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Program stream: Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
Job title: Exhibits and Collections Intern – 1 position available
Job location:
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
169 Canada Olympic Rd. S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3B 6B7
Canada
Project Background:
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF) is seeking the assistance of one intern to assist with an outreach initiative, exhibit project, and day to day collections management duties.
The exhibit and collections outreach initiative is a monthly Who’s in the Hall Wednesdays evening event. The two major exhibitions are the Class of 2019 Hall of Famers exhibit and Building a Stronger Canada Through Sport exhibit that are being created in 2019. Day to day collections management duties will include accessioning paperwork, condition reports, cataloguing, and permanent numbering of artefacts.
This internship will provide the intern an excellent opportunity for hands-on training in collections research, artefact handling, collections management, public speaking, exhibit design and development, exhibit installation, and project management.
The Intern shall assist with the tasks below as noted for each initiative and project:
1. Monthly Exhibit and Collections Outreach Initiative – Who’s in the Hall Wednesdays.
• To do research within the collections to choose artefacts related to the monthly speaker to present on the first Wednesday of each month.
• To create info sheets for collections chosen for presentation each month.
• To update collections catalogues with any new information found in the research process of creating artefact presentation.
• To present the collections chosen to guests during the Who’s in the Hall Wednesday evenings.
2. Class of 2019 Hall of Famer Offsite and Onsite Gallery Exhibit
• To project manage the creation and installation of Class of 2019 Hall of Famer Exhibit.
• To assist with the research and writing of exhibit text.
• To learn the processes for borrowing and receiving artefacts, preparing and managing condition reports and processing all paperwork following Canada's Sports Hall of Fame's museum guidelines.
• To liaise with designers and production firm to create exhibit signage, liaise with AV Engineer to coordinate AV element installation.
• To produce bilingual exhibit labels.
• To coordinate safe travel of select artefacts and display elements to and from CSHoF to Toronto exhibit venue.
• To install, staff, and dismantle exhibit at Toronto venue.
• To install full Class of 2019 Hall of Famer onsite gallery exhibit. (Estimated to be 10 display cases.)
3. Building a Stronger Canada Through Sport Exhibit
• To manage and revise work plan for exhibit.
• To research, design, develop exhibit plan for the display.
• To write exhibit text.
• To prepare the artefact mounts.
• To liaise with lending organizations to borrow artefacts for inclusion into the exhibit.
• To liaise with staff, designers, and production firms to create text panels.
• To liaise with AV Engineer to coordinate AV element installation.
• To liaise with all shareholders in project for approval.
• To receive artefacts loaned/donated for exhibit, complete all condition reports, loan and/or donation agreements.
Additional tasks:
• Assist in collections management tasks as required.
• Assist with guest services as required.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have a diploma or degree in history, anthropology, archaeology museum studies, library science, sport history, sport media or conservation, and having graduated within the past two years (24 months) of start date of position. The candidate must be between 18 – 30 years of age. Candidates should also have good interpersonal skills, excellent English writing skills, organizational skills and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and be able to meet deliverables. Candidates must also be well organized, have high level of attention to detail, independent workers and have intermediate to advance computer skills (database management software for museums, Microsoft office). Knowledge of PastPerfect database is an asset but not required. Previous artefact handling, exhibit, and collections management experience is required. There will be a moderate amount of lifting required and candidate will need to be able to lift 40-50 lbs. Membership with a professional association would be a definite asset.
Basic French language skills an asset, but not required.
Internship term:
Start date to be September 9, 2019. End date to be February 14, 2020. With two weeks unpaid vacation December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020.
Job Equity:
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is committed to the principle of equal opportunity. Applications are welcomed from individuals with a disability, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, and new Canadians.
Characteristics of City/Region:
Calgary is one of the fastest growing energetic cities in the world. In the past 20 years, Calgary has hosted more international sport competitions than the combined total of the three largest cities in Canada. The Calgary/Bow corridor area has been the primary training and preparation site for many of Canada’s top athletes in winter and summer sports, both at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Calgary is the only city in Canada where over 50% of citizens regularly visit museums and attend performing arts events. Calgary was designated a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012. Metropolitan Calgary population 1.4 M.
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame officially opened in Calgary at Canada Olympic Park on July 1, 2011.
City of Calgary website: www.calgary.ca
Tourism Calgary website: www.tourismcalgary.com
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame website: www.sportshall.ca
Deadline for applications: August 9, 2019
Submit your cover letter and resume in one document as a PDF to: Helena Deng, Manager, Exhibits and Collections at hdeng@cshof.ca
Please state in your application how you came across this job posting.
Applications without cover letters and not according to submission guidelines will not be considered.
Interviews will be conducted by the Manager, Exhibits and Collections. All candidates will be screened to ensure they meet YCW eligibility requirements before being interviewed and before hiring the chosen candidate. A maximum of five candidates will be interviewed August 19-23, 2019
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