What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Art Consultant position at Bonner David Galleries?
Location: Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona
Position: Full-time, on-site
An established art gallery in Old Town Scottsdale is seeking a Senior Art Consultant to grow art sales and build lasting relationships with collectors. This is a client-facing role for someone who enjoys learning what people love, helping them discover the right artwork, and staying connected long after a purchase.
The ideal candidate brings strong sales experience, genuine enthusiasm for art, and the confidence to work with both first-time buyers and established collectors.
What you’ll do
- Guide clients from their first gallery visit or inquiry through artwork selection, purchase, installation, and follow-up.
- Build and maintain relationships with collectors, interior designers, art advisors, and referral partners.
- Generate new sales opportunities through outreach, private appointments, exhibition previews, events, and consistent follow-up.
- Learn the gallery’s artists and available works in depth, and communicate each artist’s story and approach in a compelling, approachable way.
- Understand clients’ interests, spaces, and collecting goals to recommend artwork that fits their needs.
- Manage inquiries, client records, sales opportunities, and follow-up activity in Artlogic.
- Work with ownership to establish individual sales goals, review progress, and identify opportunities for new and repeat purchases.
- Visit clients’ homes or businesses with the gallery’s Installation Specialist for onsite approvals.
- Provide a warm, attentive experience to gallery visitors and support collector appointments, exhibition previews, and events.
What we’re looking for
- At least five years of experience in an art gallery.
- A demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, manage a sales pipeline, and close sales.
- Confidence discussing artwork with clients at different stages of their collecting journey.
- Strong listening, communication, organization, and follow-through.
- A self-directed approach to prospecting and relationship building.
- Experience with Artlogic is a plus.
- Seeking to build a long-term career in the art gallery industry, with a genuine interest in developing expertise in art sales and collector relationships.
- Availability to work on-site in Old Town Scottsdale from Tuesday through Saturday and Artwalk Thursday nights.
- To apply: Send your resume and a brief note about your sales experience to art@bonnerdavid.com.