Expert Post-war Art - Paris, France - Catawiki

Catawiki

Entreprise vérifiée

Paris, France

il y a 4 semaines

Posté par:

Sophie Dupont

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Description

Who we are:

A piece of the moon, a complete dinosaur skeleton, the Pope's hat, the world's smallest book - at Catawiki, we come across exceptional objects such as these every day.

Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects.

We offer over 75,000 special objects in auction every week — each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki's hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and many more.

We've sold 10 million unique items to date and it's our mission to become the world's most popular auction destination for special objects.

We're an innovative, pioneering and
fast-growing scale-up. If you think you can make a difference to our team, go ahead and apply.

About the role:

As an Expert in Art, you will be closely involved with evaluating and arranging lots submitted by our users in those sections.

Using your expert knowledge in Pop and Street Art, you will be responsible for creating attractive auctions every week.

Catawiki strives to keep user transactions as transparent and fair as possible, and your expertise and experience play a large part in maintaining this standard; you know better than anyone what items are of interest to our users.

You will review lot titles, descriptions, lot pictures, authenticity and provide users with an estimated value based on this information.

If you need to reject a submission, you do so in a professional and courteous manner. Your efforts result in exceptional auctions that bidders will find irresistible.

Finally, you'll also be working together with our sales team and proactively review seller segments, assist team members in onboarding high potential leads in core markets
- including but not limited to Spain and Portugal in which you will play a major role
- and upselling existing sellers in those.

The team is dynamic and therefore, you'll need to adapt fast, move fast on decision making with rational data-based facts.

You'll communicate efficiently and be a team player within your team and other stakeholders.

What you'll do:

- + 5 years of experience as an expert/curator

Strong knowledge in Pop and Street Art
Experience in artist management and/or gallery management will be valued positively
Native German, Spanish or French speaker with excellent English communication

What you'll bring:

Strong expertise in Pop and Street Art
Documented commercial experience
You are a natural team player and thrive in a diverse team environment
Great computer skills necessary
You are a strong negotiator and commercially astute
You are proactive and strategic
An affinity for numbers and analyzing auction results is a plus

Here's what we can offer you:

This is your chance to join our mission to fulfil people's passions, as part of a young and dynamic organisation.

You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly-motivated team of 800+ Catawikians.

Additionally, you can expect:

A challenging role in a diverse, international and fastgrowing organisation with over 50 nationalities.
Regular fun activities both on and offline e.g summer parties, boat rides and regular team events.
Great secondary benefits including a holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.
Hybrid ways of working between home and office. We offer remote and activitybased working, suited to the team and individual responsibilities
We care about our teams' wellbeing and offer a holistic wellbeing programme including our Employee Assistance Programme offering clinical services, singlesession therapy, wellness support and more.
Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth;
We want to help you celebrate special occasions in life by:
providing employees with a 100 EURO Catavoucher upon joining and 50 EURO birthday Catavouchers;
Extra days of annual leave for work anniversaries at 3, 5, 8 and 10 years;
Additional leave allowances for important life events such as moving, engagement & marriage;
Each year Catawikians get an additional day's leave to Pursue their Passion

Please note that our benefits offering changes depending on which country you are employed in. For our country-specific offering please ask your recruiter.

Our commitment to you:

Catawiki's eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to the table.

Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to apply.

In addition to the several initiatives we've launched, we're open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian effort.

Our offices and way of working:
We have sensational offices in