Multimedia Coordinator until December 31, 2021
Organization
National Gallery of Canada
Job Type
contract
Language Required
BBB
Location
Ottawa, ON
Application Deadline
01-12-2019
Job Start Date
14-11-2019
Date Posted
08-11-2019
Email
hra@gallery.ca
Website
www.gallery.ca
Salary
$57,018 - $67,056/Year
Job Description
Position Title: Multimedia Coordinator until December 31, 2021
Competition #: 19-CC-112
Posting Date: November 6, 2019
Closing Date: December 1, 2019
Department: Multimedia
Working Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week, overtime as required)
Employment Tenure: Determinate
Classification: Band 5
Salary $57,018 - $67,056/Year
Number of Positions: 1
Language Requirements: English BBB/French BBB (reading, writing, oral)
Affiliation: P.S.A.C.
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Job Summary As departmental Coordinator, Multimedia Services, the incumbent is responsible for the coordination and prioritization of all requests and functions of the Photographers.
The Coordinator prepares artworks for photography, including scheduling the movement of and occasionally personally responsible for the movement of artworks to and from the storage vaults and handling of artworks in the department’s temp storage areas. The Coordinator ensures quality and efficiency in the delivery of images of permanent collection artworks, loaned artworks, and pre-acquisition candidates to various departments within the Gallery.
The Coordinator also ensures that rotations of artworks within the Gallery space are photographed, including time-based works of art, and exhibition installations. The inventory of all photographic materials, and of related equipment for various requirements, also falls within the scope of the position.
The position tracks the departmental budget for Multimedia (both Photographers and AV technicians), processes monthly variance reports, and prepares annual budgets, with input from the Photographers and AV technicians, for the Director, RCL.
The position regularly interfaces with Copyright, Collections Management, Web and Digital Media, and IT on digitization initiatives, and understands the functioning of the Collections Management database (MimsyXG) and the Digital Asset Management System (Piction) in detail.
Main Duties 1. Overall coordination and prioritization of all requests and functions of the Photographers.
2. Coordinates the completion of requests for digitization of works of art.
3. Coordinates and/or carries out movement of works to and from Multimedia Services.
4. Responsible for the safe handling, movement and preparation of works of art for photography.
5. Maintains the inventory of material and equipment that is the responsibility of the section, including equipment that may comprise a part or a whole of a work of art.
6. Budgeting, costing & forecasting for two distinct Multimedia units – assessing daily and annual production needs.
7. Represents Multimedia on the Digital Collections Committee (DCC), and contributes a critical role to digitization success.
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Requirements Education: A post-secondary degree or diploma in art history or museum studies OR an equivalent combination of 3 years or more of related work experience.
Work Experience: • 2 years minimum working knowledge of different forms of photography, as well as an in-depth understanding of digital studio production including the various photographic services supplied in a gallery.
• 2-3 years of experience handling fragile, complex objects of various media and materials in a museum environment.
• 2 years of experience with some form of Database knowledge including photographic file labeling conventions and storage, management and retrieval of images for digital archives.
• Experience using a financial system, bookkeeping and variance reporting.
Abilities/Skills: • Ability to safely handle fragile equipment manually, alone or with another person;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well under pressure;
• Ability to work in an ever–changing environment that has multiple competing priorities;
• Excellent ability to evaluate internal requests, make recommendations, and ensure goals are achieved;
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, judgement, integrity, reliability and team player with a positive attitude.
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Condition of Employment • Must meet the bilingual requirement to be invited to the interview process.
• Reliability Status - this factor is not used at the pre-selection stage.
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Additional Information • Temporary assignment with the possibility of an extension or becoming indeterminate.
• A variety of assessment tools may be used to assess candidates.
• The National Gallery of Canada is committed to having a skilled, diversified workforce reflective or Canadian Society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily their application if they are a woman, an Indigenous person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.
• The Gallery is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environment. Alternative selection tool methods and/or reasonable accommodation are available upon request.
• Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
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