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Friday, June 12, 2026 · No. 162
Careers/Jobs/Editorial & Research

Editorial & Research jobs in the art world

Editorial and research roles sit at the scholarly end of the market: catalogue researchers, publications editors, provenance specialists, librarians, archivists, and writers embedded in museums and auction houses. They're rare and prized — often the path by which art historians stay close to objects. New listings appear here within a day of going live on institutional career pages.

Senior Proposals Writer
Christie's· New York· Hybrid· full-time· USD 85k–95k· Jun 10
Cataloguer, Watches
Sotheby's· New York, United States· On-site· full-time· USD 55k–65k· Jun 4
Temporary Associate Cataloguer, Contemporary and Modern Art, Milan
Sotheby's· Milano, Milan, Italy· On-site· temporary· Jun 4
Research Coordinator, Impressionist & Modern Art (Temp)
Christie's· New York· On-site· temporary· USD 22–24· Jun 3
Fall Modern & Contemporary Art Research Internship
Phillips· New York, New York· On-site· internship· USD 17–17· Jun 1
Assistant(e) département Design - Stage 6 mois
Christie's· Paris· On-site· internship· EUR 800–800· May 12
Cataloguer, Jewellery
Christie's· Paris· On-site· full-time· EUR 34k–38k· Apr 9
Cataloguer, Jewellery
Sotheby's· Hong Kong· On-site· full-time· Mar 26
Cataloguer, Chinese Works of Art
Sotheby's· London· On-site· full-time· Mar 16
Research Fellow: Women in Design
Victoria and Albert Museum· Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London· On-site· contract· GBP 37k–39k
V&A PhD Placement – A Visual Narrative: Photography and the Construction of the 1862 Building
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· internship
V&A PhD Placement - Henry Cole’s Travel Diaries: knowledge, acquisitions and networks
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· internship
V&A PhD Placement - The art correspondence and inventory of Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833-1900)
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· internship
V&A PhD Placement -Investigating representation of East London women creatives in the Children's Book Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum· Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London· On-site· temporary
V&A PhD Placement – Materials and Techniques in the NAL’s Jobbing Printing Collection (1920 – 1939)
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· temporary
V&A PhD Placement - Nazi-era acquisition in the National Art Library
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· internship
V&A PhD Placement – Researching and cataloguing Scottish design objects in the V&A collection
Victoria and Albert Museum· Cromwell Road, London· On-site· temporary
Editor (On-Call)
Guggenheim· temporary

Common questions

How many editorial & research roles in the art world are open right now?
18 editorial & research roles in the art world are live on Cultural Signal, aggregated daily from the career pages of the museums, galleries, and auction houses we monitor.
Which organizations are currently hiring?
Current openings include positions at Victoria and Albert Museum, Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips, Guggenheim.
Are any of these roles remote?
1 of the 18 open editorial & research roles in the art world offer remote or hybrid work.
What do these roles pay?
Posted salary ranges currently span USD 17–95k. Not every employer discloses pay; ranges are shown on each listing when available.

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