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Employment Opportunities at Griffin Art Projects
Gallery Manager
PTE: 2 days per week (Scheduled between Friday & Sunday)
Permanent position
Start date: August 14, 2026
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 and 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.
The responsibilities of the Gallery Manager include but are not limited to the following:
Facilities and Operations
Assists the Director in keeping an inventory of operational and facility needs, updating permits, insurance, licenses and ongoing digital subscriptions and coordinating the maintenance of equipment and facilities.
Maintains Gallery digital and physical archives
Assists with financial reporting including securing quotes for projects, preparing, submitting and tracking gallery invoices and receipts.
Collates gallery statistics and coordinates subcontractor schedules and payments
Updates and maintains Gallery schedule
Marketing
Oversees gallery’s website and social media pages, ensuring they are active and updated.
Assists the Director with producing and maintaining an inventory of images to promote the gallery, its exhibitions and related events as well as Marketing Reports.
Assists in handling correspondence, prepares and disseminates marketing material, newsletters, web and print listings and exhibition necessary print media.
Directs external vendors and partners related to marketing including designers, printers, advertising and media placement agencies and ensures effective use and delivery of key messaging and branding.
General Administration
Monitors agreements with regard to contractual obligations and manages critical paths and deliverables with curators and internal staff to ensure deadlines are met, and needed information and material is procured.
Coordinates exhibition installations and strikes with local, national and international shippers, obtaining quotes, negotiating loan agreements and developing and coordinating schedules with contract preparators, and monitoring inventory of shipments of arriving artworks.
Assist with the preparation of formal agreements with external partners, such as guest curators, artists, writers, and arts institutions, publication designers, and other contractors, with the support of contract interns.
Coordinates works lists and condition reports in dialogue with Director and Guest Curators and with the support of contractors.
Ensures digital images, video documentation, catalogues, etc. are added to database and properly archived.
Assists with organizing support materials for grant applications and board & facilities reports.
Assists with preparation and tracking of sponsorship and donation documents and coordination.
Performs other duties as required.
This is a two day per week position, to be determined in consultation with the candidate, with regularly scheduled work generally taking place between Friday and Sunday. 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, Eventbrite, Squarespace and MailerLite.
Griffin is a unionized workplace with a collective agreement as part of the Arts and Cultural Workers Union, IATSE B-778. Griffin Art Projects is an inclusive employer committed to employment equity objectives and invites application from all qualified individuals.
Please apply with a cover letter and resume before 11:59PM on August 5, 2026, by email to info@griffinartprojects.ca with the subject line "Gallery Manager".
Gallery Manager
Application deadline: August 5, 2026 by 11:59PM
Griffin Art Projects seeks applications for the position of BIPOC Curatorial and Marketing Assistant. This position is open to BIPOC graduates.
This 29 week contract position is a YCW Building Careers in Heritage Internship for college or university graduates, from September 3, 2026 until March 28, 2027 scheduled Thursdays to Sundays 9 - 5PM.
Reporting to the Director, and assisting the Gallery Manager and Adjunct Curators, the Curatorial and Marketing Assistant will provide assistance with the development and execution of our ongoing public programs, outreach, and marketing efforts, with a particular focus on bringing BIPOC perspectives to Griffin’s activities, initiatives and operations.
Griffin Art Projects is a small team environment and this role will provide assistance and guidance with a wide range of administration tasks such as operational support, registrar duties, audience development, program research, planning and delivery. Through this project, Griffin Art Projects aims to increase the strength and reciprocity of its relationships with local community groups, particularly BIPOC communities on the North Shore, throughout Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
The ideal candidate for this position will be a recent graduate from a Bachelor or Masters degree in fine arts, design, Indigenous studies or related field. They will have excellent organizational and planning skills with the demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines. Competency in Microsoft Office is required and experience preparing design materials with the Adobe Creative suite and InDesign, or an interest and willingness to learn these skills, is an asset. The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills, as well as the ability to work with diverse community groups, including Indigenous communities and youth. French language ability is considered an asset.
Griffin Art Projects is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a positive, diverse and welcoming environment. Please indicate in your application if you face any barriers to employment; we will try to accommodate your needs. Transportation and en route accommodation costs incurred by applicants who must relocate more than 125 km from their permanent residence may be reimbursed. This position is funded by the Government of Canada’s Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program.
In order to meet YCW eligibility requirements, applicants must be:
● a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
● legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
● between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and
● a college or university graduate (certificate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate).
Note: Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs and that are unemployed or underemployed.
Griffin Art Projects (Griffin) is a non-profit art gallery and residency located in North Vancouver devoted to supporting artists in the production of new work through its residency program, and in creating new research on contemporary Canadian and international art, artists and art collections from around the world in its exhibition program. Griffin is a non-collecting institution that has quickly become a vibrant contributor to the North Vancouver cultural landscape.
Griffin is a unionized workplace with a collective agreement as part of the Arts and Cultural Workers Union, IATSE B-778. Griffin Art Projects is an inclusive employer committed to employment equity objectives and invites application from all qualified individuals.
Please apply with a cover letter and resume before 11:59PM on August 16, 2026, by email to info@griffinartprojects.ca with the subject line "Curatorial and Marketing Assistant".