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JOB OPPORTUNITY

COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH COORDINATOR



Application Deadline:  Saturday, April 19th, 2025

Term: Part-time, permanent

Salary: $19,071.00

Vacation: 8 vacation days

Benefits: Paid Professional Development Days (3), Professional Development Spending Account

Starting Date: May 7th, 2025


The New Gallery (TNG) is seeking a bright, community-minded individual to join our highly collaborative team in the role of Communications & Outreach Coordinator (C&OC).


The C&OC reports to the Co-Directors and works with TNG’s staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors. They are the staff lead for external communications and are responsible for developing and implementing outreach initiatives in collaboration with exhibiting artists and staff.


The successful candidate will have an interest in contemporary art and artist-run culture, with a passion for working with communities. They will be supportive of TNG’s ongoing efforts to be an equitable, accessible, and inclusive organization and bring these values into their daily work. TNG is also looking for applicants who are detail-oriented, reliable, and who excel at collaborating with others. The willingness to work evenings and weekends during outreach events is required.


Specific duties include:


  • Manage external communications with audiences and partners regarding TNG activities, including updating TNG’s website and supporting communications with the media/press as required
  • Lead the design, editing, production, and distribution of all communications materials and TNG Press projects
  • Define and implement TNG’s editorial calendar, including but not limited to eNewsletters, social media, press releases and mail-outs
  • Work collaboratively with the Programming & Communications Committee to create and manage integrated marketing/communication/branding strategies to build audiences for programs, events and services
  • Track and report engagement analytics across social media and website
  • Identify and develop partnerships with other organizations and communities to collaborate on new programs and/or increase access to existing TNG programming
  • Work collaboratively with TNG’s artists, community partners, and the Programming Committee to conceptualize outreach programming and facilitate outreach programs as needed, i.e. lead tours, moderate talks, support workshops
  • Implement existing/research new accessibility considerations in communications and outreach programming, i.e. including alt-text/captions, accessible design, live captions


General Staff Duties:


  • Contribute to operational and project grant applications and reporting
  • Participate in TNG fundraising events, including casinos
  • Support day-to-day operations as needed
  • Act as a liaison between TNG, stakeholders, and audiences to share our mission, mandate, and activities, representing TNG in a courteous manner
  • Participate in training as required
  • Attend monthly Board and Programming Committee meetings, as well as occasional visioning and strategic planning sessions



You may not be everything to everyone,
but you’re likely already some of these:


  • You have exemplary communication skills; copy editing experience; adept with social media platforms and social media management tools (i.e. Mailchimp, Later, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
  • You have previous design experience and have familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Workspace;
  • You have experience in program development, including working collaboratively with artists and peers to develop and facilitate outreach programming.
  • You enjoy making connections and working collaboratively with partner organizations, artists and community members.
  • You are comfortable working in a highly collaborative team environment and managing deadlines effectively.
  • Additional language skills in any Chinese dialects, French, or Indigenous languages from Treaty 7 are considered assets.
  • A valid license and access to a motor vehicle is considered an asset.


This is a part-time (2 days, 15 hours/week) one-year contract with the intention of renewal. Compensation for this position includes a salary of $19,071 per annum, 4 weeks (8 days) paid vacation, paid professional development days off with a corresponding professional development spending account.
Note that for applicants under 30, there are opportunities to access full-time hours seasonally, although this is not guaranteed, nor is it a requirement to be eligible for this role.


Application Guidelines:


Applicants can submit a letter outlining their interest and qualifications for this position to hr[at]thenewgallery[dot]org with the subject line "Application: Communications & Outreach Coordinator 2025." Oral and video submissions are also accepted, links to these files are preferred but other delivery methods are also accepted. CVs and/or resumes are not required, but applicants may supplement their letter of interest with this document if preferred. Contact information for two professional references will be required if you are selected for an interview.*Please note that if chosen for an interview, TNG will ask you to provide a writing sample & design sample.


TNG is dedicated to equitable access, and encourages Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, newcomer, 2SLGBTQ+ artists, d/Deaf and disabled artists, emerging artists, as well as artists from poor and working-class backgrounds to apply to this opportunity.


Accessibility:
TNG is committed to working individually with applicants facing barriers when applying to this opportunity. If you require support or accommodations during this process, or have any questions in general about the position, please contact us at 403-233-2399 or email hr[at]thenewgallery[dot]org. https://thenewgallery.org/Accessibility



About Us:

TNG is an artist-run centre located in Mohkinstsis/Calgary on the ancestral and traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. This charitable centre for contemporary art was established in 1975 as the Clouds & Water Gallery and Visual Production Society.



Currently, TNG operates:
  • Main Space — an exhibition venue in a storefront of the historic Canton Block in Calgary Chinatown
  • Billboard 208 — a programming site situated on the exterior of TNG’s storefront
  • Resource Centre — a combined library/archive and flexible meeting space
  • Main Frame — an online platform for web-based projects


These venues support the research, creation, and exhibition of socially relevant and politically informed creative practices from artists at all junctures of their careers while enabling a public engagement with artist-run culture and contemporary art. TNG’s programming comprises a broad range of art and educational activities, including exhibitions, publications, residencies, offsite projects, and community collaborations that serve to invigorate audiences’ experience of contemporary art and culture.


TNG gratefully acknowledges its home on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region, including the Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani and Siksika), Tsuu T’ina First Nation, Stoney Nakoda First Nation (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley), and Métis Nation of Alberta Region III. TNG would also like to acknowledge the many other First Nations, Métis and Inuit who call this land home.



For more information about TNG, please visit https://thenewgallery.org/About-The-New-Gallery