Art Tour Guide

Masterworks

$80K — $125K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Exceptional in-person presence and public speaking skills
  • Background or education in finance or business
  • Strong interest in art and its market
  • Proficient in professional written communication for outreach
  • Highly self-directed and organized with follow-up management
  • Well-networked within the community, involved in membership organizations

Responsibilities

  • Host 60-minute guided museum tours for groups of 8-15 prospective investors
  • Achieve over 70% of attendees scheduling follow-up calls with Masterworks representatives
  • Conduct post-tour follow-ups through multiple contact methods until meetings are booked or attendees opt out
  • Innovate outreach methods to attract attendees from local angel investing groups and community events
  • Manage on-site event logistics, including check-in, ticketing, and group pacing

Benefits

  • Daily catered lunches
  • Free admission to art museums and galleries
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA options
  • Paid parental leave
  • PTO and 401k options
  • Company happy hours and outings
Full Job Description
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

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