View the currently available employment opportunities with the Thunder Bay Museum.
To express your interest in an available position, please contact the Thunder Bay Museum at [email protected]
Acronyms: Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Young Canada Works (YCW), Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ), Summer Experience Opportunities (SEO).
Duration: Contract, 35 hours per week, August 2025 to March 2027
Salary: $43,000
The Thunder Bay Museum seeks an Education and Outreach Coordinator responsible for developing and implementing educational and extension programs. This position is to fill in for a permanent employee on pregnancy and parental leave.
The Education and Outreach Coordinator, who reports to the Executive Director, is responsible for the overall development and implementation of educational and extension programs at the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, which means creating and teaching an ongoing program of educational activities for children and adults. This includes but is not limited to school and group visits, adult classes, docent programs, lectures, outreach programs in the schools and the community at large, and the production of audio-visual materials and kits. The Education and Outreach Coordinator provides educational activities outside of the Museum. Some supervision of staff and volunteers is required.
Duration: 16 weeks
Wage: $18.70/hour
To assist the Curator/Archivist with a project to increase web-based access to a large volume of digitized media in various formats.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Research and re-catalogue previously digitized photographs.
- Continuously upload photographs to a web-based platform.
- Research and catalogue previously transferred film footage.
- Upload film footage to a web-based platform for external access.
- Upload previously digitized newspapers to a web-based platform.
- Utilize social media and/or draft historical small articles to update on the progress of the project and highlight notable collections.
Duration: 14 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
The general objectives for the Outreach and Digital Marketing Assistant will be to: attend special community events, such as Canada Day, events at Fort William Historical Park, the City of Thunder Bay’s concert series and movie nights, and the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition as a Museum representative; promote programming, events, and exhibits through the Museum’s social media channels and website; and assist the Curator/Archivist with promoting and scheduling historical content related to regionally significant events or days throughout the year.
Duration: 14 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society seeks to hire a student for 14 weeks to help improve intellectual control over a backlog of newly donated archival material. We intend to complete the processing of many donations, beginning with accessioning, proceeding on to arranging and describing (to the series level where appropriate), and finishing with the development of a preliminary finding aid, which can be posted electronically to ARCHEION and the Canadian Archival Information Network (CAIN). The student hired would assist at all stages of the process.
Duration: 14 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society seeks to hire a student for 14 weeks to assist with processing the Museum’s backlog of artifact donations. Working under the supervision of the Collections Curator, the student will catalogue a series of artifact donations of various types and provenances. This process includes measuring, describing, photographing, and performing condition assessments and subsequently entering this information into PastPerfect Online, the Museum’s artifact database.
The process will also involve researching the provenance and significance of artifacts to Thunder Bay’s history where appropriate and generating content for the Museum’s social media feed to bring this information to the general public.
Duration: Casual contract, part time
Wage: $25.00/hour
The Thunder Bay Museum is seeking a Special Events Coordinator to join our team for a casual contract. In this role, you will use your expert communication skills and keen initiative to create and manage unique fundraising event opportunities developing relationships with potential donors and sponsors. By coordinating events, writing proposals, and recruiting and leading volunteers, you will hone your speaking, writing, and leadership abilities while moving the Thunder Bay Museum closer to its financial goals.
The ideal candidate will be motivated, professional, organized, and have an aptitude for planning. We are seeking someone who believes in The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s mission and will demonstrate exceptional drive to further our existing fundraising efforts and help strategize and deliver new ones.
Duration: 8-12 hours per week
Wage: $17.20/hour
The Thunder Bay Museum is seeking a weekend receptionist who will be responsible for Museum admissions and gift shop sales on Saturday and Sunday on an as-needed basis. This position is casual and may only require occasional weekend availability.
The Thunder Bay Museum does not currently have any job openings. Please check back in Spring 2023 when Summer Jobs will be posted. If you are interested in putting forward a resume for future consideration, please email Executive Director, Scott Bradley by clicking the button below.
