benedict winter

junior specialist, head of sale

About

Looking for permanent employment within antiques, interiors and art sectors.

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

fine art

Skill

history of art, antiques, insurance, art history, auctions, art exhibitions, curating, social media, research, event management, history, galleries, art, visual arts, museums, microsoft word, microsoft office, public relations, public speaking, fine art, teamwork, contemporary art, arts administration, sales, editing, event planning, writing, museum collections, marketing, cataloging

Experience

business development intern

tang art advisory

2014-8 - 2014-9 · 2 mos

Researching potential business development oppurtunities for a successful Art Advisory Company based in New York.

development intern

bryanston school

2013-4 - 2013-4 · 1 mo

Part time internship helping with a telephone campaign for Alumni. Personally raised over £6500 in donations over a week period.

work experience

portland gallery

2010-12 - 2010-12 · 1 mo

Assisting with closing of exhibition and sales work. Administrative duties including telephone calls, packaging and updating databases. Also front of house work during busy periods.

sales assistant

otto retro

2011-10 - 2013-5 · 1 yr 8 mos

Building up sales through social media and contacting London dealers and auction houses to help with valuation. Also online and telesales.

intern

dulwich picture gallery

2012-1 - 2012-3 · 3 mos

Reorganisation of the picture database and creation of various better systems of dealing with re-hangings and exhibition space. Also dealing with pictures in transit and the relevant valuation and insurance documents.

curatorial intern

national trust

2011-9 - 2011-12 · 4 mos

Helping with curatorial and conservation duties and developing a specifically art related web page for use throughout the Trust. Also helping with inventories and cataloguing of the Trust’s Collections through insurance and valuation documents.

development assistant

exeter college university of oxford

2007-5 - 2011-9 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Part time holiday work. Researching development oppurtunities and helping with specific fundraising campaigns.

work experience

sladmore gallery ltd

2011-8 - 2011-8 · 1 mo

Assisting with closing of exhibition and sales work. Administrative duties including telephone calls, packaging and updating databases. Also front of house work during busy periods.

assistant

sophie macpherson charity auction

2011-1 - 2011-1 · 1 mo

Helping with busy charity auction - electronic bidding and portering work.

student

university of york

2012-9 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Graduating with a 2:1 in History of Art. Dissertation on the Decline and Future of the Irish Country House and their collections. Specific modules of interest: Art Law, Art and Money.