Career Opportunities

Work directly with the Senior International Specialist, American Art, Deputy Chairwoman, and the Senior International Specialist, Modern Art, Deputy Chairman in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Department in New York, to coordinate and organize all aspects of day to day activities, to ensure smooth running of their offices on a global basis.  This role includes a range of administrative, financial, or logistical responsibilities, and requires a high degree of organization, meticulous attention to detail, proactivity, and discretion.    

Client Services Representatives are the first people that our clients interact with and are ambassadors of the Phillips brand. They must be extremely professional, presentable, charismatic, confident and polite while interacting with our diverse clientele and able to multitask. They are expected to uphold the company’s standards and should consistently provide the highest level of professional service possible to our clients as well as Phillips colleagues. Covid protocols are in place for colleagues and clients.

This role is intended to support the day to day functions of the Commercial Office by capturing and presenting data involving all Commercial Deals to provide the Department with more in depth reporting and analysis that show our commercial activity.

The Commercial Deals Analyst will maintain thorough records of all commercial deals, and will follow up with Specialists to capture additional information when required. The Commercial Deals Analyst will ensure that deal spreadsheets are kept up to date and further developed and will make sure that commercial deal data is entered into the appropriate Phillips systems.

The Commercial Deals Analyst will maintain thorough, up to date records for the Commercial Office, compile data to support the objectives and strategies of the Commercial Office, and will assist with fielding all relevant departmental enquiries.

The Assistant to Head of Design, Europe & Research Coordinator will be responsible for working closely with the Head of Design, Europe to manage and organise all aspects of his day-to-day activities. In addition, the Assistant to Head of Design, Europe & Research coordinator will assist the Design team in the researching, writing and cataloguing of all department materials including for auction catalogues.

The position will involve working as part of Phillips’ Legal Team performing various legal tasks from an in-house perspective.  The role requires a good knowledge of the  legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements of an international auction house.

The Assistant Counsel is responsible for providing day to day legal advice to the Company’s various specialist departments in Hong Kong. This position will report to the General Counsel, EMEA. As a member of the Legal team, the Assistant Counsel is expected to demonstrate continuous focus on delivering the Company’s brand promise, executing its business strategy and achieving its vision.

The Property Controller is responsible for property receipt and release, inventory management, not only for individual delivery and pickups, but also sale transfers, installing and handling works for private viewings, and overseeing the New York Collections inbox and scheduling collections/drop offs at the Gallery and Warehouse locations.

The Truck Driver/Art Handler is responsible for packing, collecting, delivering and transporting artwork in a safe, secure and timely manner.

Acting as Specialist and Head of Sale in the Photographs Department in London, this senior level position will be primarily responsible for business getting and selling for London Photographs sales, while growing and cultivating networks among collectors, dealers and other experts in the photographs market with an aim to facilitate commercial transactions.

The Regional Coordinator will report to the Regional Director and Specialist, Vice President in Chicago to organize all aspects of the region’s client and business development activities, including providing administrative, financial or logistical support as required. This role is both internally and externally facing.

This role is for an in house, part-time designer, in Hong Kong. The designer will be working on our bilingual marketing collateral across the sectors of Watches, Jewellery and Contemporary Art. The designer will be working directly with Phillips Marketing Director and Creative Services Team based in Phillips, Hong Kong and will be overseen creatively by our Creative Director in NY.

The part-time designer will have guidelines and templates to work with and will be responsible for brand guardianship in Hong Kong. The main challenge will be for the chosen candidate to feel comfortable with working independently and efficiently. The successful candidate should be efficient and able to work under pressure and understand how to use his/ her resources in NY or UK.

Phillips is the destination for international collectors to buy and sell the world’s most important contemporary works of art. By focusing specifically on the defining aesthetic movements of the last century, we’ve set ourselves apart as the most dynamic and forward-thinking auction house. Our considered approach and specialized knowledge lead clients to seek our guidance on contemporary collecting trends. This finely-honed expertise is evident in all aspects of our business, from the caliber and quality of our sale catalogues, events and exhibitions, to a superior level of individualized client service. Headquartered in New York and London, with offices throughout the world, Phillips conducts sales in a select number of categories: 20th Century/Contemporary Art, Photographs, Editions, Design, Watches and Jewelry. Additionally, our core art business includes special exhibitions, private sales, advising private estates and corporate clients, museum services, and consulting. Phillips currently has a Part-Time Seasonal Art Handler opportunity available.  

This position is responsible for Ensuring the safe and timely preparation of works of art for display, exhibition and transport. 

This role is responsible for researching, inputting, retrieving object information and providing comprehensive research on high-value objects, updating and maintaining objects’ data on Phillips’ databases for 20th Century & Contemporary Art (TCA) Object Intelligence in New York. In addition, this role will action and support the department’s strategic Object Intelligence initiatives to efficiently and effectively leverage key business opportunities in the short and long term.

Phillips is seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated intern to fill a fixed-term 2021 Internship in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art department.

Based in our Hong Kong Headquarters within the St. George’s Building, the primary focus of the internship will be to gain an insight into the day to day operations of a successful international auction house. The internship would be suitable for applicants with an interest specifically in Contemporary Art but would also welcome applications from candidates with an interest in art generally. The term can be 3-6 months.