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: 8 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
The student will assist with promoting the activities and programs of the Thunder Bay Museum through outreach opportunities via social media, special events, and festival booths at community events to educate the public about the history of Thunder Bay. This role is critical for the Museum to connect with local tourism and those visiting the area from much farther away.
The general objectives for this position 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;
- Collect measurable data from attended events and report back to the Museum.
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: 8 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
Under the supervision of the Curator/Archivist, the student will be responsible for researching and writing articles of 500 to 2,500 words on topics related to Northwestern Ontario history. The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society publishes close to 100 articles in local newspapers and magazines over the course of the year, and this student will be a key contributor to that vital work. This role is critical to support a continuous touch point between the public and the Museum in a relevant way that encourages their participation in our organization.
Duration: 8 weeks
Wage: $17.20/hour
The student will digitize photographs from the Museum’s extensive collection of 500,000 images. Image formats vary from slides to negatives and positives. Training will be provided for proper handling of originals during the digitization process. This role is critical to the organization continuing its crucial project of digital preservation of our archives and equitable access for the public.
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: 8 to 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: Late Spring to Fall 2025, hours per week flexible
Wage: $22.00/hour
The successful candidate will organize and guide historical walking tours at several locations around the City of Thunder Bay using an audio headset system. They will promote the tours through digital and traditional advertising. Tours run for approximately 1.5 hours in length and can be scheduled flexibly around the incumbent’s schedule.
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.
