Start Date: Oct 1, 2024
Salary: $45,000 to $55,000 in keeping with experience
Location: Toronto, ON
Position: Full-Time
Deadline: Sep 9, 2024 5:00 PM EDT
Koffler Arts is a multi-disciplinary cultural platform that explores critical ideas and concerns of our time through exhibitions, live performance, literary events, publications and digital initiatives. We examine complex issues through transformative art experiences that stimulate intercultural dialogue and position Jewish identity in conversation with diverse perspectives and global voices.
Koffler Arts is committed to equity, diversity and accessibility in the workplace and welcomes and encourages applications from Indigenous, Black and racialized peoples, people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, women and non-binary people, and persons with disabilities. To request any access solutions that you may require to participate in the application and recruitment process, please contact admin@kofflerarts.org
Job description: Working collaboratively with the General Director, other members of the leadership team and staff, visiting curators and artistic and technical personnel, the Gallery and Production Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and implementing and/or overseeing all of the material aspects of Koffler Arts’ wide range of activities and events.
Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
● Oversee the production elements of all exhibitions including but not restricted to:
- Be responsible for and, if necessary, hire and oversee additional technicians for the preparation, installation and de-installation of exhibitions on-site, alongside artists and curators
- Prepare and track exhibition budgets
- Arrange domestic and international transportation and insurance, for artworks and artists
- Coordinate all material aspects of exhibitions, including all technical and technological aspects
● Oversee the production elements of all performing arts events
- Prepare and track production budgets
- Secure venues and verify all technical requirements and conditions
- Coordinate with production or co-production teams on all aspects of installation and deinstallation of productions
- Participate in programming ideas and initiatives
● Coordinate use of Koffler Arts spaces
- Maintain the calendar for space usage in each of the Koffler Arts’ venues, including helping to coordinate balance between exhibitions, artistic residencies, performance events, community access, public rental, etc.
- Provide the necessary logistical support for the ensemble of these activities
- Identify possible revenue-generating rental periods for various venues and actively seek potential users for these periods
● Provide material support for all Koffler Arts in-house events
- Provide any and all material support for a large variety of artistic engagement events including technical and/or technological needs, set-up and clean-up
- Provide material support for any other activities or needs at Koffler Arts, including but not limited to exhibition vernissages, literary or speaker events, Board and/or other meeting set-up, gallery maintenance, signage, and any other material requirements of the organisation.
Qualifications:
● The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role with similar responsibilities within either a performing arts or an exhibition-based arts organization
● The capacity to work in a small team with wide-ranging responsibilities, including managing multiple projects concurrently
● Strong organisational and financial management skills
● Strong project and team management skills
● Flexibility, adaptability, eagerness to roll up sleeves and get things done
● A strong sense of autonomy
● A desire to be a key part of an adventuresome arts organization
How to apply:
Please email applications to admin@kofflerarts.org
Applications should include:
● A cover letter detailing why you believe you are the right candidate for the position (please be sure to have this in Georgia, 11 pt font);
● An up-to-date resume;
● Name and contact of three references;
● Please include your salary expectations in your Cover Letter
Applications can be addressed to:
Matthew Jocelyn
General Director