Our current employment and volunteer opportunities are posted below.
Jobs
ARCHIVE COORDINATOR
Contract: Part-Time
Location: Hybrid – InterAccess, 950 Dupont Street Unit 1, Toronto
Rate: $26.50 per hour at 21 hours per week
Start Date: Monday, October 7, 2024
End Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Application Deadline: Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM
JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting to InterAccess’s Programming Manager and Executive Director, the Archive Coordinator will be engaged in the planning, organizing, and implementation of InterAccess’s archive. This work will include:
- Collaborating with InterAccess staff and consultants on building an archival framework;
- Cataloging, organizing, and digitizing InterAccess’s comprehensive archive containing artwork, organizational documents, photographs, and program ephemera;
- Working with mentor technicians to develop locally networked server for the archive database.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in building a local server with support from professional technicians
- Develop a cataloguing system with support from professional librarian/archivist
- Develop archival best practices for:
- Materials handling, organizing, and storage
- Digitization of various types of materials (paper, video, floppy disks etc.)
- Create and test a workflow for digitizing and cataloguing archival materials
- Catalogue selection of materials from InterAccess archive
REQUIREMENTS
This position is funded by IMAA’s Digital Skills for Youth program. To meet this program’s requirements, applicants must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years old at the start of the internship
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada (citizen, permanent resident, refugee status)
- Self-identify as under-employed (ie: employed below their level of education, holds part-time employment or in emerging field with new job)
- Have completed post-secondary studies
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong interest or experience in archival work, data entry, cataloguing
- Experience or strong interest in physical computing and/or open-source practices
- Excellent attention to detail and data entry
- Ability to work independently and motivated to take initiative
- Ability to work collaboratively on systems building and problem-solving
ASSETS
- Degree or work experience in the Archiving and/or Library Services fields
- Strong interest in Canadian media art and/or artist-run centre history
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Flexible work schedule with a combination of remote and on-site hours
- This position requires 21 hours per week between Monday and Friday or Tuesday and Saturday
HOW TO APPLY
Please email your CV and a brief cover letter (combined in a single PDF) describing your interest in the role to:
Ginger Scott
Executive Director
careers@interaccess.org
Please use the email subject line: Archive Coordinator Application – YOUR NAME
InterAccess is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from individuals who are recent immigrants or refugees, Indigenous, members of a visible minority/racialized, LGBTQ2+ youth, women or non-binary, and youth for whom this would be their first job experience.
Volunteers
Those interested in volunteering for short-term or special projects may send an introductory email with a specific inquiry to our Programming Manager.
Applications to volunteer for Vector Festival will open in the Spring/Summer 2025.