Chief Curator & Cultural Strategy Lead

DROOL ART LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Share options

Flexible working (3 office days in SHo

25 days holiday + birthday + duvet day

Work a week from abroad

Health & wellness budget

Company retreat

Learning budget

Employee discount

Job summary

DROOL, a fast-growing art e-commerce startup in London, invites a senior curator to shape its cultural direction, artist roster and catalogue. You will explore contemporary movements, scout artists, and translate taste into collections that buyers want to own.

Reporting to the Founder/CEO, you will lead with a clear creative point of view, manage partnerships and commissions, and collaborate with marketing and e-commerce to launch distinctive releases.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years' experience in fashion/streetwear buying, art editions, or culture-led DTC brands.
• Strong taste with ability to defend it using cultural context and customer insight.
• You have shipped products from idea to launch in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Define advanced cultural direction for artist roster and catalogue.
• Own artist, artwork, and collection roadmap; guide curators' priorities.
• Develop distinctive collections, exclusive editions, and partnerships.
• Launch direction with marketing and e-commerce collaboration.

Skills

Cultural direction

Artist relations

Collection strategy

Commercial mindset

Job description

DROOL, a fast-growing art e-commerce startup in London, invites a senior curator to shape its cultural direction, artist roster and catalogue. You will explore contemporary movements, scout artists, and translate taste into collections that buyers want to own.

Reporting to the Founder/CEO, you will lead with a clear creative point of view, manage partnerships and commissions, and collaborate with marketing and e-commerce to launch distinctive releases.