Full time internship - 6 months

Intern Christies Mumbai

Indicative Responsibilities/Tasks:

• General office duties including (but not limited to) post, couriers, stationery, telephone assistance / taking accurate and concise messages
• Liaising with shippers, clients and overseas colleagues to ensure a smooth shipping process either for export or import of their shipments.
• Liaising with clients and making logistic support for transportation of artworks within India to Mumbai office.
• Prior to client events - co-ordinate with vendors and re-confirm all arrangements are within the planned budget; compile the RSVP mailing list;
• Liaising with misc. vendors for framing, photography, restoration of artworks
• Extensive and complex diary management
• Ensuring office diaries are kept up to date with all upcoming events, art fairs and global auctions
• Manage travel and accommodation bookings, including itineraries and visas
• Ensuring provision of excellent client service for our top clients ensuring their requests are met with speed and efficiency
• Other general assistance including filing and archiving, running client errands as needed

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Integrity and discretion
• Good phone manner
• Strong knowledge and competency of Microsoft Office packages, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
• Team player
• Positive attitude and sense of humour
• Flexible/ reliable / 'can do' attitude