The Company
Christie’s, the world’s leading art and luxury business, is an exciting and rewarding place to build a career. For over 250 years, Christie’s has connected exceptional objects with collectors across the globe through auctions, private sales, exhibitions and art-related services. Our success is built on passionate expertise, exceptional client service, teamwork, integrity, business judgement and innovation.
The Role
TheJewellerySpecialistis responsible fordeveloping and managing client relationships, securing consignments, providingvaluationsand contributing to the successful delivery of auctions and private sales. Working closely withHead of Department andcolleagues across Christie’s international network, the Specialist plays a key role in business getting, sale execution and the continued growth of the Jewellery Department.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Develop and maintain relationships with collectors, dealers, institutions and trade clients.
Source property for auction and private sales and contribute to departmental business-getting targets.
Conduct valuations and prepare proposals for prospective consignments.
Negotiate consignment terms in accordance with company policies and approval procedures.
Collaborate with specialists across Christie’s global network to identify and develop business opportunities.
Provide expertise and pricing recommendations on consigned property.
Research, authenticate and catalogue property for sale.
Coordinate catalogue production and support sale planning and execution.
Work with Marketing, Press and Client Strategy teams to promote sales and engage clients.
Participate in pre-sale exhibitions, client events and business development initiatives.
Monitor market trends, competitor activity and collecting patterns.
Represent Christie’s at fairs, events and industry functions.
The Candidate
Significant experience within the jewellery industry; auction experience preferred.
Proven track record in business getting and client relationship management.
Strong knowledge of the international jewellery market.
Experience in valuations, pricing and consignment negotiations.
Commercially minded with strong business development skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Fluent in French and English, written and spoken.
Strong organisational and project management skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn new systems quickly.
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.
