[BCMA] Job Posting: Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery - Graphics and Media Assistant

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The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC has an opening for a 
part-time *Graphics and Media Assistant (UBC Job ID 6150; Research 
Asst/Tech 4). *

This is a two-year term position with the possibility of extension.   
The position is 22.5 hours/week and the salary is $28,180/year.   There 
is the potential for additional hours on a per project basis.   

The Graphics and Media Assistant is responsible for: designing, updating 
and maintaining the Gallery's website, including creating interactive 
pages and utility sites; creating, designing and updating in-house 
graphic design projects including advertisements, brochures, posters, 
signage and exhibition didactic material; and assisting with electronic 
media projects, including editing of digital videos and DVD authoring. 
The Graphics and Media Assistant is responsible for scanning, preparing 
and organizing a variety of photographic and digital images and video 
for documentation, publications, and publicity.  The position assists 
with maintaining the Gallery's computer network, databases, and 
equipment, including scanners, printers, digital cameras,video cameras, 
and programming custom multimedia equipment used in exhibitions.  The 
position assists with exhibition installations and other gallery duties 
as required.

Qualifications: Post secondary degree in Art History, Fine Arts, or a 
related field plus two years related experience, or an appropriate 
Information Technology post secondary/professional degree combined with 
a background/experience in contemporary art projects or galleries.  
Training in website design, electronic media and graphic design 
required.  Demonstrated experience with Adobe Dreamweaver and with 
hand-coding to create dynamically generated web pages; knowledge of 
languages such as XHTML, CSS, XML, and Javascript.  Multimedia 
programming experience, such as Flash with Actionscript, and technical 
understanding of various multimedia formats.  Layout and design 
experience with software such as Adobe In Design, Adobe Photoshop and 
Adobe Illustrator.  Demonstrated experience in applying design 
principles behind widely used browsers, including browser-specific 
features and limitations regarding HTML and CSS implementation.  
Experience with server side technologies as they relate to web design 
and online database management (SQL and PHP).  Knowledge of database 
software and related technologies.  Knowledge of contemporary and video 
art production and practices.  High degree of responsibility and 
initiative; effective oral and written communication, interpersonal, 
analytical, and organizational skills; ability to work both 
independently and within a team environment, ability to prioritize work, 
multi-task, and meet competing deadlines.  Interest in, and the ability 
to research, learn and implement new software, and stay current with 
developments in computer technology.

Recommended:  Experience in digital video editing, DVD authoring, and 
DVD and CD-ROM production an asset; knowledge of software such as DVD 
Studiopro, Compressor, A. pack, and Final Cut Pro.  Experience working 
in an art gallery and experience handling artworks according to museum 
standards an asset. 

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British 
Columbia researches, collects, publishes, and exhibits contemporary art 
in an international context.  The Gallery is a recognized Category A 
institution and has collegial relations with major institutions all over 
the world, with which it exchanges works of art for exhibition and 
collaborates on projects that make important contributions to 
scholarship on the art of our time.  The Gallery's art collection of 
over 3,500 objects is the third largest public collection of art in 
B.C.  In addition, the Gallery houses the one of the largest artists' 
archives in Canada.  The Belkin also participates in the training of 
student curators through the Critical and Curatorial Studies Program in 
the Department of Art History, Visual and Theory. 

Deadline for applications:   9:00 AM, Monday, October 5, 2009.

To apply to this position email a cover letter and resume to:

Annette Wooff, Administrator
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
The University of British Columbia
1825 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z2

Current UBC staff should apply as internal applicants through the UBC 
Human Resources website at http://www.hr.ubc.ca/careers/staff.html in 
order to have internal rights recognized (Job ID 6150).  Please note the 
salary is 60% of the annual salary posted on the UBC HR website.

 

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