Part-Time Purchasing Inventory & Appraisal Services Coordinator
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Salon D'Art
Hercules, CA, US
Summary
The coordinator will manage artwork cataloging, logistics, and inventory documentation while monitoring international auction trends. They will also support appraisal services and coordinate with international vendors and art spotters.
Job Description
Join our creative team managing a large volume of artwork to include cataloging purchases, logistics, tracking international auctions, appraisals, etc.
About UsWe are a boutique art company of 20+ years. Our mission is to ensure smooth purchasing, inventory management, and cataloging of artworks while staying connected to the global art market.
Job SummaryThis position will catalog volumes of artwork, artwork logistics, and track international auctions. This role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and a passion for the art world. Conversational French is a plus, as many of our vendors and auction houses are international.
Key Responsibilities
- Inventory Documentation: Catalog artworks, maintain volume records, and photograph new pieces.
- Auction Market Research: Monitor and document international art auctions, including pricing trends and acquisitions.
- Auction Market Research: Track international auctions and compile pricing insights
- Overseas Art Spotter Coordination: Support and monitor assignments for our Paris‑based art spotter.
- Vendor relations: Communicate with local and international suppliers; French language skills preferred.
- Excel reporting: Create and maintain spreadsheets for purchasing, inventory, appraisals, and auction tracking.
- Appraisal Services Support: Assist with digital content for our new appraisal offerings
- Collaboration: Work closely with curators, artists, and administrative staff to anticipate material and cataloging needs.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in purchasing, inventory, or supply chain coordination.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, reporting).
- Background in the art industry (galleries, museums, auction houses, or studios).
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Conversational French (preferred but not required).
What We Offer
- Part-time schedule (up to 24 hours/week) on Wed, Thu & Fri
- $27/hour compensation.
- Exposure to international art markets and auctions.
- Collaborative, creative work environment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Occasional onsite travel to local storage facility.
- Opportunities for professional growth in art operations and logistics.
Flexible work from home options available.
Founded in 2002, Salon D’ Art™ has the distinction of combining intimate yet elegant exhibition programs with extensive educational and informative collecting advice. Dedicated to art on paper, our mission is to ‘create a venue for the conversation about art, where passion promotes learning, sharing and collecting™’.
Utilizing unique spaces to showcase our collection, over a decade ago, Salon D’ Art pioneered the temporary art display concept within the luxury hotel space. Today, we are proud to be the leading hospitality industry focused art exhibitor, infusing the world’s leading hotel brands with museum-quality temporary exhibitions.
The collection, one of the largest of its kind on the west coast, includes a wide array of pieces from the last six centuries. From the works of such masters as Rembrandt, Frenet, Boucher and Renoir, to Matisse and Picasso, to the iconic images of Warhol and Lichtenstein, the collection spans the globe as well as history. The oldest art piece in the collection dates back to circa 1450, depicting St. John on a small hill. The pieces in our collection were created in a number of media including etching, woodcut, engraving, photography, lithography and a variety of original drawing.
Founded
2002
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Retail Art Dealers
Org type
Privately Held
Founded in 2002, Salon D’ Art™ has the distinction of combining intimate yet elegant exhibition programs with extensive educational and informative collecting advice. Dedicated to art on paper, our mission is to ‘create a venue for the conversation about art, where passion promotes learning, sharing and collecting™’.
Utilizing unique spaces to showcase our collection, over a decade ago, Salon D’ Art pioneered the temporary art display concept within the luxury hotel space. Today, we are proud to be the leading hospitality industry focused art exhibitor, infusing the world’s leading hotel brands with museum-quality temporary exhibitions.
The collection, one of the largest of its kind on the west coast, includes a wide array of pieces from the last six centuries. From the works of such masters as Rembrandt, Frenet, Boucher and Renoir, to Matisse and Picasso, to the iconic images of Warhol and Lichtenstein, the collection spans the globe as well as history. The oldest art piece in the collection dates back to circa 1450, depicting St. John on a small hill. The pieces in our collection were created in a number of media including etching, woodcut, engraving, photography, lithography and a variety of original drawing.
Founded
2002
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Retail Art Dealers
Org type
Privately Held
