Madrid,
Artepreneur, a human resources consultancy for the artistic sector that operates in Spain and Latin America and was founded two years ago by María Gracia de Pedro, has presented the results of its first survey on working conditions in the field of art and culture in our country.
This study has focused on addressing professional profiles, types of organization, levels of experience, work modalities, conditions and salaries, as well as opportunities for growth and mobility within the sector, and in the long term it is intended to contribute to laying the foundations for a more balanced work environment in this field.
It is not surprising, but it is significant, that women have provided 80% of the answers. The majority of these participants (68%) have a degree or master’s degree, while only 7% have a doctorate, and just over half (57%) work in person, while 35% use the hybrid model and only 8% work completely remotely. Thus, in the cultural sector as a whole, online work is consolidated as an occasional or permanent means, except in those professions that require attention to the public: 85% of art gallery employees work in person.
Job stability in the cultural field is still an area in which we need to delve deeper: 42% of those surveyed are looking for other opportunities, but their experience in that search is not satisfactory (scored with a 1 on a scale of 5). And 57% have never performed their duties outside of Spain; In other words, a high percentage does know the sector internationally.
When it comes to aspiring to other jobs, the majority of those who prefer to change their position would not want drastic changes: 49% opt for the art market, 32% for formal or non-regulated education, 24% for consulting, 20% for luxury, fashion or design and 5% for technology; Only 1% would choose a new direction in different sectors. Of being able to choose, because 38% say they are not at all confident in the situation of the labor market in Spain.
The ages of those who have taken part in this study range between 22 and 78 years (women predominate among the young, men among the elderly), and the majority reside in Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country and Andalusia, which are also the communities with the greatest cultural and artistic activity. 58% of those consulted work in microenterprises, the majority in this field; Only 18% work in medium or large firms. As the study itself points out, these data clearly influence the lack of job stability and the ability to offer permanent contracts, as well as the management of human resources; also, internally, in the versatility of functions – self-employed workers have been left aside, in this specific report.
Regarding salaries, they have never been reviewed for 45% of those asked and those of 21% are updated annually. The smaller the size of the company, overall, corresponds to lower salaries.
The figures continue to tell us about a constantly volatile sector.
