation and transit preparation.
• Collaborate with clients, driving teams, and company management by acting as the onsite liaison, determining project strategy, and ensuring clear communication and follow-through.
• Ensure compliance with the highest industry standards by planning, organizing, and loading trucks for utmost safety during transit, conducting inspection reports, and maintaining discretion on all projects.
• Install/uninstall art for onsite projects and load/unload trucks to ensure safe transit.
• Spend a small amount of time (approximately 5%) on a laptop/desktop computer or telephone to manage project logistics.

What You’ll Bring

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum 6 months of experience in Art Handling within a gallery, museum, or commercial fine art space.
• Strong knowledge of industry standard techniques and materials for packing, crating, installing, and uninstalling artwork.
• Proven ability in effective communication, self-motivation, attention to detail, and working as a team player.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to regional locations for onsite work.
• Physical Requirement: Willing and able to lift, move, push, and pull heavy objects (in excess of 75 lbs), bend, kneel, crouch, and stand, as well as being willing to work flexible hours based on project needs.

What We Offer

• Pay: Starting at $24.00/hr (**Negotiations Depending on Experience), Paid Bi-Weekly via Direct Deposit
• Schedule: Flexible Scheduling Monday through Friday, 16-24 Hours Averaged Per Week
• Location: Newark, NJ
• Competitive compensation aligned with the experience and project scope.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.

ABOUT US

Crozier is part of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in innovative storage and information management services, protecting billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. The infrastructure of Iron Mountain uniquely positions Crozier to handle diverse and non-traditional collections. Ultra High-resolution 3D scanning, digitization, and archival solutions are some of the specific services provided through Crozier’s affiliation with Iron Mountain. #Crozier #LI-DNI

Reasonably expected salary range: $47,400.00 - $59,300.00

Category: Operations Group

Who We Are

Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here.

Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together.

If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to accommodationrequest@ironmountain.com. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity.