Museum Collections Assistant

1 month ago


Winnipeg, Canada Creative Manitoba Full time

Start date in mid-September 2024. Work will be completed on a part time basis. The project includes 60 days of full time work (420 hours). Exact work hours to be determined during the hiring process, but weekly hours can be flexible. All work must be completed by March 31, 2024.

Wage: / hour

All work will take place at the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, 145 Pacific Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Project Description

The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum seeks an employee a project to add information about entities people & organizations, places, and historic events to the Musetoba collections management database, linking information about athletes, builders, teams, objects, places and events together, adding richness to the documentation of Manitoba’s sport heritage.

The project also includes the development of social media posts, blog posts and upload of images to the Hall of Fame website.

Physical demands of the job include sitting at a desk for long periods, using a computer/laptop, and digital camera. The successful candidate must be able to move collections items safely from storage shelving to workspaces, including lifting items up to 20 lbs. Access to collections may include using a ladder.

The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a leader in sport heritage in Manitoba. With a collection of 22,000+ collections items, it documents, preserves, presents, and showcases Manitoba’s sports history. The successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Hall of Fame Curator, Andrea Reichert.

Education

successful candidates will likely be a post-secondary student or graduate in Museum Studies, History, Fine Art, Archival Studies, Creative Communication or a related field Those from other fields or with comparable skills will also be considered.

Desired Skills

have excellent computer skills previous museum collections experience, including databases, storage and organization have excellent attention to detail have excellent organizational and verbal/written communication skills have good interpersonal skills for liaising with all individuals involved with the project experience developing online content is an asset photography experience with a DSLR camera and image editing experience an asset

Personality

have an interest in sports heritage be able to work as a team member and independently interested in data management and have the ability to work on detail-oriented tasks be creative and able to think originally

Don’t meet all these requirements? Apply anyways We review all applications as we seek the most qualified and appropriate candidate to join our team.



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