Business Manager, Marketing (Temporary)

Christie’s Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

New York Full-time Manager General Marketing

Mid-level General Marketing role at Christie’s. New York · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You’ll manage projected campaign costs and align proposal commitments with client contracts
You’ll maintain client-facing decks covering promises and client-review periods
You’ll build marketing budgets and forecasts with leadership and finance, then report results biweekly
You’ll track team travel and entertainment spending and provide current analysis
You’ll assess vendors, business cases, and budget efficiencies for marketing initiatives

What you bring

You bring an undergraduate degree and at least five years of work experience
You have strong management, communication, and interpersonal skills; legal or paralegal experience is preferred
You’ve successfully led and implemented change across departments
You’re skilled with project management and presentation software and can learn Christie’s systems, including Monday.com and JDE

Who this fits

You’ll suit a collaborative manager who can work across a matrix of disciplines, groups, and sites. You need to move between independent work and teamwork while building strong cross-department relationships. This is a temporary, full-time role listed in New York, United Kingdom.

From the employer

Business Manager, Marketing (Temporary)

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments or in our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this over 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Respect, Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Business Judgement & Innovation. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do, and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business.

Why This Role Matters

This role supports the operational management and proposal management within the Marketing Americas team. The primary responsibility of the role within the division is to support the Marketing head and strategy team with forecasting and tracking costs and legal obligations throughout the proposals and consignment process.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Proposal Management

Partner with and effectively manage any projected costs associated with specific marketing campaigns
Work with legal department to appropriately and accurately reflect proposal marketing commitments within client contracts
Manage client facing decks including updates around contractual promises and client-review periods
Work directly with marketing strategy team to ensure that external facing documents align with internal project management tools
Help identify, vet, and engage external vendors as needed for creative marketing campaigns

Financial & Commercial Management

Working with Head of Marketing, Americas and Finance Business Partner to prepare, collate and enter the annual Americas Marketing budgets, and any quarterly forecasts
Partner with Finance Business Partner to understand and help manage financials for all Marketing Americas divisions
Lead regular clear & transparent financial reporting on a biweekly cadence to Head of Marketing
Work with department leadership to identify efficiencies within budgets as needed throughout the year
Work with Head of Marketing to develop business cases for any necessary investments or budgetary requests
Oversee and track the T&E of the AMERICAs Marketing team, providing up-to-date analysis

What you’ll bring to the team

Undergraduate degree with a minimum of 5 years work experience
Paralegal or legal background highly preferred
Strong management experience with established communication and interpersonal skills
Creative and pragmatic approach to financial operational and team matters
Model strong and effective working relationships across departments
Record of successful driving and implementation of change
Collaborative approach to matrixed structure across multiple disciplines, groups and sites
Flex between working independently and as part of a team
Strong systems expertise in Project Management and Presentation software
Familiarity with or ability to learn Christie’s systems including Monday.com, JDE, intranet and website and more

Christie’s, Inc. is committed to principles of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, Christie’s Inc. ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability status for service in the United States Armed Forces.

Closing Date: September 10th, 2026

*Posted salary range does not include discretionary bonus compensation and overtime pay.