Jobs at Sotheby's

Supports client strategists and specialist teams by researching prospective clients, analyzing large datasets, maintaining CRM accuracy, and identifying commercial opportunities. Prepares client reviews, presentations, meeting briefs, family trees, event invitations, and sale-related targeting. Partners across departments to support client cultivation, acquisition, cross-selling, and relationship reviews. Requires strong Excel, research, analytical, organizational, writing, and interpersonal skills, along with a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant experience.

Supports client strategists through client research, CRM data maintenance, prospecting, auction targeting, competitor analysis, and large-scale data analysis. Creates client briefs, presentations, proposals, and meeting materials; identifies new buyers, analyzes retention and activation trends, and develops insights to support commercial opportunities. Collaborates across specialist, marketing, business intelligence, events, and AI teams while maintaining project pipelines and accurate client records.

Supports SEO audience growth for Sotheby’s Luxury Division by tracking keyword performance, maintaining Adobe Analytics dashboards, optimizing landing pages and content, writing keyword-focused copy, conducting competitive analysis, and preparing performance updates. The role collaborates with content marketing stakeholders, applies AI tools, monitors SEO trends, and translates analytics into actionable recommendations for increasing organic traffic and audience engagement.

Analyze operational data, develop KPI dashboards and performance scorecards, identify process inefficiencies, and translate business needs into scalable reporting and process improvements. Partner with regional, global, product, and technology teams to improve data visibility, productivity, automation, and decision-making. Communicate insights clearly, support strategic initiatives, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Provides comprehensive administrative and business support to two Contemporary Art Vice Chairmen. Responsibilities include calendar and travel management, correspondence, meeting preparation, expense reporting, client and consignment coordination, auction and sale support, relationship management, research, and administration of corporate systems. The role requires discretion, strong organization, client-service skills, and flexibility for evenings, weekends, and extended hours during marquee sales.

Provides front-of-house and client support for Sotheby’s Paris, greeting visitors, handling enquiries, assisting with paddle registration and bidding, and coordinating with internal teams. Manages client cases, complaints, communications, service-level targets, records, and escalations across sales, payments, shipping, and post-auction processes. Supports continuous improvement by identifying service issues and client pain points while maintaining professional service standards.

Leads Sotheby’s sculpture department in France, overseeing Paris and European sales strategy, valuations, cataloguing, research, consignments, property management, auctions, client development, and promotional events. The role requires advanced expertise in European sculpture, strong client-facing business development, bilingual French and English fluency, and leadership of departmental operations and profitability.

Participate in a structured two-year rotational program at Sotheby’s, gaining experience across core and support functions. Associates contribute to business-critical projects, develop technical and commercial skills, engage with senior leaders, and build cross-functional networks through training and mentorship. The role requires strong communication, analytical ability, initiative, adaptability, professionalism, and interest in art, luxury, client service, and cultural industries.

Lead full-cycle recruiting for Product & Technology, Marketing, and Corporate roles. Partner with hiring managers and leadership to source, interview, negotiate, and close candidates; improve sourcing channels; deliver on diversity goals; use analytics and AI-driven approaches; manage candidate experience and employer branding.

Senior Books and Manuscripts specialist responsible for sourcing, estimating, cataloguing, and coordinating auction and private sales across New York, London, and Paris. The role manages client, dealer, collector, and consignor relationships; develops business; oversees sale processes, catalogues, marketing coordination, exhibitions, appraisals, compliance, and post-sale issues. The position requires deep Books and Manuscripts expertise, auction-house or major-dealer experience, strong writing and organization, and knowledge of US, UK, and European auction markets.

Leads business operations for valuation, sourcing, sales development, private sales, and collection initiatives across fine arts departments. Manages workflows, pipelines, reporting, dashboards, strategic projects, sale planning, and cross-functional coordination. Supports business development by identifying consignments, private sales opportunities, prospective collectors, and collection acquisitions. Partners with specialists and leadership to improve processes, prepare presentations, track performance, and drive departmental growth.

Owns and drives the roadmap for internal workflow products, partnering with stakeholders, design, engineering, QA, and business teams. Responsibilities include defining requirements, prioritizing work, conducting user research, using data to guide decisions, communicating product impact, and driving adoption. The role requires translating complex business logic into efficient solutions while aligning near-term product plans with broader company strategy and understanding the art auction market.

Supports Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts Department by evaluating and researching works, preparing valuations and auction catalogues, coordinating consignments, maintaining property and client records, and assisting with sale production. The role includes client correspondence, catalogue writing and proofreading, exhibition support, bidder inquiries, auction administration, photography, and pre- and post-sale coordination. Weekend and overtime work may be required.

Manage partnerships with global brands, execute marketing deals, develop pitches, and compile reports while supporting the global team and overseeing invoicing.

Manages compensation strategy, salary structures, incentive plans, benchmarking, market analysis, job evaluations, and workforce analytics. Partners with HR, Finance, and business leaders on compensation planning, acquisition integration, executive reporting, and Compensation Committee materials. Develops data-driven recommendations, supports sales incentive programs, ensures regulatory compliance, and leads strategic compensation projects and annual planning processes.

Paid, onsite 10-week summer internship for undergraduate students interested in fine art, luxury markets, auctions, and related corporate, operational, business, technology, or specialist departments. Interns complete meaningful projects, receive mentorship and training, collaborate with teams, attend networking and educational events, and present a final capstone project. Applicants must meet academic, communication, leadership, and availability requirements and submit required essays.

Leads a distributed engineering team across hiring, development, performance, delivery, and retention. Partners with product management on roadmaps, balances feature delivery with technical investment, and establishes standards for quality, observability, reliability, testing, and incident response. Manages cross-team dependencies, delivery ceremonies, operational issues, and engineering-wide initiatives while providing mentorship and career growth opportunities.

Supports the preparation, validation, quality control, and delivery of valuation reports. Maintains valuation data, databases, templates, and digital workflows; resolves discrepancies; generates production metrics; and supports system enhancements, testing, automation, and AI-enabled process improvements. Provides technical guidance and training to colleagues while ensuring accurate, consistent, and timely documentation.

Designs, delivers, and improves learning programs across onboarding, professional skills, manager and leadership development, career development, mentorship, and compliance training. Manages LMS administration, learning vendors, partnerships, budgets, calendars, communications, and program logistics. Partners with HR and business leaders to assess development needs, tracks learning metrics, evaluates program effectiveness, and recommends improvements.

Manages global, cross-functional initiatives across real estate, security, and facilities. Translates strategic priorities into project plans, coordinates stakeholders, tracks milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and operational readiness, and resolves execution barriers. Prepares leadership updates, maintains governance and reporting tools, facilitates meetings, monitors KPIs, and develops repeatable processes to improve project delivery and accountability.