Fine Art Specialist

Job Description

1stDibs is a one-of-a-kind online marketplace that connects design lovers to more than one million extraordinary pieces, from furniture and fine art to jewelry and fashion. As a leading global marketplace for design lovers, we enable shoppers to discover beautiful things and interact with top sellers from around the world and our team shares that passion. Our best-in-class platform allows shoppers to buy directly, negotiate a price, or bid on items at auction and enables them to interact with sellers throughout all stages of the transaction — including item inquiries, price negotiations, and customization requests.

1stDibs is the world’s largest online luxury marketplace for rare and desirable objects. Since 2000, we have captured the magic of the Paris flea market and have become the go-to source for the world's leading interior designers and consumers to find antiques, furniture, jewelry, vintage fashion and fine art. As a two-sided e-commerce platform, we bring together buyers of unique, beautiful things with a preeminent worldwide network of trusted sellers in these categories, each of whom has been thoroughly vetted by our in-house experts. Our best-in-class platform allows shoppers to buy directly, negotiate a price or bid on items at auction and enables them to interact with sellers throughout all stages of the transaction.

We are looking to add a Fine Art Specialist to our expanding Art and Design Research team. As a Fine Art Specialist you will have the opportunity to leverage your knowledge of the art market and industry trends to support the expansion of our growing art category. If you are passionate about art and design, able to navigate delicate conversations with sellers, and balance needs to deliver business first outcomes - then this is an ideal role for you.

What you’ll do

• Consult on the supply strategy for 1stDibs’ rapidly growing art vertical
• Use market expertise to strategize new areas of potential lead sourcing and for fine art vertical.
• Review all potential sellers interested in joining 1stDibs using your industry expertise, knowledge of seller reputation, and market trends, as well as internally generated leads for Business Development to contact.
• Author and review seller guidelines to ensure marketplace quality standards are maintained
• Develop a deep understanding and familiarity of the art supply, including consistent and ongoing review of sellers to ensure high marketplace standards are met
• Provide buyer assistance on post-sale questions and concerns while reviewing pieces to mitigate risk on high value transactions
• Be an educational resource by presenting on topics related to your area of expertise
• Work with the Manager of team on strategic and risk-based approaches to reviews and inventory guidelines for the art category
• Advise and be a cross-functional partner on greater company initiatives, including but not limited to, product development, seller onboarding, marketing and merchandising campaigns, as well as providing insights and data for press requests
• Field and advise, as a public facing-presence, on questions from trade and VIP client sales team, seller community, and buyers, including by providing sourcing support to our internal sales teams for high potential clientele
• Research, develop, and present weekly, monthly, and as needed trends reporting for internal cross-functional groups, including but not limited to, weekly expert’s picks, monthly industry trends reports, insights to industry as needed for special projects, and others.
• Develop a network of external experts in the field to cover internal expertise gaps

Who you are

• You have a bachelor’s Degree in Art History or equivalent specialized studies/Master’s Degree preferred.
• You have 3-5 years of professional experience working in the fine art sector
• You have in-depth knowledge of best practices for cataloging art as well as trends and current practices of the art industry as a whole, including a need to have your finger on the pulse of market happenings

The 1stDibs mission, to enrich lives with the extraordinary, can only be achieved when diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded into our values, culture and the way we do business. Enabling access to and celebrating unique and diverse perspectives is at the very core of what we do. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry, who are reflective of the diversity of our communities, and fostering an environment where every individual feels they belong, are valued and heard. As a leading design marketplace, we leverage the power of our platform and brand to empowe r historically underrepresented individuals, and the businesses they own, across the art and design industries.

The 1stDibs mission, to enrich lives with the extraordinary, can only be achieved when diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded into our values, culture and the way we do business. Enabling access to and celebrating unique and diverse perspectives is at the very core of what we do. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry, who are reflective of the diversity of our communities, and fostering an environment where every individual feels they belong, are valued and heard. As a leading design marketplace, we leverage the power of our platform and brand to empowe r historically underrepresented individuals, and the businesses they own, across the art and design industries.