We’re Hiring: Summer Positions!
✨ WE’RE HIRING!! ✨
Eastern Edge is looking for two enthusiastic creatives to join our team for Summer 2024!
Established in 1984, Eastern Edge is a not-for-profit artist-run centre and a registered charity. As an arts-based community centre, Eastern Edge delivers free and accessible arts programming year-round. We provide a diversity of programs that appeal to artists of any age, race, or gender. Eastern Edge is actively cultivating a safe and engaging community where artistic practices at every level can thrive, and every artist can be respected and celebrated.
We are currently hiring a Gallery Assistant and a HOLD FAST Festival Assistant. These positions are full-time, 35 hours a week for 8 weeks, and will run for July and August 2024. Applicants are welcome to apply to one or both positions. Please indicate which position(s) you are applying for and which is your top pick. These positions are guaranteed to be paid at minimum wage ($15.60/hr), we are currently waiting to hear back on a funding application that would support paying these positions $19/hour.
Eastern Edge is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating and maintaining an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. We are dedicated to cultural diversity and encourage applications from individuals from BIPOC, queer, neurodiverse, and other diverse communities. If you would like to self-identify as representing one of these perspectives you may do so in your application, however, this is not a requirement. Our goal is to be a healthy and accessible workspace, and we will do our best to accommodate your individual needs.
To apply:
- Send a cover letter and resume (in PDF format) addressed to the Eastern Edge Hiring Committee.
- Email applications to easternedgegallery@gmail.com
- Indicate which position(s) you are applying for.
- Alternatively, applicants may apply with a video application, in which they outline their experiences and interests relevant to the position(s) they are applying for.
Please note: The HOLD FAST Assistant position is being supported by a wage subsidy program that requires participants to be between the ages of 15-30. The Gallery Assistant position is being supported by a wage subsidy program that requires participants to be between the ages of 15-30 and be a Canadian Citizen.
Deadline to apply: May 30th, 2024
Note: Both positions are subject to funding approval.
Click below to read the full job descriptions for both positions:
Gallery Assistant Job Description
Gallery Assistant Job Description – LARGE FONT
HOLD FAST Festival Assistant Job Description
HOLD FAST Festival Assistant Job Description – LARGE FONT