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Employment Opportunities at Griffin Art Projects

Gallery Manager

PTE: 10 hours per week (Scheduled between Thursday & Saturday)

Permanent position

Start date: December 2025

Salary range: $30-35/hour commensurate with experience

Griffin Art Projects is seeking a Gallery Manager to provide support in the areas of daily operations and facility management, marketing and exhibition coordination. This role also develops and implements strategies for the effective operations and promotions of Griffin Art Projects and its activities. Under the supervision of the Director, the Gallery Manager is responsible for administration and marketing coordination, and occasionally assists the Director with coordinating facility management for the organization.

This position requires the ability to problem solve and work on multiple time-sensitive deadlines and detailed tasks independently and with a high degree of accuracy. The role requires the candidate to manage the operational and marketing areas of the program on time and on budget, while also keeping track of statistics and documentation.

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator and possess understanding of the local and regional arts community.

This is a 10 hour per week position, to be determined in consultation with the candidate, with regularly scheduled work generally taking place between Thursday and Saturday, with times and dates to be confirmed with the candidate. Griffin’s regular workdays are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Qualifications and Experience;

The successful candidate will possess an Associate Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Art or Art History, Museum or Curatorial studies or a related discipline. It is essential that the candidate have a minimum of 2 years work experience working in a museum, public art gallery and/or artist run centre context, as well as demonstrated experience in administration and marketing.

Key Skills and Assets:

·       Knowledge of best practices in gallery processes and procedures, including the installation, storage and handling of artworks and exhibitions

·       Experience communicating and working directly with curators, artists, preparators, interns, gallery stakeholders and contractors, as well as the general public

·       Knowledge of best practices in marketing, media and community relations, and audience development in the arts

·       Exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal communication skills

·       Strong organizational and administrative skills and the ability to work under general direction within a small team environment

·       Organized and detail oriented, with the ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision, and to deal effectively and tactfully with colleagues, community partners and the public.

·       Ability to assist in preparation, planning, research and installation of exhibitions.

·       Ability to process administrative work and prepare correspondence and reports.

·       Ability to manage budgets involving arithmetical and statistical computations along with sound project and records management abilities

·       Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Squarespace and MailChimp.

Established in 2015, Griffin is a non-profit art gallery and residency located in North Vancouver. GRIFFIN is a non-collecting institution that has quickly become a vibrant contributor to the North Vancouver cultural landscape. Griffin promotes and celebrates visual art by supporting artists and curators in the production of new work through its residency program, sharing private collections with the public, and producing new research on contemporary art from BC and around the world through its exhibitions and public programs.

For enquiries or further information about the position, please contact info@griffinartprojects.ca.

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Please apply with cover letter and resume before 5PM November 28, 2025 by email to info@griffinartprojects.ca with the subject line “Gallery Manager.”