Careers at Clars
Specialist/Cataloguer, Furniture & Decorative Arts
The applicant will assist with the many everyday duties of the Furniture & Decorative Arts department, including research and display of property, marketing, public relations, and administrative tasks, including the review of consignor statements, inventory control and various customer service duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cataloging and evaluating a variety of 17th through Contemporary furniture and decorative arts compliant with Clars’ cataloguing structure
- Ability to interact with clients to evaluate items and obtain consignments
- Meet deadlines in a fast paced, team environment
- Ability to market to potential buyers
When applying, please submit cover letter with resume.
Fine Wines Specialist, Clars Wines
The applicant will assist with the many everyday duties of the department, including research and display of property, marketing, public relations, and administrative tasks, including the review of consignor statements, inventory control, and various customer service duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prospect new business contacts/partnerships with retailers, restaurants, brokers, vineyards, and collectors
- Develop and maintain relationships with existing consignors
- Receive inquiries for incoming requests for evaluations while accepting and preparing consignments for auction
- Maintain and support the ongoing development of a database of customers
- Work with the Director of Marketing in business getting/development and sales for the department
- Attend marketing events
When applying, please submit cover letter with resume.
Senior Specialist, Fine Jewelry & Timepieces
The role of the Senior Specialist, Fine Jewelry & Timepieces, is to grow Clars’ Fine Jewelry & Timepieces department’s business by achieving annual sales goals as well as maintain pre-existing (and establish new) long-term client relationships with private collectors, institutions, and industry experts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all gemology work associated with the evaluation of property for auction including gem identification, carat weight calculation, grading, cataloging consigned property, researching authenticity, provenance and reviewing client inquiries to determine sale potential
- Research and catalog property for auction and assign auction estimates
- Lead, as well as mentor, departmental team members to promote the monthly auctions by helping clients at auction previews, speaking to clients about the property, developing, tracking, and communicating client interest and executing bids at auction
- Oversee department in client inquiries regarding evaluations, consignments, and auctions
- Proactively develop new opportunities to grow and maintain the volume of property
- Travel regionally to evaluate and consign property for upcoming sales
- Collaborate with other departments to develop marketing strategies to reach new potential sellers and buyers
When applying, please submit cover letter with resume.
- Must have at least 5 years of experience in the auction industry