Art Tour Guide

Masterworks

Art Tour Guide

New York, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    About Masterworks

    Masterworks is the leader in creating investment products for art, and the largest buyer in the art market. We allow anyone to invest in SEC-qualified shares of multi-million dollar paintings by names like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso. We've been covered by The New York Times, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.

    About the Role

    A core part of our business is events, and we are looking for skilled personalities to give guided museum tours with a focus on prices and trends in the art market to prospective investors at local museums, galleries, and other art-related spaces.

    As the on-site Masterworks expert, you will be responsible for using these venues to educate potential investors on the:

    • The Masterworks business
    • Offering them a “market guide,” created for the event or museum/gallery location, which includes the value of artworks in the collection, market trends on different artists, and more
    • Insights into what segments of the art market are most investable and perform the best, and those that do not
    • After the tour, ultimately getting each prospective investor to agree to schedule a meeting with our team to learn more about Masterworks

    Why This Role?

    • Do you love sales, finance, and art?
    • Are you equally comfortable talking about art history and why art is a good investment?
    • Do you want to meet high net worth people?
    • Do you want to be the in-person face of one of the most talked-about platforms in alternative investing?

    If that's you, we'd love to talk.

    Responsibilities

    • Host ~60-minute guided museum tours for groups of 8–15 prospective investors 3-5 days per week, from 3pm - 7pm each evening
    • Get 70%+ of groups to schedule calls with Masterworks representatives to learn more about membership and investing in art
    • Own all post-tour follow-up, multi-touch outreach (call, email, text) to every attendee until they book a meeting or opt out
    • Find new ways to invite people to events within your community, by reaching out to angel investing groups, attending community events, and other opportunities
    • Manage on-site event flow: check-in, ticketing, group pacing, and a professional close

    Requirements / Skill Sets

    • Exceptional in-person presence and public speaking, you can hold a room of accomplished adults for an hour
    • Background or education in finance or business
    • Strong interest in art
    • Strong, professional written communication for follow-up email and text
    • Highly self-directed and organized, you'll manage your own follow-up cadence between tours without daily oversight
    • Well-networked within your community, belonging to membership organizations and attending community events

    Nice to Have

    • Degree in finance, business or related field
    • Familiarity with financial markets or alternative investments
    • Prior experience hosting tours, events, or educational programming

    Additional Requirements

    • Eligible to work in the US
    • Available to travel locally within the metro to partner museums
    • Reliable availability for daytime and early-evening tours, including some weekends

    Compensation & Benefits

    Compensation is $80,000 - $125,000 per year, including on-target incentive compensation

    Benefits include: Daily catered lunches · Free admission to art museums and galleries · Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA options · Paid Parental Leave · PTO and 401k · Happy hours, company outings, and more