Photography Summer Student Lambton Heritage Museum

2 weeks ago

Grand Bend, Canada County of Lambton Full time

**Division: Cultural Services**

**Job Status: Summer Student**

**Number of Positions: 1**

**Hours of Work: 35 hours per week**

**Wages: $19.20 per hour**

**Posting Date: Monday, January 20, 2025**

**Closing Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025**

**Company Biography**

The County of Lambton is an urban-rural area in southwestern Ontario that is home to over 126,000 residents. The Corporation's seven divisions operate programs and services for the residents of Lambton County such as land ambulance, provincial offences court, three Long-Term Care Homes, 25 library branches, two museums, an art gallery, archives, local roadways, public health services, housing services, social services, building services and planning and development services. Lambton County is a community dedicated to economic growth, environmental stewardship and an enhanced quality of life through the provision of responsive and efficient services and collaborative efforts with its municipal and community partners.

**Position Summary**

The Photography Summer Student plays a vital role in documenting and preserving the Museum’s artifact collection. Under the direction of the Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum, the student assists the Collections Coordinator, Lambton Heritage Museum to develop collections documentation records by photographing and/or scanning artifacts from the collection then editing and enhancing the images in post-production.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**

**Artifact Photography**:

- Produce high-quality photographs and/or scans of artifacts from multiple angles.
- Adhere to established standards for museum photography/scans of artifacts.
- Track which artifacts have been photographed.

**Photography Post-production**:

- Use image manipulation software to make required adjustments to the photographs, following established standards.
- Save completed files according to museum naming conventions.

**Social Media**
- Create a series of social media posts based on items from the collection.

**General**:

- Incumbents must keep up-to-date on all relevant legislation, collective bargaining agreements, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed
- Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis.

These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.

**Supervision Requirements**

Direct Supervision: Not applicable

Indirect Supervision: Not applicable

Functional Authority: Not applicable

**Credentials Required**

**Minimum Formal Education**
- Currently enrolled in a post secondary photography program.
- Must be a returning student in upcoming school year.

**Experience**
- Photography knowledge and/or experience.
- Use of Adobe Photoshop or other image manipulation software.
- Work with electronic databases would be an asset.

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