Expert Contemporary Art

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75,000 unique items in auction, carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values:

Taking ownership and driving impact
Being open to change and feedback
Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the role

About the role and team

As an Expert at the Primary Market (Direct from the Artist) team, you will be closely involved with finding and onboarding new artists and screening the artworks from existing artists from eastern European markets (Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, among others). You will as well publish auctions. Using your contemporary art expertise and commercial skills, you will be responsible for making artists successful in their development at Catawiki.

Catawiki strives to keep user transactions as transparent and fair as possible, and your honesty and experience play a large part in maintaining this standard; you know better than anyone how exciting and important it is to support artists to sell their works in a dynamic, transparent and trustworthy way.

You will find new sources of supply for the markets you will be focusing on and you will work closely with artists in those regions to support them growing their businesses at Catawiki. You will work with other Experts and the Sales team to identify, maximize and align on artists submissions and their sales. You will also be looking for growth opportunities in these markets, through potential partnerships.

What you’ll do

Find new supply sources & create Artists leads in Eastern and Central European countries, in line with our quality guidelines.
Onboarding of Artists through visiting them in their studios or fairs
Screen artworks from these markets and support other Experts in their screening for other bigger markets
Guide Artists in their performance at Catawiki: whether it is for existing artists to grow or new artists to scale up.
You will be monitoring performance of the Artists and the markets through dashboards, analysing data on excel sheets.

What you’ll bring

You are an Curator/ Expert in Contemporary Art
Strong Sales negotiation skills
Artist management experience
Strong skills in data analysis
Excellent English communication, and fluency in other languages, preferably Romanian or Hungarian.
Team player and thrive in a diverse team environment
Great computer skills necessary
Responsible, good at coordinating and giving operational support
Previous experience in auction houses or online platforms strongly preferred.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. 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 our team.
Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means that you will be in the office 2 out of 5 days (40% of your working time) to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. That said, some roles may be an exception: if the job description states that the position is fully remote or 100% office-based, that arrangement will apply instead.

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 Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy.

If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.