Experienced Custom Framer

Job Description

Job Description

Experienced Professional Custom Framer – Full Time

Custom framing experience in a professional shop or gallery is REQUIRED. Please only apply if you have this experience as this is not an entry level position.

Art Leaders Gallery & Custom Framing
33086 Northwestern Hwy, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Art Leaders Gallery is seeking an experienced Custom Framer to join our team. Our family-owned gallery takes pride in offering exceptional service, and our framing department is a cornerstone of that mission. We handle a wide variety of artwork and memorabilia, from works on paper and canvas to sports jerseys, historical artifacts, and more. Every day presents new creative challenges.

What Makes This Role Different

This is not a corporate job with rigid structures and layers of management. At Art Leaders, you’ll find autonomy, creativity, and impact as part of a close-knit, entrepreneurial team. In this role, you’ll enjoy:

• Freedom to manage your own daily workflow

• Flexibility to organize your space for efficiency

• Creative input to bring fresh ideas to life immediately

• A meaningful role as a core member of our team, not just a number

If you are a motivated self-starter who thrives in a hands-on, dynamic environment, this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.

Requirements

• 2+ years of custom framing experience (production-focused)

• Strong attention to detail and design sense

• Ability to cut mats manually (Fletcher 2200 or similar)

• Knowledge of hinge mounting, museum mounting, canvas stretching, etc.

• Experience cutting and handling large sheets of glass

• Proven work with high-value, museum-grade art

• Specialty framing skills (shadow boxes, textiles, cross-stitch, etc.)

• Outgoing, customer-service driven personality

• Ability to work independently and with a team

• Comfortable using power tools (miter saw, drills)

• Physically able to lift 50 lbs., bend, climb ladders, and hang artwork

• Computer skills: custom framing software, Microsoft Word, email

Key Responsibilities

• Design and complete custom framing orders for clients and gallery display

• Deliver all projects on time with precision and care

• Manage purchase orders and vendor communications

• Keep clients informed about project status, completions, or delays

• Maintain organized workspaces, frame samples, and display walls

• Assist with artwork delivery, installations, packing, and shipping as needed

• Support gallery operations: display updates, merchandise organization, and event participation

• Provide exceptional customer service, including wrapping artwork, loading client vehicles, and assisting on the sales floor when needed

Our guiding principle: Clients always come first. Team members support one another to ensure every client receives the highest level of service.

Benefits

• Competitive pay (negotiable by experience)

• 40 hours per week

• 10 paid personal days

• Employee discount

• Ongoing sales training & product education

• Quarterly performance-based bonuses

• Team social outings

Application Questions

Please include a cover letter addressing the following:

• Do you have experience framing large artwork?

• Do you know how to cut a window mat manually?

• Have you installed artwork (large or small)?

• What inspired your interest in custom framing?

• Do you have experience framing objects (clothing, sports memorabilia, etc.)?

• Have you cut glass for frames?