Position – Information Services Assistant
Application deadline: April 22nd, 11:59 pm
As part of the Young Canada Works program, Artexte is looking for the perfect candidate to support its collection team in carrying out its projects!
Position – Information Services Assistant
Young Canada Works
Length of Employment: May 18, 2026 – March 26, 2027 (45 weeks)
Salary: 20$/hour, part-time (30 hours/week)
Supervisor: Collections Department
DESCRIPTION:
Artexte is a federally chartered, non-profit arts organization with a mandate to collect, organize and disseminate information about contemporary art from 1965 to the present, with a special emphasis on artistic practices from the territory known as Canada. The collection includes various publications that document artistic practices on a national and international scale as well as printed ephemera such as posters, pamphlets, invitation cards, press clippings and audiovisual documents.
The Information Services Assistant will receive training and work under the supervision of a librarian and document technician in a unique collection of Canadian art documentation. The intern will participate in conservation and document processing, cataloging acquisitions, creation of accessible digital content and reference services.
- Processing (sorting and evaluating donations, cataloging of print and digital documents according to internal cataloging rules and RDA standard);
- Conservation (digitization of documents according to digital archiving standards, rehousing documents in acid-free containers, document shelving);
- Public service (on-site reception of visitors, reference services on-site and via email and telephone);
- Research (creation of a reference tool or completion of a research project according to the interests of the candidate).
REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates must be eligible for the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations. (Please consult the Young Canada Works website: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/heritage-organizations-students.html);
- Candidates must be in their final semester of a university or college program in library and information science, archival studies, or library technologies;
- Background in art history, museology or visual arts is an asset;
- Knowledge of contemporary visual arts in Canada an asset;
- Excellent spoken and written French and English;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to work in a team environment;
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google applications;
- Interest in participating in ongoing developments in the organization in alignment with its mandate;
- Independent, motivated, creative.
Artexte wishes to correct historical inequalities with regard to employment opportunities in the arts and heritage field. Artexte welcomes all candidates identifying as Indigenous, racialized persons, women and persons of all sexual orientations and genders. Artexte encourage people with disabilities to apply. Accommodations will be made during the hiring process as needed.
TO APPLY:
Candidates can submit their application to the collections team at the following address: collections@artexte.ca as well as on the YCW portal for this position.