Collections Assistant

2 weeks ago

Kingston, Canada Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston Full time

The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston seeks a **Collections Assistant** with excellent organizational and research skills to assist Museum staff with collections management and exhibit development tasks throughout the busy summer season. The Collections Assistant will support the move of the cataloguing, photographing and inventory of the Museum’s collections under the supervision of the Museum Manager. This position is a great opportunity to work in a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment while developing collections management, research and exhibit development skills. The Museum’s mission is to inspire an enduring connection to the maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes. **This is a full-time summer position at $15.50/hour for 8 weeks.**

**Key areas of responsibility**:

- Assist with collections management tasks; including collections inventory and handling, transfer and storage of archival and artefact collections; some physical lifting required.
- Assist with the photographing of artefacts and the organization of digitized collections.
- Collaborate with the Museum Manager and the Programs and Communications Manager to research and develop exhibits
- Facilitate client requests for research within the collection with the support of the Museum Manager
- Other responsibilities as required by the Museum Manager

**Qualifications**:
**Preferred Qualifications and Skills**:

- Must be eligible for funding under the terms of the Canada Summer Jobs grant program.
- Meticulous attention to detail; strong research and organization skills.
- Post-secondary study with a focus in history, library/archive science or museology.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Excel and Word; and experience working with PastPerfect is an asset.
- Prior experience in collections management in a museum/archives setting is an asset.
- Experience with photoghraphy and photographing artefacts is an asset
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Bilingual (French/English) is an asset.

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