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Conference Coordinator Assistant

Conference Coordinator Assistant

Location: Victoria

Wage: $17 per hour

Dates: 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020

The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) is seeking to hire a Conference Coordinator Assistant to assist with the planning and organizing of a National Media Arts Conference to be held in Victoria BC in spring 2020.

Job description:

This internship will immerse you in the activities of the Independent Media Arts Alliance, an exciting and dynamic workplace that is currently engaged in a number of ambitious projects that advance and strengthen the media arts community in Canada.

You hold a degree in arts administration or equivalent. You have a passionate interest for, and preferably also hands-on experience within the media arts (independent film, video, audio art, or new media/digital art). You have strong organizational skills, including proficiency with all standard digital office tools, and well-developed work practices. You are responsible, accountable, and able to work largely in a self-directed manner. You have excellent communications skills and a demonstrated ability to work well in teams.

Over the course of this six-month internship at IMAA, you will first receive intensive on-the-job orientation and training and then have the opportunity to participate hands-on in the development, preparation, and organization of our biennial National Media Arts Conference. The conference is a joint event organized by the Independent Media Arts Alliance, in collaboration with Victoria-based MediaNet. This national media arts event is held biannually in Canada. The conference is an ambitious initiative involving the entire Canadian independent media arts community. This major event will serve the IMAA members in meeting with curators, programmers and other national media arts professionals.

You will benefit from exposure to a very experienced and highly professional team of arts administrators, organizers, curators and other specialists, participating fully in exciting and ambitious projects over the course of the six-month internship.

By the end of the internship period, you will have dramatically increased your understanding of the Canadian media arts sector, made concrete decisions regarding your future specialization within the field, equipped yourself with tools for seeking further employment or self-employment options, and be better positioned to pursue those options.

Advanced English and Intermediate French language skills (written and spoken) are required, with preference given to fluently bilingual candidates.

Description of tasks:

You will help the Conference Coordinator and IMAA staff in organizing travel and transport logistics, ensuring the production of promotional and interpretive materials, and maintaining liaison with the artists, panelists, and curators.

Specific tasks include:

- Research and documentation of panelists.

- Coordinate travel of panelists and participants, IMAA’s staff and Board members.

- Coordinate internal and external communications.

- Promotion of the event through website and social media updates, press releases, and media liaison.

- Assist with artistic programming for the conference.

 

Post-Project:

To facilitate your transition into the labour market, the employer will:

1. Participate in an exit interview with you at the end of the internship.

2. Assist you in updating and optimizing your CV.

3. Coach you in job application and job interview skills.

4. Direct you to local and national job search resources specific to your field.

5. Share information, including letters of reference, about your performance, skills and specializations with other potential employers in the media arts/digital arts community through our national communications network.

 

About the employer:

The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) is a member-driven non-profit national organization federally recognized as the National Arts Service Organization for Canada’s media arts sector. Founded in 1981, IMAA is a key player in the domain of media arts on the national scene. IMAA works tirelessly to advance and strengthen the media arts community in Canada. Representing over 90 independent film, video, audio, and new media production, distribution, and exhibition organizations in all parts of the country, the IMAA serves over 16,000 independent media artists and cultural workers.

IMAA's aims are:

> COMMUNICATIONS | to provide a forum of communication and discussion among independent media arts groups

> COMMUNITY | to provide opportunities for developing links between all members of the IMAA

> ADVOCACY | to represent the interests of independent media arts organizations before relevant agencies in the public and private sector.

www.imaa.ca

 

About the host organization:

MediaNet is a non-profit organization that serves artists and the public in the Greater Victoria region, on the ancestral and un-ceded territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations and also the WSANEC peoples of the Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tseycum and Tsawout First Nations.

MediaNet provides access to specialized video equipment and post-production tools, helping artists create independent video and media art, as well as providing learning opportunities and exhibitions of media art.

https://medianetvictoria.org/

https://flux-media-gallery.squarespace.com

This position is made possible through the Young Canada Works Program, and will start October 1, 2019 and run until March 31, 2020, for 26 weeks. Salary will be $17/hour, for 30 hours per week; weekly gross salary of $510, total gross salary for the project: $13,260.

 

To apply:

Please apply through the Young Canada Works online portal at https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/. Be sure to include an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for this position. The deadline for applications is August 30, 2019.

For more information:

Please contact Catlin Lewis, MediaNet Program Director and Conference Coordinator at cat@medianetvictoria.org

 

Hourly Wage, Salary or Salary Range: 
$17/hr
Application Deadline: 
Friday, August 30, 2019
Start Date: 
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Type of Work: 
Full Time
Contract
City: 
Victoria
Province: 
British Columbia
Education Level: 
University (Undergraduate)
Languages: 
English
Travel: 
No
Prefered Method(s) of Application: 
Apply Online

Employer Details

Independent Media Arts Alliance / Alliance des arts médiatiques indépendants

Emmanuel Madan
4067 boulevard Saint-Laurent, #200-A
Montréal, QC H2W 1Y7
Canada

A non-profit national arts service organization that promotes and advances the interests of a vibrant media arts community. / Un organisme de services national à but non lucratif dans le domaine des arts qui fait la promotion et défend les intérêts de la communauté des arts médiatiques.