Arts Administrator – Role Overview

This will be an arts admin/assistant role with some communications support.
Supervisors: Communications Committee, Curatorial Committee

Critical Mass is seeking an Arts Administrator to act as the creative arts administrator supporting our summer artist residency program and to support our summer arts programming. The Arts Administrator will be responsible for assisting the Program Director with artist residency coordination, assisting artists to facilitate community engagement/workshop and outreach, providing communications support, managing scheduling, creation of promotional materials and signage, documentation of art activations and events, and other administrative duties as needed.

The Arts Administrator will report to the Program Director. With the support of the Program Director, they will develop and follow a work plan for the summer position, and attend weekly meetings to ensure goal setting and management of shifting goals and benchmarks. The Arts Administrator will also receive supervisory support and mentorship from members of the Communications & Curatorial Committees.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Organize residency planning & logistics such as planning online meetings and scheduling in-person sessions, working closely with the Program Director & Curatorial Committee
• Assist in supporting summer community engagement events and artist residency workshops
• Help create an online presence for artists [web, social media etc.] and organize digital assets
• Help create and edit additional promotional content for residency artists including press releases, and other core communication documents including support for existing programming
• Provide onsite support to Program Director at special events, exhibitions, artist talks, and workshops, including photo or video documentation
• Light studio maintenance as required – including; keeping studio organized, clean and stocked before each artist residency or workshop, as well as patching and doing light paint touch ups as needed, and developing a studio maintenance list/schedule for volunteers
  

Other duties may include:

• Some occasional testing of the Critical Mass Soundscape App may be needed
• Review our Diversity and Inclusion guidelines and make recommendations to hone our recruitment practices for engaging the community and for soliciting ongoing artist applications. 
• Provide administrative support as needed
  

Skills and Experience

• Experience in arts administration and/or educational programming an asset
• Experience coordinating online events and artist learning sessions
• Proficient in managing multiple schedules and deadlines
• Familiarity with social media platforms and expanding online engagement
• Experience digitizing artworks utilizing photography equipment and editing software [familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite would be beneficial]
• Familiar with Mac computers, Google Drive, Microsoft Office
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and willingness to cultivate partnerships
• Self-directed, able to work as a team member in a small, open and busy environment
• Knowledge and respect for diverse aesthetic, cultural and ideological points of view and the ability to facilitate a productive exchange

‘Nice to have’ skills / experience:

• Passion for and some knowledge of the visual arts
• Experience with live stream features of social media platforms
• Experience in editing video files
• Photography skills
• Valid Ontario driver’s license with access to a vehicle

In the Subject Line, please include the Job Title you are applying for, followed by Your Name.

Subject Line (example): Arts Administrator, Debbie Beattie

Compensation:
$18.55 / hr 

Hours: 35 hours / week for 8 weeks (280hrs)

Start Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
End Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to info@criticalmassart.com by 11:59p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2024. 

FUNDRAISER – ROLE OVERVIEW

The Fundraiser will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of a new fundraising event and making recommendations for future enhancements and growth of that event, working with the Critical Mass Program Director and a volunteer event committee. 

The Fundraiser will refer to our Diversity & Inclusion guidelines to improve how our organization engages with the community and speaks on its behalf. Because one of our key mandates is that art is for EVERYONE, we have redoubled our efforts to better represent all voices in our community (e.g., LGBTQ2S, Indigenous, and Black perspectives) and it is vital that we modernize our communication, engagement and fundraising practices.

The position best suits candidates with an upbeat and flexible attitude with a desire to work in a small, fast-paced, not-for-profit arts environment that demands collaborative and innovative approaches.

Tasks and Responsibilities 

• Research and catalogue granting opportunities available to mid-level not-for-profit arts organizations.
  
• Support the fundraising event committee with organization and execution of a new and existing fundraising events (eg. art show & sale; artist dinner party series; membership/ fundraising events)
  
• Generate and design content for sponsorship proposals, and fundraising appeals/updates on our website, social media, newsletter, and/or other core communication documents centered around fundraising opportunities in the community.
  
• Update and manage our CRM database (donors, sponsors, members, volunteers). 
  
• Propose fundraising suggestions/plans for recruiting marginalized artists (e.g., indigenous artists) to work with Critical Mass.
  
• Assist with updating/developing Critical Mass’ fundraising plan and systems with strategies and recommendations for the organization beyond the summer placement
  
• Assist with interviewing supporters of Critical Mass to develop impact stories
  
• Update and manage our organization’s stakeholders and volunteer base including refining our membership engagement practices and plan to broaden recruitment efforts and to have volunteers assist with fundraising.

The candidate should have the following qualifications:

• Presently working towards a diploma or degree in fund development, business administration, arts administration, or other applicable field (preferred but not required)
• Appreciation for and comfort working in not-for–profit environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to produce a variety of written materials
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable learning new technical applications
• Experience working with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
• Must be self-motivated and willing to work hard to meet deadlines
• Must be well-organized, attentive to detail, and possess excellent time management skills
• Possess a flexible and collaborative approach to working as part of a team

‘Nice to have’ skills / experience:

• Passion for and some knowledge of the visual arts
• Fundraising Event experience
• Valid Ontario driver’s license with access to a vehicle

In the Subject Line, please include the Job Title you are applying for, followed by Your Name.

Subject Line (example): Arts Administrator, Debbie Beattie

Compensation:
$18.55 / hr 

Hours: 35 hours / week for 8 weeks (280hrs)

Start Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
End Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to info@criticalmassart.com by 11:59p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2024.