Art Technician Apprentice

The Apprentice Art Technician role provides technical art handling expertise and operational support across the following operational teams; Incoming Goods, Collections, Warehouse, Salerooom & Inventory Management. The role must maintain and champion Christie’s Art Handling guidelines. Art Technicians are responsible for managing the flow of inventory through Christie’s and supporting key business activities such as photography on arrival through to preparing a item for private client view.  Art Technicians are responsible for maintaining accurate inventory, preparing reports and proactively managing the volume and type of property at King Street. The role of Art Technician is both varied and challenging and requires a high degree of enthusiasm and energy.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Support art handling activities across operations at Christie’s King Street

• Facilitate the flow of client property, ensuring all items are tagged and condition checked with all product movement recorded accurately in Christie’s inventory management system

• Support processing & capturing dimensions for all incoming items to King Street

• Report immediately to line manager any damages, losses or inventory discrepancies

• Work across warehouse functions and property types, for example Flat Art, Objects and Luxury

• Facilitate business requirement to photograph property on arrival

• Provide logistical support for specialists during cataloguing and hilling sessions

• Liaise with saleroom operations to ensure the sale is ready to transfer at the agreed date

• When supporting saleroom operations prepare pre-sale views as instructed by saleroom Art Tech

• Ensure all warehouse zones have the highest standards of cleanliness and organisation

• Support stock checks and Inventory Management responsibilities

• Collaborate with Inventory Management and Specialist Departments to reduce the volume of aged stock stored at King Street

• Align with Christie’s Core Values

• Own and undertake regular training and personal development plans

What You'll Bring to the Team 

• Must be willing to support colleagues across department functions and specialist areas

• High attention to detail, hardworking, self-motivated, and an excellent team-worker

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Ability to work professionally and responsibly with all internal and external stakeholders

• High degree of organisation with ability to multi-task and prioritise workflow

• Positive and proactive attitude with a willingness to accept assignments as and when required

• Competent with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

• Desire to learn, impart knowledge to team and take on new challenges

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, with some weekend work required to meet the needs of the business

What’s great about working for us

• 25 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 (taxable)

• Dental Insurance: (may be extended at personal cost)

• Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months of employment

• 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  

• Family-friendly return to work: 80% work at full-pay for eight weeks post-Maternity leave to ease you back into work

• Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year

• Christie’s 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: 4th January

Salary: £20,500 per annum