International jobs
Marketing Director, Hong KongWe are looking for a seasoned communications manager with particular emphasis on arts events to join this successful team set up in Hong Kong. ART HK enjoyed fantastic reviews after this its third year and they would like to find a full time in house marketing and communications executive to work year round promoting the event and drawing further attention. Experience of promotional work in the Far East or a track record of successfully endorsing another art fair are desirable qualities being looked for.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVCollection Manager, GenevaWe are looking for someone to run a private fine art collection in Geneva. The collection spans many eras of art history and is made up of furniture, paintings and decorative arts. You will responsible for the stock database, shipping, restoration, cataloguing, insurance, overseeing sales and acquisitions and archiving. You will need to have worked in an administrative capacity within the art world and speak fluent French and English. You will often be asked to travel to different locations worldwide where other parts of the collection are held and you must have flexibility to do this. Our client would like someone to start this September and is ready to interview now, either in Geneva or in London.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVGeneral Specialists, MunichOur client has enjoyed many successful years of auction house sales and is ready to build up their team to add general valuers to their main departmental staff. We would like to hear from all those with experience conducting valuations, advising clients on sale and purchase, managing client relationships and researching and cataloguing items for sale. We have more than one opportunity available, all within the same company in Munich. With sales held regularly and a recent increase in works being consigned, the company is one of few to have posted profits in the past year. These exciting opportunities are available now.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CV Art Advisor, New YorkOur client is a boutique art advisory company with a dedicated client base and over fifteen years of successful trading behind them. They are expanding from London to New York and need a dynamic, entrepreneurial individual to take the business forward.
The company specialises in Impressionist and Modern art, furniture and antiques and wishes to move further into the contemporary art field due to an increase in requests from existing and new clients. They need someone with excellent knowledge of all, an ability to work closely with collectors and to advise them on the most productive ways to improve their collection, through auction and private sale.
Someone with at least five years of experience in an auction house would be perfect for the role, likewise a Director for an established gallery or an independent looking to become part of a larger, more structured business.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVJunior Salesperson for Modern Art Gallery, MunichA high profile gallery based in one of Germany's key art centres is looking to recruit a bright, Junior Salesperson to join their team of staff. The gallery represents very well known international modern artists and shows a regular series of exhibitions. As a Junior Salesperson you will be working alongside the senior Sales Associate assisting with and administering the sales that come through the gallery and also at art fairs as a stand attendant. It is important to have an academic background in art history, with a passion for modern art. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a commercial art gallery, a natural ability and desire to build a career in art sales.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVCommunications Manager, Abu DhabiOur client is looking for a top communications professional to lead an international campaign to promote a new venture within the UAE. In charge of developing and implementing a successful communications strategy, which will result in a successful localised and international campaign to raise the profile of this incredible cultural development. The perfect candidate will have been in charge of communications within a well respected arts organisation for a number of years and have contacts on an international scale, ideally with a good knowledge and understanding of the UAE and the community they will be working within.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVProject Managers for Middle EastWe are seeking experienced logistical and curatorial project managers to work on a series of exhibitions and events taking place throughout the Middle East. Working with contractors, architects and development agencies you will be pivotal to the success of a number of ventures by overseeing budget, managing teams of staff and assessing creative input. Relevant senior managerial experience is vitally important, ideally in the cultural industry.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVCommunications Manager, UAEWe are looking for a highly experienced communications executive to take on the responsibilities associated with the marketing and press strategies for large scale arts projects throughout the Middle East. You will be responsible for working with external agencies as well as developing your own communications plans to best promote these projects alongside the Directors. You will assess the current state of the industry within the region as well as globally and create initiatives to successfully promote the cultural development to a wider audience. Communications experience at a senior level coupled with a good understanding of promotional practices in the Middle East is imperative.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVCuratorial Staff, Middle EastWe are working with an important Foundation in the UAE to build up their collection of works of art, which aims to include important examples from classical to contemporary eras. They need to enlist the help of senior curatorial staff to help them achieve their goal of developing their collection into a world class series of paintings and sculpture. We wish to attract Director level curators with solid experience of working on important exhibitions from conception to completion.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVSenior Registrars, Abu DhabiWe are now actively looking for senior Registrars from Museum backgrounds to co-ordinate a large project in Abu Dhabi. Please send CVs and cover letters to info@sophiemacpherson.com
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CV Cultural Operations Project Manager, Abu DhabiThe purpose of this position is to oversee all operations associated with projects being managed by the Head of Public Programming. This will include managing the schedule of all projects, tracking time lines and progress and making sure all suppliers, staff and contractors, are achieving their full potential. You will also make sure all contracts and legalities are upheld, all budgets are adhered to and each individual exhibition, event or site is running smoothly. You will ideally have overseen other public events or exhibitions from conception to completion, have managed a team of staff and have a proven track record of implementing new management procedures.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVGeneral Specialist, Mexico CityWe are looking for a General Specialist to help build on the recent successes of this established auction house in Mexico City. Our client has been holding auctions in the city for over twenty years and has a solid and loyal client base which continues to grow. Their sale results continually improve in regards to results achieved and the calibre of lots being consigned. We are looking for someone, a fluent Spanish speaker with at least three years of valuation experience, to join this growing team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist knowledge in all fine art and antiques categories, generating business and income in all departments and cataloguing all sales in conjunction with other specialists.
Particular emphasis will be put on meeting clients to obtain new business, executing valuations and working with the marketing and communications team to further promote the company and this newly developed department.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
Send your CVIntellectual Property Lawyer, Abu DhabiOur client in Abu Dhabi needs an intellectual property lawyer with experience specifically dealing with cases in the art world. They are working with a large collection of works of art and are actively buying and selling and transforming the collection. They need someone to assist them with all aspects of the management of this growing collection, someone used to the eccentricities of art law and with experience of troubleshooting and advising on all legal issues.
Consultant: Sophie Macpherson
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