Proposals Writer (Temporary)

Christie's•New York, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

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 our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this over 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Respect, Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Business Judgement & Innovation. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business.

Requirements

Bachelors of Arts Degree.
Extremely professional and polished.
Excellent writing/communications ability; ability to tell stories.
Working knowledge of InDesign.
Extremely proficient project management skills and ability to lead meetings with senior executives and management.
Strong analytical skills so as to evaluate a variety of statistics relating to Christie’s performance.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent time management and ability to work under extremely tight deadlines and intense pressure.
Solutions-oriented, motivated, extremely efficient, extremely proactive, self-starter and a great team player.
Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

Three years of relevant work experience preferred.
Client-facing experience preferred.
Knowledge of Mac computers and software programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Photoshop preferred.
Knowledge of the auction/art market.

Responsibilities

Project manage, assemble and organize written letters, proposals for sale, digital presentations, market reports, timelines, and other business-getting tools for Specialists and Executives across all areas of the business.
Develop and hone messaging about Christie’s strategic advantages and strengths, while also ensuring that our proposals address clients’ priorities
Lead meetings with specialists of various departments to strategize, structure proposals and project timetables.
Write and organize proposals/presentations in allotted time.
Proactively track Christie’s marketing and sale activities, developing new sections for proposals.
Lead pitch coaching sessions, developing pitch messages and narratives for specialists and business-getters.
Gather appropriate statistical information and illustrations of comparable property sold at Christie’s and in the overall market for own proposals and those of other team members.
Collaborate with Specialists to incorporate feedback on own documents and for other team members. Make recommendations for new sections and messaging.
Strategize and coordinate with Proposals Designers to convey the appropriate style and ensure that all accompanying materials are completed in a timely fashion.
Assist with scanning of images for the department when necessary.
Assist with assembling proposals for own projects and for other team members.
Proofread documents.
Collaborate with other members of the Proposals team on larger projects, either as a team leader or in an assisting role, depending on the project.
Other duties as assigned by Manager.