Benedetta Fusco

About

With a passion for arts and literatures, I am eager to learn and always ready to take up a new challenge. Thanks to work experience in an international auction house, I have acquired good networking skills and I am comfortable working in dynamic and fast-paced environments.

Experience

Spink & son

Nov 2019 – Jan 2021

London

Auction Administrator

• In charge of pre- and post-sale operations for the philatelic and military medals departments, for both live and online auctions. Managing the organization of both on-site and off-site auctions. • Primary pre- and post-sale liaison for the departments. Keeping good relations with old clients and welcoming new customers. Focusing on each client’s specific interests in order to offer ad hoc services and suggestions. • Sending pre-sale advices and sale contracts to vendors. Filing signed contracts and making sure that contract terms are correct and in agreement with client’s specifications. • Providing both customers and specialists with condition reports. • Catalogues proofreading.

Spink & Son

Apr 2019 – Oct 2019

London

Music and Entertainment dept. Intern

• Cooperated to the realization of the Michael Gleason Collection of Original Recordings at Abbey Road Studios auction. • Catalogued lots and participated to the design of catalogue for the sale. • Made market researches to identify potential clients in order to create a client database for the Music & Entertainment department. • Cooperated to the organization of a preview cocktail party, arranged the showroom display and managed the guest list for the night. • Managed day-to-day admin in reference to the Michael Gleason sale, cooperating with the auction administration team and other departments for the realization of the auction. • Managed the social media marketing campaign for the auction.

TecnoGi Jasmine

Jun 2018 – Sep 2018

Hangzhou

Sales Intern

• Italian company producing high-quality materials for the assemblage of shoes. • Managed relations with clients and suppliers. I supervised the correct shipment and reception of both raw materials and finished products. • Liaised with the company’s warehouse, making sure amounts and quality were the ones specified on the bill of shipment. • Helped with the drafting and translating of shipment documents and letters of credits both in English and Chinese.

Education

SOAS, University of London

Sep 2015 – Jul 2019

BA (Hons.), Chinese and Japanese Studies

Università Commerciale L. Bocconi

Sep 2012 – Jul 2015

Bsc. , International Economics

Skills

Languages