Expert Antiquarian Books
About this role
At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.
We’re a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 110,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.
Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.
Taking ownership and driving impact
Being open to change and feedback
Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
What you’ll do
As an Antiquarian Books Expert, you will be closely involved with evaluating and arranging lots submitted by our users. Using your expert knowledge and extensive network, you will be responsible for creating attractive lot listings every week.
Catawiki strives to keep user transactions as transparent and fair as possible, and your expertise and experience play a large part in maintaining this standard; you know better than anyone what items are of interest to our users. You will review lot titles, descriptions, and pictures, and provide users with an estimated value based on this information. If you need to reject a submission, you do so in a professional and courteous manner.
We are looking for a candidate with clear expertise in Antiquarian Books and a strong network of dealers who are already selling online and are looking to expand their buyer market to Europe. This may include people from within the industry, such as dealers, galleries, curators, bookshop owners, or passionate collectors.
Requirements
- Experts will commit to a full-time engagement. We do not necessarily require any diplomas or experience in similar functions, however, we do require:
- Expert knowledge in Books, ideally within the antiquarian realm.
- Generalist knowledge in Publications is a big plus
- Professional trading experience on leading platforms such as Catawiki, 1stDibs, Ebay, Yahoo! and Book and Antiquarian fairs;
- Understanding how to optimise auction strategies (reserve price, sell rate, cash flow);
- Good analytical skills, monitoring auction performance and guiding sellers on trends;
- Ability to extract insights from data sets, always striving to improve the auctions you will be responsible for;
- Strong commercial acumen;
- Excellent communicative skills;
- Good computer skills;
- Strong research skills and a good sense of who are important players (sellers and experts) in your field;
- Good command of English, Dutch and French;
- Where you’ll be:
- As an expert in the Books department, you can be based in the Netherlands and will work with a work-from-home arrangement.
- Why You'll Love Working with Us
- Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
- A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.
- Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.
- Our Offices and Way of Working
- Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.
- Interested?
- Apply with an English CV and Cover Letter. By applying, you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.