Exhibits Assistant - Thunder Bay, Canada - Thunder Bay Museum

Description

Job Title:
Exhibits Assistant


Location:


Thunder Bay Museum
425 Donald Street E.
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1

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Duration: 12-month contract, 35 hours per week


Salary:
$36,400

The Thunder Bay Museum is seeking an Exhibits Assistant to join our team for a 12-month contract funded by and in compliance with Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation's (NOHFC) Workforce Development Stream.

In this role, you will use your expert communication skills to develop exhibits of varying scales with the guidance and supervision of the Museum's curatorial staff.

By researching, writing proposals and briefs, and choosing archival images and objects, you will hone your interpretative writing and graphic design skills and assist the curatorial staff to bring the Thunder Bay Museum closer to its exhibition goals.

The Museum has three floors of permanent and temporary exhibitions with multiple medium sized outreach exhibit opportunities.


PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:

• 1. Writing exhibit proposals and briefs;
• 2. Researching and writing exhibit text and interactives;
• 3. Researching and selecting images and artifacts for exhibit;
• 4. Developing graphic designs and print layouts for exhibits;
• 5. Assisting with fabrication, installation, and take down of exhibits;
• 6. Assisting with collections management, and digitization of exhibit records.

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. A graduate of History, Anthropology, Museum Studies, or another relevant program;
• 2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• 3. Strong organizational skills;
• 4. Able to work independently and collaboratively;

CONSIDERED ASSETS:

• 1. Knowledge of Indigenous history, culture, and contemporary issues;
• 2. Demonstrated knowledge of Northwestern Ontario history;
• 3. Ability to speak or read Anishinaabemowin or French;
• 4. Knowledge of Adobe suite software.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 1. Must be a new entrant into the workforce, are transitioning to a new career, or the unemployed or underemployed who are entering a new field;
• 2. Must have not previously participated in an NOHFC funded internship in the 2020 Mandate;
• 3. Must be 18 years of age or older;
• 4. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada;
• 5. Must have a clear certified criminal record check;
• 6. Must be able to work evenings and weekends as workload demands;

WORKING CONDITIONS:


Physical Demands:

This position possibly involves physical exertion produced by the incumbent in carrying out the responsibilities of the position beyond a standard office environment.

The position requires the occasional ability to lift 22 kg above one's head, crawling, crouching, climbing, and lifting, carrying, and manual labor related tasks.

It also involves extended time sitting, walking, and standing.

Environmental Conditions:
This includes conditions in the work environment that have potential for negative physical impact on the incumbent.

Areas of the job location are potentially dirty (including but not limited to allergens, irritants, toxins, and animal waste), loud noises, and temperature extremes from -40° C to 35° C.

The incumbent may be required to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) to mitigate these risks.

Sensory Demands:

Sensory demands are an intense; incumbents will be required to use touch, smell, sight, and hearing to perform their duties on a regular basis.

Mental Demands:

Mental demands indicate psychological impacts that are an unavoidable part of the job and place increased mental demands on the incumbent.

ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE:

It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender identity or gender expression.

Therefore, a resume submitted must not include references to any of the above characteristics.


Do not include:

• Photos
• Any certificates that have photo identification
• Driver's licences
• Police records checks

ACCOMMODATION:
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.


APPLICATIONS:

Mr. Scott Bradley, Executive Director
Thunder Bay Museum
425 Donald St. E.
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1


DEADLINE:
Until filled

Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, and women.

We appreciate your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.


About the Thunder Bay Museum:

The Society was founded in 1908 as a historical society and a museum was added in 1942 and expanded several times since.

Though much of its funding comes from the City of
Thunder Bay, the Society is an independent, not-for-profit organization that now operates a museum, archives, and historical society in a designated heritage building that it has restored and retro