Art Art jobs in Dorset

Sales Consultant | Luxury Fine Art

Ringwood | Full-time or Part-time | OTE £40,000+ | Uncapped Commission

For ambitious sales professionals, your earning potential is determined by your performance, not a capped commission or bonus scheme.

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At Clarendon Fine Art, we don't just sell artwork, we create exceptional experiences and help clients discover pieces they'll treasure for a lifetime.

As the largest gallery group across the UK, US and at Sea, we're looking for ambitious, commercially driven people who enjoy building long-term client relationships, proactively generating business, and achieving outstanding sales results.

If you enjoy developing clients, closing significant sales, and being rewarded for your success, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a consultative sales role, not a transactional retail position. If you enjoy developing clients, closing significant sales, and being rewarded for your success, we'd love to hear from you.

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You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Love working towards and exceeding sales targets.
• Build rapport quickly and influence purchasing decisions naturally.
• Enjoy developing long-term client relationships.
• Are proactive, resilient and commercially minded.
• Take ownership of your own success.

We'd particularly love to hear from you if you've worked in:

Luxury Retail Jewellery Automotive Property Recruitment Travel Hospitality Premium Customer Service Business Development Consultative Sales Client Relationship Management

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Before you apply:

This is a relationship-led sales career with ambitious targets and exceptional rewards. Is this the right role for you?

Our highest-performing Art Consultants typically:

✔ Start conversations confidently with people they've never met.

✔ Enjoy being measured on commercial performance and achieving ambitious sales targets.

✔ Take ownership when things don't go to plan and look for solutions.

✔ Build long-term relationships rather than simply processing transactions.

✔ Are naturally curious about people and what motivates them.

✔ Enjoy asking thoughtful questions and listening carefully.

✔ Thrive in a role where every day is different.

✔ Are excited by the opportunity to influence significant purchasing decisions.

What you’ll do

You'll build your own portfolio of clients through gallery visitors, existing collectors, referrals, exhibitions, events and proactive client development. You'll:

• Build lasting relationships with new and existing clients.
• Match clients with artwork they'll love through a highly personalised consultative sales approach.
• Contact clients by phone, email and face-to-face.
• Host gallery events, private viewings and exclusive exhibitions.
• Conduct home consultations and personalised appointments.
• Generate repeat business and referrals.
• Deliver exceptional client experiences whilst achieving ambitious sales targets.

What you'll receive

• Industry-leading uncapped commission.
• Commission paid both monthly and quarterly.
• Comprehensive sales and product training.
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays).
• Commission paid whilst on holiday.
• Company pension, employee discounts and Virtual GP.
• A supportive, ambitious and high-performing team.

Keywords: Sales Consultant, Sales Executive, Luxury Sales Consultant, B2C Sales, Luxury Sales, Consultative Sales, Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Relationship Manager, Client Advisor, Art Consultant, Fine Art, Gallery Sales, Luxury Retail, Premium Retail, High-End Sales, Premium Sales, Luxury Goods, Jewellery Sales, Automotive Sales, Property Sales, Recruitment Consultant, Kitchen Sales, Furniture Sales

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Pay: £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount

Application question(s):

• Which sentence sounds most like you? (Please indicate which answer best describes you)

A - I create opportunities rather than waiting for them.
B - I make the most of opportunities that come to me.
C - I prefer opportunities to come naturally.
D - I dislike feeling responsible for commercial results.

• Imagine you have spent 45 minutes with a client who loves a piece of artwork.

They say,
"We'll go home and think about it."
Your instinct is...

A - Explore what's stopping them making a decision today.
B - Arrange a follow-up because I believe the relationship has only just started.
C - Thank them for visiting and hope they return.
D - Mention any current promotions

(Please indicate which answer best describes you)

• If a customer leaves without buying, what are you most likely to think? (Please indicate which answer best describes you)

A - What could I have done differently?
B - Hopefully they'll come back.
C - They probably weren't serious.
D - That's just how retail is

• Our galleries are busiest at weekends, please confirm you are happy working three weekends out of 4?

Experience:

• sales: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person