- Screening and approving artworks into our auctions
- Creating attractive auctions weekly
- Source supply from potential artists in your focus countries
- Support on operational processes to the team of experts
- Be a team player, positive to drive open conversation with the rest of the team
- +1-2 years of experience as an expert
- Good knowledge in Artists management
- Experience in other e-commerces will be valued positively
- Native French speaker with excellent English communication
- Basic expertise in Contemporary Art
- Proven commercial mindset
- You are a natural team player and thrive in a diverse team environment
- Great computer skills necessary
- You are proactive and responsible
- An affinity for numbers and data is a plus
- A challenging role in a diverse, international and fast-growing 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 activity-based 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, single-session therapy, wellness support and more.
- Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth;
- 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 day's leave to Pursue their Passion
Trainee Expert Contemporary Art - The Hague, Nederland - Catawiki
Beschrijving
Who we are
,, - 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 75,000 special objects in auction every week — each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki's hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and many more.
We've sold 10 million unique items to date and it's our mission to become the world's most popular auction destination for special objects.
We're an innovative, pioneering and fast-growing scale-up. If you think you can make a difference to our team, go ahead and apply.
About the role
As an Expert Trainee in Contemporary Art, you will be closely involved with evaluating and arranging lots submitted by our artists in those sections. You will be responsible for screening efficiently and creating attractive auctions every week, supporting your team of Experts in operational processes. Catawiki strives to keep user transactions as transparent and fair as possible, and you'll learn from the expertise and experience of our experts and you will play an important role in maintaining this standard; you'll know better than anyone what items are of interest to our users.
You will review lot titles, descriptions, lot pictures, authenticity and provide users with an estimated value based on this information. If you need to reject a submission, you do so in a professional and courteous manner. Your efforts result in exceptional auctions that bidders will find irresistible.
Finally, you'll also be working together with our sales team and proactively assist the team of experts in commercial operations like looking for new leads, entering new leads into the system, onboarding potential artists in core markets- including but not limited to France in which you will play a major role-.
The team is dynamic and therefore, you'll need to adapt fast, move fast on decision making with rational data-based facts. You'll communicate efficiently and be a team player within your team and other stakeholders.
What you'll do
What you'll bring
Here's what we can offer you
This is your chance to join our mission to fulfill people's passions as part of a young and dynamic organization. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ Catawikians.
Additionally, you can expect:
We want to help you celebrate special occasions in life by:
Please note that our benefits offering changes depending on which country you are employed in. For our country-specific offering please ask your recruiter.
Our commitment to you
Catawiki's eclectic team represents an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. 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 the table.
Catawiki stands with Ukraine and encourages people displaced by the current conflict to apply. In addition to the several initiatives we've launched, we're 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 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 anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects. Over 75,000 objects are offered in auction every week - each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki's hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and much more. Catawiki is headquartered in Amsterdam with over 750 employees across the world.