Senior Marketing Manager, GFA

New York, USA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $130K/yrSenior LevelTemporary

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Drive cross-functional marketing campaigns for Fine Art in New York, coordinating with global teams to support client acquisition and engagement.

  • Own end-to-end campaign execution across events, exhibitions, editorial content, and collateral.
  • Must-have: Strong cross-functional collaboration with Press, Content & Creative, and Digital Marketing.
  • Standout: Campaigns integrated into consignment proposals with global guidelines and budgets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the ideation and development of 360° multi-platform marketing campaigns across a portfolio of Fine Art categories in New York, driving awareness, reinforcing brand positioning, supporting client acquisition, deepening engagement with existing collectors.
  • Partner closely with colleagues across Press, Content & Creative, Special Events, and Digital Marketing to develop integrated campaigns presented within larger consignment proposals to secure new business.
  • Collaborate with the Global Proposals Team on campaign strategy, timelines, materials, and client pitches.
  • Oversee end-to-end execution of marketing campaigns, including live and virtual events, exhibitions, editorial and content programming, printed and digital collateral, and digital marketing, ensuring alignment with global guidelines, timelines, and budgets.
  • Serve as the primary marketing liaison and strategic partner to specialist departments, aligning campaign strategy with consignment priorities and sale objectives.
  • Develop clear creative briefs for the Creative Studio, outlining campaign narratives and design direction to create advertising, collateral, content, and exhibition assets.
  • Own and manage marketing budgets across assigned auctions, ensuring efficient allocation and accurate tracking.
  • Maintain and update marketing calendars, proposal commitments, project timelines, media plans, and email and communication schedules.
  • Partner with the Global Partnerships team to identify and execute meaningful collaborations, integrating brands, cultural institutions, and tastemakers into Sotheby’s auction campaigns and programming when appropriate.
  • Own oversight of annual content goals, monitoring performance and progress to ensure teams remain on track to deliver against targets.
  • Create and maintain ongoing competitive and market analysis, identifying trends across the art world including auctions, exhibitions, events, and institutional programming.
  • Provide ad hoc project support and cross-functional assistance as required.

Benefits

  • competitive benefits package
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Since 1969, Sotheby's Institute of Art has pioneered the education of art and business. With campuses in London and New York, Sotheby’s Institute puts you at the center of the international art world. Now accepting applications for Master’s degree programs—Art Business, Contemporary Art, Fine and Decorative Art and Design, and others—starting Fall 2018. For connoisseurs, art world professionals, and lifelong learners, there are online courses, semester-long programs, and summer classes that cover a myriad of art business and art history topics.

Founded in 1969
New York, New York, USA
337 employees (49 in marketing)
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Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $130K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (4% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
104.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$14K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.7%
Direct
33.7%
Referral
7.7%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~337

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Senior Marketing Manager, GFA

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