Art Services Specialist

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · New York, NY +1

Art Services Specialist for Bank of America Private Bank, responsible for executing the national and local Art Services strategy to drive client engagement, pipeline, and market share. This role involves delivering a full suite of Art Services including art lending, planning, consulting, consignment, and philanthropic solutions to clients, working in conjunction with their internal coverage team. The specialist will develop an in-depth understanding of clients' art-related wealth management needs, identify opportunities, create market-level strategies, manage client analytics and prospect lists, and establish proactive outreach to Private Client Advisors, referral sources, and collectors. They will also cultivate relationships with art collecting clients and prospects, plan and execute client events around art, contribute to art-market thought leadership, and develop business initiatives collaboratively.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assisting in the execution of the national and local Art Services strategy at the Private Bank to drive client engagement, pipeline, and market share.
  2. Delivering the full suite of Art Services—art lending, art planning, art consulting, consignment services, arts philanthropic solutions—to clients in conjunction with their internal coverage team.
  3. Develop an in-depth understanding of clients’ needs for managing their art-related wealth and identify opportunities by positioning our offering.
  4. Create market-level strategies for driving business with art collectors and institutions aligned with national Art Services priorities.
  5. Work with market leadership to manage client analytics, art prospect lists, and business development with collectors.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years art business experience
  • gallery experience
  • auction house experience
  • art advisory experience
  • Deep knowledge of art ecosystem
  • commercial art world knowledge
  • art institutions knowledge
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • influencing skills
  • client coverage skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively
  • Ability to work cross-functionally
  • manage multiple priorities
  • driving results
  • Demonstrated strong oral communication skills
  • Demonstrated strong written communication skills
  • Demonstrated strong presentation communication skills
  • BS/BA degree

Nice to have

  • advanced degree strongly preferred

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years art business experience
  • art business experience
  • gallery, auction house or art advisory experience required