Modern and Contemporary Art Expert

Who we are

the worlds 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 75000 special objects in auction every week each reviewed and selected by one of Catawikis hundreds of inhouse experts specialised in Art Design Jewellery Fashion Classic Cars Collectables and many more.

Weve sold 10 million unique items to date and its our mission to become the worlds most popular auction destination for special objects.

Were an innovative pioneering and fastgrowing scaleup. If you think you can make a difference to our team go ahead and apply.

What will you do

As an Expert in Modern and Contemporary Art you will be closely involved with evaluating and curating the pieces submitted by galleries and art dealers from all over the world. You will help our Sellers create the best lot titles and descriptions provide us with their best pictures and advise them on the bestestimated valuebased for their lot.

Using your expert knowledge and your extensive network you will be responsible for creating attractive auctions every week ranging from established artists to new and upcoming artists. You will be working in our PostWar Gallery division to offer even more choice to our Buyers.

You will also be present in the field attending art fairs and visiting galleries throughout the year across Europe.

Finally youll also be working together with our Marketing Department to be a Modern & Contemporary Art evangelist within and outside of Catawiki. You will be involved in the marketing plan designed to promote the auctions of the Catawiki Modern and Contemporary Art department.

How we roll

Our Expert team is responsible for curating selecting and promoting the thousands of items you see on Catawiki every day. The team is also responsible for promoting the Catawiki brand and services in the art world notably through selected events and visits to galleries boutiques and events in Europe.

Youll move in sync

You will be a key member of our Art team thats currently composed of 40 Experts. You will work closely with your fellow Experts to share your expertise and collaboratively provide the best service to Catawikis customers. You will also work very closely with the Sales and Marketing team to ensure that your auctions get the best selection of artworks whilst reaching out to the most qualified audience worldwide.

A little about you

We do not necessarily require any diplomas or experience in similar functions; however we do require:

• You are an absolute Expert in Modern and Contemporary Art
• You have significant experience in Selling/Buying artworks; you can have previous trade experience from a reputed Auction House or from a highprofile gallery or by having been an agent in the Art world
• Naturally you have an extensive network of potential sellers and experts in your field
• You speak fluent Italian or French and have excellent communication skills in English
• You have the diplomatic competence needed to act as a mediator in disputes between users

What we offer

• Become a vital part of a fastgrowing organisation
• Work from home
• Possibility of working parttime
• Excellent opportunities for career development
• A fun team that organizes events and activities on a regular basis

Heres what we can offer you

This is your chance to join our mission to fulfill peoples passions as part of a young and dynamic organization. Youll 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:

• Provide 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 days leave to Pursue their Passion!

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

Our commitment to you

Catawikis eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly 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 weve launched were open to ideas on ways we can continue to support the humanitarian effort.

Our offices and way of working

We have sensational offices in Amsterdam Groningen Paris and our newest office in Lisbon. Most of our employees are within commutable distance of one of our office locations and enjoy a hybrid work model. This means we expect you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40% of your working time to collaborate and connect with each other. The exception is of course if the job description specifically states that the role is 100% remote as some experts and sales positions are.

Interested

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.