Gallery Manager

About Masterworks:

Masterworks is a fintech platform that allows anyone to invest in SEC-qualified shares of multi-million dollar paintings by names like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso. In just three short years, we have built a portfolio of nearly $700 million in world-class artworks, introducing over 575,000 individuals to the $1.7 trillion art market.

Masterworks has been covered by major media publications such as The New York Times, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times, and was recently recognized as one of the Top 50 Startups in the US by LinkedIn.

In 2021, Masterworks achieved unicorn status raising $110M in its Series A fundraising round at a valuation exceeding $1 billion.

Our 180+ employees are based out of our offices at Brookfield Place in the Financial District of New York City. With an entirely in-office team, there are endless opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and learning.

Why Masterworks?

• Do you thrive on disruption?
• Do you want to live at the cutting edge of finance, technology, and art?
• Are you passionate about democratizing alternative investments?
• Do you enjoy meaningful work that has a noticeable impact on business performance?

If you answered “Yes” to any of the above, we’d love to hear from you!

Position Overview:

Masterworks is looking for a New York-based Gallery Manager to oversee the sales operations at its New York Gallery space.

This will include:

• Open and close the gallery every day
• Greet visitors, acting as first point of contact with all members of the public
• Engage visitor inquiries concerning the gallery, exhibitions and artists, provide visitor walkthroughs as needed
• Oversee cataloging process of works in the Masterworks Collection in partnership with the Acquisitions team
• Design and create dossiers, fact sheets, story-lines on artists and individual works of art
• Conduct deep art historical research, as well as financial analysis
• Attend special selling exhibitions, events, art fairs, and major sale weeks as an available resource on all aspects of client engagement
• Work with Collection Registrar on Sales team related logistics
• Oversee condition and operations of gallery space and an organized and well-functioning office environment
• Oversee care and keeping of pieces on view in tandem with installation team
• Coordinate gallery events – held in-house or when rented by external partners

Ideal Experience & Competencies

• A minimum of 3-5 years working at an auction house, gallery or advisory
• A demonstrated passion for Art History
• Excellent verbal and writing skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong technical skills inclusive of Adobe Suite, Google Suite, Airtable, Hubspot
• Second language skills preferred
• Prior registrar experience preferred
• Efficient at time management and has a strong sense for prioritizing tasks
• Facile with clients;

Additional Requirements:

• Must be eligible for full-time US work – no exceptions.
• Must be able to work from our NY office

How does Masterworks think about compensation?

The compensation range for the role is $65-75k (inclusive only of base salary, and exclusive of other potential competitive benefits such as on-target commission, bonus payments, and equity). Our ranges are very broad to accommodate all types of candidates and encourage growth. Specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on factors such as education, experience, qualifications, and alignment with market data. Exceptional candidates may receive salaries outside of the posted ranges.

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