Christie's Summer 2024 Internship - New York City

Christie's

Oct 18, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Starts on Jun 09
Summer Internship
Business, Operations & Strategy
New York

Requirements

We are looking for hard-working, energetic, and intellectually curious self-starters who can thrive in a high-energy environment. Our most successful interns are those who truly embrace the experience and are not afraid to take every opportunity that is presented to them. They ask questions and are keen to learn about the entire auction process.
Willingness to help out when needed
Strong follow-up skills with attention to detail
All Summer Internship participants must be a rising Junior or rising Senior and be actively enrolled at the time of application.
Participants must agree to complete the full duration of the program.

Responsibilities

General department administrative tasks as assigned by line manager
Keeping all data up to date in Christie’s internal systems
Assisting specialists with provenance research, managing the department library and consignor files
Responding to inquiries from clients for condition reports, images and fact sheets
Researching works for upcoming sales – including both traditional research, using Christie’s onsite libraries, as well as public libraries in New York City, and also online research using auction databases and other internet sources
Assist Junior Specialists with cataloguing and condition checks for consigned property
Supporting the proposal preparation process
Attending “hilling” sessions, during which our specialists review works and share their knowledge
Assist with installations for auction previews, which includes compiling, printing, and mounting lot cards for each work
Support Analysts with client research; Artnet searches, compiling spreadsheets of competitive sales, and catalogue research for object intelligence
Researching works – including both traditional research, using Christie’s onsite libraries, as well as public libraries in New York City, and also online research using auction databases and other internet sources
Assist in writing copy and editing images for social media posts
Review shipping queue daily, checking for payment and facilitating timely and compliant release of shipments

Christie's

Careers at the world's leading Art Business

Retail & Consumer Goods

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1766

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

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.