Xpace Cultural Centre is seeking to hire a permeant part-time Communications Assistant
Term: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: $25/hour (plus 12% in lieu of vacation and benefits)
Xpace Cultural Centre is a not-for-profit artist-run centre supported by OCAD U Student Ancillary Fees. We are dedicated to providing emerging and student artists, designers, curators and art writers with opportunities to showcase their work in a professional setting.
Xpace Cultural Centre is committed to maintaining an anti-oppressive, queer positive environment, prioritizing marginalized, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Role
The Communication Assistant will work in collaboration with the Xpace Directors and Coordinators to execute all public facing institutional communications including; social media, newsletters, promotional items pertaining to gallery activities, and press. They will be responsible for creating content and overseeing these channels.
This is a permanent part-time position commencing 25 August, 2026. Compensation is $25.00 (+ 12% in lieu of benefits and vacation)/hour for 16 hours/ week. The schedule per week will be determined by the Artistic Director and Communications Assistant. The position operates in a hybrid format: Communications Assistant must be onsite for at least one day per week, and to attend all gallery events. Remotely, they must be available for at least one-hour per day to monitor Social Media.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Artistic Director, the Communications Assistant will:
- Create content for, design templates for, and distribute the monthly newsletter, including managing membership;
- Organize and distribute event and exhibition promotional materials across social media (Instagram, Facebook) and the website;
- Oversee and manage all Xpace social media accounts;
- Monitor and create content to promote events, exhibitions, and programming across all channels;
- Create and distribute press releases to support gallery programming;
- Propose and oversee website updates in collaboration with the web developer;
- Coordinate distribution of VOLUME and Xpace merchandise;
- Perform event documentation during gallery events;
- Monitor the public-facing info email account and route correspondence as needed;
- Assist with ad-hoc design work as needed;
- Assist Coordinators with archiving exhibition, workshop, and event documentation on the website;
- Assist with virtual workshop production and formatting exhibition essays as needed.
The ideal candidate:
- A self-directed, independent worker confident in managing communications workflows with minimal day-to-day oversight;
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines consistently;
- Possesses excellent written communication and copywriting skills, ideally within a non-profit or arts context;
- Knowledge of and genuine interest in contemporary visual art and graphic design;
- Experience managing social media and newsletter communications for an organization;
- Proficient in the Adobe Suite, Mailchimp, G-Suite, and major social media platforms;
- Comfortable working in a Mac environment;
- Experience with WordPress and/or basic HTML is considered a strong asset.
Due to a high volume of applications only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all applicants for their interest, and the time taken to apply.