Internship 2020, UBS Art Collection

Switzerland - Zürich

Management and Business Support

Corporate Center

Job Reference

207675BR

City

Zürich

Type

Intern Analyst (Pipeline)

Your role

Are you passionate about art and interested to learn more about the day-to-day at a corporate collection? Do you take a hands-on approach and are you eager to help us with the various aspects of collection management? Are you flexible and happy to work in a fast-paced environment?

We’re looking for someone like that to:

• help us with the extensive inventory management of works in our internal art storage facility
• work with the art database “Art Plus”: create new artwork records, update location changes, take and upload images and condition reports, pull reports for artwork proposals, and much more
• support the yearly art sale to staff in Zürich
• organize installations of art works in branches in Switzerland
• connect with our internal and external stakeholders
• support the global Art Collection team with day-to-day tasks and requests
• research artwork provenance, auction prices, and history of works
• help with communications, copyright requests, social media, press inquiries

Internship
Our 6 month internship is an ideal way to gain the work experience you’ll need to launch your career. It’s also an opportunity to work with a global team of experts in the field of art and collection management. From the start of the program, you’ll be right at the heart of the business, taking part in the day-to-day operations. You’ll not only learn about collection care and working in a corporate environment - , you’ll also experience our unique workplace culture.

To learn more about our Internship Programs, click here.

Your team

You’ll be working in the Art Collection team in Zürich, both in Altstetten where our internal storage facility is as well as at Europaallee. We are an international team of art professionals, with our Global Head of the Collection based in New York. We are responsible for the inventory, care, maintenance and development of the Collection, the display of the works in UBS client-facing and selected staff areas. We activate the Collection internally and externally, including exhibitions and loans to major art museums and cultural institutions, and we educate with events including tours, talks, presentations for clients, the public and employees.

Your expertise

You need have completed at least four semesters of your bachelor’s degree or have obtained your master’s degree within the last 6 months.

In particular, you have:

• a bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in art history, art administration, or similar
• ability to recognize the different art techniques, specially prints
• an autonomous, diligent and detail-oriented work style
• no problem working in our storage facilities and getting your hands “dirty”
• a very good command of Microsoft Office (in particular PowerPoint) and are a fast learner when it comes to new IT products (ideally also experience with art database pro rams and Photoshop)
• excellent German and English skills (written and oral)
• good communication skills, comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels
• flexible, open-minded and able to stay on track, even when dealing with tight deadlines

Perhaps you’ve organized a fundraising event or taken part in team sports? Or persevered and passed an exam in a subject you found challenging? Think about how things you’ve achieved match the skills we’re after.

Start date: April 2020

Your colleagues

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That’s what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We’re a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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