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The Senior Exhibition Designer plays a key role within Sotheby’s in-house Exhibition Design Team in New York. The position is responsible for the creative development and execution of exhibition designs, from concept through to installation, ensuring innovative, functional, and engaging visitor experiences in collaboration with internal teams and external partners. This role covers a wide range of projects that shape the physical experience and embodiment of Sotheby’s brand across our New York headquarters and wider North American regional offices and galleries.
Job Responsibility:
Collaborate closely with the in-house Exhibition team to create building activations for major sale series campaigns and key standalone sale events
Develop full exhibition design concepts, including 2D and 3D design work, technical drawings, renderings, elevations
Provide creative direction and oversee design tasks delegated to other team members
Assist in the completion of comprehensive design packs
Organise and lead design kick-off meetings with specialists and other departments
See multiple projects through from initial brief to final installation
Present designs and ideas to a wide range of stakeholders
Work jointly with Sotheby’s Operations team, in-house colleagues and external vendors to estimate projects and manage supplier contracts
Approve technical specifications, construction methodologies, and oversee installation planning
Maintain regular collaboration with the London Exhibition Design studio
Extend Sotheby’s premium aesthetic across all client-facing spaces and elements
Oversee the design of Sotheby’s salesrooms for select auctions
Ensure adherence to exhibition process and design guidelines, maintaining a meticulous archive
Requirements:
Broad experience in exhibition design and production, ideally across museums, design studios, spatial design, trade shows, or retail pop-ups
Strong understanding of built environments and the use of space
Strong collaboration skills with a positive, adaptable, and flexible approach
Confident grasp of typography and an awareness of current design trends in exhibition and digital media
Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Vectorworks, SketchUp, Rhino and CAD tools
Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
High levels of motivation, organization, proactivity
Ability to balance and manage multiple projects at once while maintaining a strong focus on quality and detail