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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 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Business Judgment, & 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.
What you’ll be doing
Architecture + Exhibition design at Christie’s is a hybrid practice that integrates aspects of different disciplines: exhibition design, 3D and Architectural design and graphic design. It involves designing spaces across the EMEA region to show and sell art to our clients, creating bespoke exhibitions to enhance sales and create a distinct offering unmatched by Christie’s competitors, or designing sets for photo and video campaigns, to name a few. This exciting role is suitable for Part 2 architects with excellent spatial design skills, a true passion for the arts and luxury industries, and with an interest to explore the world of exhibition design and interior design for the art and luxury businesses.
Working in a positive, friendly and adaptable, digital-first environment, the goal is to assist the Architect and Lead Exhibition designer in the delivery of top-level exhibition projects, as well as in the design of new permanent galleries and workspaces across the EMEA region. A rare opportunity to work on some very exciting interior design projects from concept to detail and completion, and to venture into the world of exhibition design, creating exhibitions for Christie’s beautiful galleries in Central London
What your day might look like
- Conveying ideas through sketches, photomontages and 3D renderings/visualisations
- Drawing of plans, sections and elevations with different levels of details according to project phase
- Laying out of drawings of visuals to explain the projects in a clear way
- Working collaboratively with other designers from the Creative Studio when required
- Assisting in the supervision exhibitions & signage installations
- Attend kick-off meetings to shadow the Architect & Lead Exhibition Designer as briefed by the Marketing team to develop exhibition design.
- Assist with obtaining images from our internal servers for exhibition graphics and windows.
- Organise large amounts of information in spreadsheets, redraw items from various sources, prepare assets to allow further design work.
- Liaise with suppliers to discuss solutions and secure quotes
- Source and arrange hire of furniture and props and return
- Performing other duties as assigned by manager
What you’ll bring to the team
- Architecture student with Part 2 completed, looking for work experience
- Interest in design of spaces for art and luxury, as well as exhibition design and ephemeral architecture
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D and 3D
- Good knowledge in 3D visualisation software, such as Rhino and/or Cinema 4D
- Dedication and strong attention to detail
- Positive, motivated individual who enjoys new challenges
- A strong portfolio of work developed at university or outside
- Ability to work independently while following the directions received by the line manager
- Demonstrable experience in drawing clear and compelling architectural drawings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including superior written and spoken communication
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to very tight deadlines
What’s great about working for us
- 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave
- Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 2nd Jan) – in additional 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 - €450 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)
- Life Insurance policy from first day – 3x annual base salary
- Generous retirement plans: We will double match your pension contribution upto 5% (Max 10% contribution from Christie’s)
- AXA Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members
- Unum Dental Care – (may be added at personal cost)
- Guaranteed income insurance in the event of sickness, personal injury and occupational injury
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling
- Eyecare vouchers (once a year)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Robust family first policy:
- 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave
- Four day week, for eight weeks, at full pay on return from Maternity Leave
- Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year
- The Stork Club: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea…
- Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops
