Senior Art Sales Advisor
FairArt Closing date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026
- Full time
- £50k+
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
This is a hands-on commercial role focused on building trust with collectors, guiding acquisitions, and developing long-term collector relationships. You will spend most of your time speaking with collectors, understanding their interests, sourcing opportunities, closing deals and helping them navigate the contemporary art market with confidence.
The ideal candidate is not simply a salesperson, but a credible contemporary art specialist who can act as a trusted advisor to collectors. You should be confident discussing artists, editions, pricing, market trends, liquidity, and collection building.
You will work closely with the founders, marketing, and product teams to help shape a more premium, relationship-led collector experience.
Job Requirements
About You:
7+ years of experience in contemporary art sales, art advisory, galleries, auction houses, or collector-facing art market roles
Deep knowledge of the contemporary art market, particularly post-war, urban and contemporary editions/prints
Ability to confidently discuss artists, market dynamics, pricing, edition structures, and collector behaviour
Proven experience building trust and long-term relationships with collectors or high-value clients
Strong commercial instincts and ability to drive revenue growth
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Highly organised with strong follow-through and attention to detail
Comfortable using CRM systems and managing sales pipelines
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment
Highly Desirable:
Existing network or address book of collectors and art market contacts
Strong understanding of market trends and auction activity
Passion for contemporary art and collecting
Job Responsibilities
Collector Relationship Management:
Build and manage long-term relationships with new and existing collectors, focused on the UK and US markets
Engage FairArt's 35k+ collector base through personalised outreach across phone, email, WhatsApp, and in-person meetings
Provide tailored artwork recommendations and market guidance
Drive repeat purchases and increase collector lifetime value
Contemporary Art Advisory:
Confidently advise collectors on artists, editions, pricing, liquidity, market trends, and collection strategy
Maintain strong awareness of auction activity, gallery programmes, and collector sentiment
Revenue & Pipeline Management:
Improve conversion and repeat purchase rates across the collector journey
Manage active sales opportunities and maintain a healthy collector pipeline
Reactivate dormant collectors and follow up consistently on inbound leads, offers, and enquiries
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Senior Art Sales Advisor
- Salary: £50k+
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Visual arts
- Role: Curation
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026
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Location:
London
How to Apply
Please email your CV and brief statement on why you would be a good fit to: [email protected]
- Contact name: Nicolas Kidd
- Contact email: [email protected]
About FairArt
At FairArt, we are creating a fairer, more profitable art market for all.
Founded on the principles of accessibility and equitability, FairArt is creating the industry’s first collector-to-collector live marketplace and global artist royalty scheme for the secondary art market.
The platform offers collectors and artists innovative solutions to many of the industry’s long-standing issues around opacity, ownership, elitism, inaccessibility, illiquidity and high fees.
FairArt is:
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