Assistant, Craft - Toronto, Canada - Harbourfront centre

Harbourfront centre

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Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Application Deadline:
May 7, 2023

Harbourfront Centre is a leader in providing internationally renowned artistic, educational and recreational programming across a beautiful 10-acre campus at the heart of Toronto's waterfront.

For more than 45 years, Harbourfront Centre has celebrated the best in Canadian culture and the rich mosaic of cultures from around the world, presenting thousands of events annually from music festivals to contemporary dance, to craft and design, to visual arts and more.

Welcoming visitors year-round, there is something for everyone at Harbourfront Centre

We are currently looking to bring on board a highly organized, energetic and detail-oriented
Assistant, Craft & Design with strong interpersonal and communication skills to support and assist the activities of the Craft & Design department inclusive of daily liaising with Artists-in-Residence (AiRs), facilitating all educational programs and courses, assisting with exhibitions, and serving as the department's super-user for the Tessitura and Artifax systems.

Position Title:
Assistant, Craft & Design

Department:
Craft & Design

Reporting to:
Director, Craft & Design

Type of Employment:
Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Location:
Toronto

Duties:

Liaise daily with ArtistsinResidence.
Coordinate jury for annual ArtistsinResidence interviews.
Administer ArtistsinResidence contracts.
Maintain ArtistsinResidence handbook and assist with orientations.
Coordinate ArtistsinResidence courses and workshops.
Administer Selection Committee Jury.
Monitor and address public inquiries regarding Courses & Workshops.
Liaise with presenting/exhibiting artists.
Administer exhibition & visiting artist contracts.
Manage shipping, receiving and packing of artworks nationally and internationally.
Arrange travel and accommodation for visiting artists.
Liaise with Marketing, communicating content related to all Craft & Design priorities exhibitions, programs, courses & workshops and Craft & Design corridor monitors.
Implement content for Craft & Design Instagram account.
Work closely with vendors, contractors, and site services in the successful execution of maintenance and repair requests for Craft & Design Studio facilities and equipment.
Execute yearly equipment inventory and research and order supplies and equipment.
Process cheque requisitions, reconcile credit card statements.
Serve in the capacity of the Tessitura & Artifax super user.
Maintain the ArtistsinResidence Google Calendar & Google Drive.
Attend Health & Safety Committee meetings.
Coordinate filming & photography in the Studio.
Attend community events receptions, exhibitions, talks, conferences.
Represent the Director, Craft & Design when they are unable to be present during meetings and tours.

Requirements:

University degree in art or equivalent.
Minimum one year in arts administration.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) to liaise with ArtistsinResidence, other departments and the public.
Excellent computer skills.
Exceptional organizational skills.
Ability to absorb new ideas and concepts.
Energetic, selfmotivated and results oriented.
Strong work ethic.
Knowledge of contemporary craft and design studio practices is desirable.
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Non-Canadian applicants must have a valid employment Visa and proper documentation authorizing their ability to work in Canada.
Harbourfront Centre recognizes its heightened duty to protect employees from health and safety risks. As such, an offer of employment shall be conditional on proof of full COVID19 vaccination with a vaccine series approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization.

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Our Values:

Open
We're friendly, welcoming and inclusive, with an experimental attitude that thrives on collaboration.

Brave

To achieve our bold ambition we empower and support imaginative risk and we always try to learn from our mistakes.

Rigorous
We are committed to excellence in all we do, ensuring every visitor encounter is safe, memorable and enriching.

Kind
We value and respect each other and all our visitors, celebrating difference and striving to realise potential.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. Suitable accommodations will be available upon request during the hiring process.