Operations jobs in the art world
Operations is the broadest lane in the art world: facilities and security management, visitor services, retail, event production, HR, and administration. These roles are the most numerous across museums and auction houses and frequently the most accessible entry points into the sector. Everything below comes directly from employer career pages, refreshed daily.
Common questions
- How many operations roles in the art world are open right now?
- 27 operations 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 Sotheby's, Phillips, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie's, Art Institute of Chicago.
- What do these roles pay?
- Posted salary ranges currently span USD 20–145k. Not every employer discloses pay; ranges are shown on each listing when available.
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