Christie's

Research Assistant, Private Sales – Post-War & Contemporary Art (Temporary)

Christie's  •  $22 - $24/hr  •  New York (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Research Assistant, Private Sales – Post-War & Contemporary Art (Temporary)

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments or in our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Business Judgement & Innovation. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business.

Why This Role Matters

The Research Coordinator role at Christie’s will be exposed to the art world and auction industry through hands-on experience in the Post-War & Contemporary Art department. The duties are varied, and will follow the cycle of the sales calendar as well as certain duties to support overall department activity.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Assisting Specialists in researching works for upcoming sale. This includes, but is not limited to, provenance and exhibition history research, and undertaking literature checks.
  • Produce fact sheets for floating and consigned works
  • Respond to internal inquiries for Fact Sheets and prices as needed
  • Coordinate image editing and photography
  • Writing artwork essays
  • Respond to internal inquiries for Fact Sheets and prices as needed
  • Supporting the proposal preparation process
  • Assist with gallery guide and price list creation
  • Assist with installing the galleries for private sale views, which includes compiling and mounting lot cards, and taking installation images for each work
  • General department tasks as assigned by line manager

What you’ll bring to the team

  • Demonstrable passion for Post-War and Contemporary Art in particular, and the wider arts in general
  • Well organized, with a proven ability to work calmly under pressure in a professional environment
  • Strong follow-up and attention to detail
  • Ability to converse with staff and clients in a confident and articulate manner
  • Additional language skills are desirable, however not mandatory
  • Candidates must be have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, and be able to work full time

Christie’s, Inc. is committed to principles of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, Christie’s Inc. ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability status for service in the United States Armed Forces.

*Posted salary range does not include discretionary overtime pay.

Closing Date: November 13th, 2026

Compensation Range

Hourly: $22.00 - $24.00

Christie's

About Christie's

Founded in 1766, Christie’s is a world-leading art and luxury business. Renowned and trusted for its expert live and online auctions, as well as its bespoke private sales, Christie’s offers a full portfolio of global services to its clients, including art appraisal, art financing, international real estate and education. Christie’s has a physical presence in 46 countries, throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with flagship international sales hubs in New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris and Geneva. It also is the only international auction house authorized to hold sales in mainland China (Shanghai).

Christie’s auctions span more than 80 art and luxury categories, at price points ranging from $200 to over $100 million. In recent years, Christie’s has achieved the world record price for an artwork at auction (Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvador Mundi, 2017), for a single collection sale (the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, 2018), and for a work by a living artist (Jeff Koons’ Rabbit, 2019).

Christie’s Private Sales offers a seamless service for buying and selling art, jewellery and watches outside of the auction calendar, working exclusively with Christie’s specialists at a client’s individual pace.

Recent innovations at Christie’s include the groundbreaking sale of the first NFT for a digital work of art ever offered at a major auction house (Beeple’s Everydays, March 2021), with the unprecedented acceptance of cryptocurrency as a means of payment. As an industry leader in digital innovation, Christie’s also continues to pioneer new technologies that are redefining the business of art, including the creation of viewing and bidding experiences that integrate augmented reality, global livestreaming, buy-now channels, and hybrid sales formats.

Christie’s is dedicated to advancing responsible culture throughout its business and communities worldwide, including achieving sustainability through net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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