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The Power Plant is currently open with exhibitions Emmanuel Osahor: _To dream of other places_ and Shelagh Keeley: _Film Notebooks 1985-2017_.

We are currently looking to bring on board an imaginative, dynamic and communication-savy **Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager** to help strengthen the gallery’s digital presence and public reputation across multiple channels.

The Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager is responsible for shaping and sharing the gallery’s voice across digital platforms and media outlets. This role merges strategic communications, content creation, public relations, and community building to grow the gallery’s audience, increase engagement, and enhance visibility. Through compelling storytelling, proactive outreach, and platform management, the Assistant Manager will lead efforts to strengthen the gallery’s digital presence and public reputation.

- **Position Title:** Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager
- **Reporting To:** Head of Marketing, Communications & Visitor Experience
- **Type of Employment:** Full-time
- **Hours of Work:** 35 hours per week. Work hours may include evening and/or weekends to support programming and events needs
- **Compensation:** $50,000 – $53,000 annual salary, plus a comprehensive benefits package
- **Location:** Toronto. On-site at our gallery, with a hybrid work model currently in place (3-days a week on site), subjet to change based on organizational need

**Social Media & Digital Content Creation**
- Develop and manage content calendars for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn, aligned with program priorities and audience insights.
- Create original, on-brand multimedia content including graphics, photography, and short-form videos (e.g., Reels, Stories, TikToks).
- Conduct and edit on-camera interviews with artists, curators, and special guests for use across platforms.
Monitor comments, messages, and mentions to support digital community management and build relationships with followers.
Implement growth strategies to increase reach, engagement, and followers across platforms.
Develop and distribute content toolkits for exhibitions, programs, and partnerships.

**Media & Influencer Relations**
- Lead press and influencer outreach to secure earned media coverage and grow brand awareness.
- Write and distribute press releases, media advisories, and story pitches.
- Maintain and grow a media and influencer contact list aligned with gallery priorities.
- Coordinate and host press previews, interviews, and visits.
- Monitor media coverage and compile regular press and influencer performance reports.

**Email Marketing & Website Content**
- Write and design bi-weekly email newsletters to promote exhibitions, events, and news, including targeted communications for members via CRM.
- Support basic content updates on the gallery website via CMS.

**Digital Advertising & Campaign Strategy**
- Plan, execute, and monitor paid social media campaigns to support programs, fundraising, and audience development.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors to meet campaign goals and evaluate performance.

**Analytics, Insights & Research**
- Monitor analytics across social media, newsletter, and web to measure success and guide future strategies.
- Stay informed about industry trends in cultural communications, digital engagement, and public relations.

Duties

- 2–4 years of experience in digital communications, public relations, or social media marketing.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor tone and voice across different platforms (e.g., social media, press releases, newsletters, website).
- Proven experience creating short-form video content, including filming and editing for formats such as Reels and TikTok.
- Strong skills in community management, audience development, and platform engagement.
- Demonstrated success in earned media outreach, press relations, and influencer engagement.
- Working knowledge of digital advertising platforms such as Meta Ads Manager and TikTok Ads.
- Familiarity with analytics tools and content management systems (CMS).
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.
- Experience working in the arts, cultural, or non-profit sectors is a strong asset.
- Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Non-Canadian applicants must have a valid employment Visa and proper documentation authorizing their ability to work in Canada on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

The Power Plant is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Acceptable applications must include a current resume, a cover letter indicating how you would meet the criteria for this position, and a portfolio or samples of work/creative assets.

To apply, please submit your application to **[jobs@harbourfrontcentre.com](mailto:jobs@harbourfrontcentre.com)** by no later than **July 13, 2025**. Please quote TPP Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager in the subject line of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. Suitable accommodations will be available upon request during the hiring process.

How To Apply

We are currently looking to bring on board an imaginative, dynamic and communication-savy Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager to help strengthen the gallery’s digital presence and public reputation across multiple channels.

Social Media & Communications, Assistant Manager

We are currently looking to bring on board an engaging, visitor-centric and passionate **Gallery Attendant** with strong communication skills to guide visitors through The Power Plant’s thought-provoking programming and to provide a positive, satisfying and seamless visitor experience.

Gallery Attendants provide front line service to visitors to The Power Plant by encouraging meaningful public engagement with contemporary art through daily interaction, tours, and public programs. Gallery Attendants are responsible for a number of important functions including welcoming and orienting visitors in the space and exhibitions, answering visitor questions, leading tours, enhancing the visitor experience by encouraging conversation and engagement with art and ideas, monitoring the galleries for security, visitor data collection, promoting and processing orders for The Shop, working special events, and performing administrative tasks as required.

- **Position Title:** Gallery Attendant
- **Reporting To:** Lead Gallery Attendants and Assistant Manager, Visitor Experience
- **Type of Employment:** Part-time. This is a bargaining unit position and a member of OPSEU
- **Hours of Work:** Varied, based on need. Minimum of 3 shifts per week, with each shift being 4-6 hours in duration. This position requires regular weekend availability (Friday through Sunday) and occasional evening hours
- **Rate of Pay:** $18 per hour
- **Location:** Toronto. On-site work


- Welcome and orient patrons and visitors as they enter the gallery. Collect admissions (as needed), conduct tours, and provide visitors with information concerning current and upcoming exhibitions, education and public programs, membership, special events, and general information.
- Supervise the entrances and all areas of the exhibitions to enhance the visitor experience, enforce gallery rules, and maintain proper gallery capacity.
- Engage with visitors by starting conversations at the front of house introducing the exhibitions and providing more information about the shows/ selected works on display in the gallery.
- Ensure the safety and security of artworks.
- Ensure the tidiness and cleanliness of the gallery including front of house, galleries and common entrances.
- Examine the exhibitions throughout the day to assess artwork that may be malfunctioning or damaged and perform corrective action or submits incident reports to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
- Attend Gallery Attendant meetings, shift briefings, and/or other meetings called by the Assistant Manager, Visitor Experience and/or Head of Marketing, Communications & Visitor Experience.
- Conduct extensive research on the exhibitions’ themes and artists to become familiar with the content and talking points.
- Prepare and lead thoughtful and intelligent tours, and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and in-depth understanding of the artists and themes in the exhibitions to facilitate discussion and meaningful engagement with viewers.
- Perform opening and closing duties including turning on/off works in the exhibition, ensuring all visitors have exited the Gallery upon closing, reconciling sales and completing the daily deposit, and keeping front of house and the galleries tidy.
- Perform daily sales transactions for attendance, publication, merchandise, editions, using Square point of sales software.
- Engage visitors in participating in the Visitor Survey.
- Capture names, addresses, and postal codes from visitors for the gallery’s database to extend engagement, encourage lasting connections, and for future marketing and development needs.
- Perform administrative/clerical tasks including writing reports related to exhibition maintenance, attendance and audience response, assisting in mailings and during periodic and annual inventory.
- Replenish publication and merchandise stock in the shop as needed, as well as replenish gallery ephemera, program postcards, Family Guides, educational hand-outs, and gallery surveys at the front desk and in other areas.
- Promote and provide additional information on upcoming public programs and events.
- Provide staffing assistance for public programs and events as needed including the annual Power Ball, member events and revenue generation events during which duties may also include selling drink tickets, preventing drinks/food from entering specified areas, taking photographs, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

- Proven track record of providing excellent customer service.
Experience working in a retail sales environment and product promotion is an asset.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong public speaking abilities for leading tours, introducing speakers and making presentations to visitors.
- Polite, courteous and pleasant mannerism.
- Strong interpersonal skills and must enjoy interacting with the public.
- Ability to operate audio/visual and other exhibition equipment, as well as computer, cash drawer, receipt printer, photocopier, and other office equipment.
- Ability to observe and perform multiple activities in the gallery.
- Interest in contemporary art is ideal.
- Knowledge of languages(s) other than English is an asset.
- Availability to work weekends (Friday through to Sunday) and on occasion during evening hours as needed.
- This position is based in Toronto, on-site at the gallery.
- Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Non-Canadian applicants must have a valid employment Visa and proper documentation authorizing their ability to work in Canada on an ongoing basis.

The Power Plant is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

To apply, please submit your application to **[jobs@harbourfrontcentre.com](mailto:jobs@harbourfrontcentre.com)** by no later than **July 7, 2025**. Please quote TPP Gallery Attendant in the subject line of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. Suitable accommodations will be available upon request during the hiring process.

We are currently looking to bring on board an engaging, visitor-centric and passionate Gallery Attendant with strong communication skills to guide visitors through The Power Plant’s thought-provoking programming and to provide a positive, satisfying and seamless visitor experience.

Gallery Attendant

We will get back to you if you qualify for this position.

Thank you for applying!

To apply, please send us your current resume and a cover letter indicating why you wish to join the team and how you meet the essential criteria for this role.  

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Volunteer at TPP

The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery is Canada’s leading non-collecting, public art gallery dedicated exclusively to contemporary visual art from Canada and the world. As The Power Plant is a non-profit institution, volunteers are a crucial part of the operations and ongoing success of our public and exhibitions programming. 

Volunteer's duties include welcoming and engaging with visitors, promoting upcoming programs and membership benefits, ensuring the security of works in the gallery and asisting with event set-up and take-down. 



Description

• Positive and friendly attitude

• Patient and comfortable interacting with children of all ages, as well as from all cultures and abilities

• Good communication skills

• Able to stand for long periods of time

• Able to work well with other volunteers and staff members

• Interest or background in Visual Art or Education

Skills

• Honour and fulfill commitments

• Be punctual and reliable

• Accept the guidance and decisions of the supervisor(s)

• Wear a Volunteer ID badge at all times

• Be willing to learn and develop skills for the required position

• Attend any orientation or training sessions required for the chosen position or event

• Work as a team member with staff and fellow volunteers

• Respect fellow volunteers, staff, the public and the confidentiality of information

• Represent The Power Plant and Harbourfront Centre in a positive manner 



Expectations

• Access to artist performances and lectures  
  
• Record of hours  

• Complimentary memberships and publications (based on recorded volunteer hours)

Benefits

Volunteers are expected to commit to two, 3-hour volunteer shift per month for the duration of an exhibition season (approx. 3 months). Volunteers must have completed a minimum of four (4) gallery shifts before becoming eligible for participation in exhibition openings and Power Ball.


Commitment

Volunteers are a crucial part of the operations and ongoing success of The Power Plant's operations and programming. The Power Plant is currently seeking volunteers in the Gallery Assistance role; responsibilities include welcoming and greeting visitors, engaging with the public, activating artworks, promoting gallery programs and membership, ensuring the security of works in the gallery space, and assisting with onsite events.

The Power Plant

Volunteer