Art Tour Guide

About Masterworks

Masterworks is the leader in creating investment products for art, and the largest buyer in the art market.  We allow anyone to invest in SEC-qualified shares of multi-million dollar paintings by names like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso. We've been covered by The New York Times, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times.

About the Role 

A core part of our business is events, and we are looking for skilled personalities to give guided museum tours with a focus on prices and trends in the art market to prospective investors at local museums, galleries, and other art-related spaces.

As the on-site Masterworks expert, you will be responsible for using these venues to educate potential investors on the:

• The Masterworks business
• Offering them a “market guide,” created for the event or museum/gallery location, which includes the value of artworks in the collection, market trends on different artists, and more
• Insights into what segments of the art market are most investable and perform the best, and those that do not
• After the tour, ultimately getting each prospective investor to agree to schedule a meeting with our team to learn more about Masterworks

Why This Role?

• Do you love sales, finance, and art?
• Are you equally comfortable talking about art history and why art is a good investment?
• Do you want to meet high net worth people?
• Do you want to be the in-person face of one of the most talked-about platforms in alternative investing?

If that's you, we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

• Host ~60-minute guided museum tours for groups of 8–15 prospective investors 3-5 days per week, from 3pm - 7pm each evening
• Get 70%+ of groups to schedule calls with Masterworks representatives to learn more about membership and investing in art
• Own all post-tour follow-up, multi-touch outreach (call, email, text) to every attendee until they book a meeting or opt out
• Find new ways to invite people to events within your community, by reaching out to angel investing groups, attending community events, and other opportunities
• Manage on-site event flow: check-in, ticketing, group pacing, and a professional close

Requirements / Skill Sets

• Exceptional in-person presence and public speaking, you can hold a room of accomplished adults for an hour
• Background or education in finance or business
• Strong interest in art
• Strong, professional written communication for follow-up email and text
• Highly self-directed and organized, you'll manage your own follow-up cadence between tours without daily oversight
• Well-networked within your community, belonging to membership organizations and attending community events

Nice to Have

• Degree in finance, business or related field
• Familiarity with financial markets or alternative investments
• Prior experience hosting tours, events, or educational programming

Additional Requirements

• Eligible to work in the US
• Available to travel locally within the metro to partner museums
• Reliable availability for daytime and early-evening tours, including some weekends

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is $80,000 - $125,000 per year, including on-target incentive compensation

Benefits include: Daily catered lunches · Free admission to art museums and galleries · Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA options · Paid Parental Leave · PTO and 401k · Happy hours, company outings, and more