Stephen Jones
Vice President, Editor & Head of Research, Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie\'s
- Role
- Vice President, Editor & Head of Research, Post-war and Contemporary at at Christie's
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Jones
Experienced journalist, writer, editor, and content creator with a demonstrated history of working at the highest level in both public service broadcasting and, more recently, the international fine art and luxury goods industry. Expert communicator and public speaker; skilled in journalism, writing both long and short form articles, research, teaching continuing education and graduate level students, making presentations, media relations, corporate communications, art history, art market studies, connoisseurship, and marketing. Exceptional media experience (10 years at the BBC), and used to performing under tight deadlines. A graduate with advanced degrees (MA & MSt) from Christie\'s Education and the University of Oxford.
Experience
Vice President, Editor & Head of Research, Post-war and Contemporary at
Jan 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US
Responsible for commissioning, researching, writing, and editing of all written material for the New York Post-War & Contemporary Art department including sales catalogues, proposals, and presentations by senior management plus contributing to department catalogues in London, Hong Kong, Paris and Shanghai. Responsible for the recruitment, training and day-to-day management of a team of research assistants, graduate trainees, and summer interns, plus a team of freelance writers. Selected for the 2025 Christie\'s Global Leadership Development Programme.
Education
University of Oxford
Master of Studies (MSt), Literature and Arts
University of Oxford
Certificate of Higher Education, Art History
Falmouth University
Postgraduate Diploma, Broadcast Journalism
1991 — 1992
Christie's Education
Master of Arts - MA, Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market
2008 — 2009
University of Sunderland
BA (Hons) Communication Studies
1988 — 1991
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Publishing
- Corporate Communications
- Public Speaking
- Editing
- Fine Art
- Social Media
- Video
- Television Production
- Marketing Communications
- Editorial
- Copy Editing
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Art History
- Press Releases
- Production
- Copywriting
- Journalism
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