Appraisal Manager - Art & Collectibles, Remote

Wag Art; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly culture

Job summary

Winston Artory Group (WAG) is seeking an Appraisal Manager to lead appraisal projects from intake to final delivery, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and top-tier client care. This role manages day-to-day coordination with clients, specialists, and colleagues to meet WAG’s standards and USPAP requirements.

The role involves drafting USPAP-compliant reports, coordinating valuations, and supporting onsite examinations across property categories, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in personal property appraisal or related art services role.
• Current USPAP certification, with a professional designation in progress or achieved.
• Strong organizational, written communication, and client correspondence skills, with the ability to manage multiple active project files.
• Experience in one or more personal property categories and familiarity with art market research tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, plus comfort with CRM and project management platforms.
• Ability to travel for onsite examinations as project needs require.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active portfolio of appraisal assignments, coordinating client intake, specialist outreach, scheduling, timeline tracking, and invoicing.
• Serve as the primary client contact on assigned projects, communicating status updates and managing expectations with professionalism and responsiveness.
• Draft, edit, and assemble USPAP-compliant appraisal reports across assigned property categories, incorporating specialist valuations, market research, and comparable sale data.
• Coordinate with internal and contractor specialists to obtain valuations, supporting documentation, and object-specific expertise for complex assignments.
• Perform and support onsite examinations of personal property collections, including photography and cataloguing, with travel as required.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date project records and contribute to departmental process improvements, templates, and workflow initiatives.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written communication

Client correspondence

Travel flexibility

Education

USPAP certification

Professional designation in progress or achieved

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

CRM systems

Project management platforms

Job description

WAG is transforming how art and collectibles are valued, managed, and traded. Born from the merger of Winston Art Group, the largest independent appraisal and advisory firm in the U.S., and Artory, a pioneer in art tokenization and AI, we combine deep industry expertise with technologies to modernize a $2.9 trillion global asset class.

We’re building the next-generation platform to unlock liquidity, trust, and intelligence in the art market—and we’re looking for exceptional team members to help us do it.

Why Join Us

Competitive compensation and meaningful equity

High-impact role at a growing company with revenue, funding, and a compelling vision

Build at the intersection of art, fintech, AI, and blockchain

A collaborative, pragmatic team that values speed, clarity, and technical quality

Remote-flexible culture with a HQ in NYC

About the role

The Appraisal Manager is the production core of WAG’s appraisal department, responsible for managing assigned appraisal projects from intake through final delivery with accuracy, efficiency, and excellent client care. This role owns the day-to-day coordination of appraisal assignments—liaising with clients, specialists, and colleagues to ensure every report meets WAG’s quality standards and USPAP requirements.

What you’ll do

Manage an active portfolio of appraisal assignments, coordinating client intake, specialist outreach, scheduling, timeline tracking, and invoicing.

Serve as the primary client contact on assigned projects, communicating status updates and managing expectations with professionalism and responsiveness.

Draft, edit, and assemble USPAP-compliant appraisal reports across assigned property categories, incorporating specialist valuations, market research, and comparable sale data.

Coordinate with internal and contractor specialists to obtain valuations, supporting documentation, and object-specific expertise for complex assignments.

Perform and support onsite examinations of personal property collections, including photography and cataloguing, with travel as required.

Maintain accurate, up-to-date project records and contribute to departmental process improvements, templates, and workflow initiatives.

Qualifications

Three to five years of experience in personal property appraisal, art research, or a related art services role.

Current USPAP certification, with a professional designation in progress or achieved.

Strong organizational, written communication, and client correspondence skills, with the ability to manage multiple active project files.

Experience in one or more personal property categories, comfort with technology-enabled workflows, and familiarity with art market research tools.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, plus comfort with CRM and project management platforms.

Ability to travel for onsite examinations as project needs require.