Job Description

The Company

Christie's, the world's largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values; Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

This role plays a critical part in upholding Christie's commitment to ethical art transactions and historical accountability. By supporting provenance research and due diligence, the intern helps ensure artworks offered for sale comply with international restitution standards. This work safeguards the integrity of the art market and reinforces trust with clients and institutions.
How You'll Make an ImpactSupport due diligence work on auction and private sales; including administrative support for checking databases and maintaining records of research executed; contacting art departments to raise awareness of due diligence requirements Support research and claim work; including research, archives and library work; support drafting internal correspondence and reports Team administration including updating the team calendar, setting up meetings, tracking projects and updating reports, maintaining excel 'runners'; filing of claims and sale documentation; occasional support Global Head of Department and Directors with travel planning Inputting new research into restitution databases; maintaining integrity of information Assisting in preparation of reports as directed Maintaining departmental library and materials; assist with organization of e-folder and shared team resources (ex. finding aides) Support organization and practical arrangements for Restitution programming, in particular the Christie's Grant for Nazi-era Provenance Research (from London, no travel involved) Other projects as directed


What you'll bring to the teamMeticulous and focused approach with a strong eye for detail Team player and ability to work with all departments at Christie's Excellent working knowledge of MS Word, Excel; ability to work with databases Ability to work under pressure Good art historical knowledge and understanding of research steps Familiarity with restitution issues Good French and German and other languages desirable


What's great about working for us25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave Christie's Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec - 1st Jan) - in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family Additional 1 week's annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that's important to you Donation matching of up to 500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about Flexible Fitness Fund - 400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable) Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year) Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie's) Private Health Insurance - no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members Dental Insurance - (may be extended at personal cost) Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day Employee Assistance Programme - access to personal advice and support services including counselling Eyecare vouchers (once a year) Cycle to Work scheme Christie's Extras - discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops Seniorcare by Lottie, a comprehensive eldercare solution Robust family first policy: ? 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave ? Eligible to return to work for 80% of your agreed normal weekly working pattern while being paid as though you were working 100%, post a minimum of 16 weeks of leave ? Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year ? Christies Family Network: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea...


Christie's reserves the right to change company benefits at any time*
Closing Date: 18th JanuarySalary: 25,207 per annum#LI-Hybrid