Job Description

Job title: Digitization Project Assistant
Location: Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St. E., Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1
Tel: (807) 623-0801
Fax: (807) 622-6880
Email: director@thunderbaymuseum.com
Web: www.thunderbaymuseum.com

Duration: 16 weeks, 35 hours per week
Rate of Pay: $18.70/hours
Tentative Start Date: October/November 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION:
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 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with historical research and cataloguing in a museum or archive environment. Demonstrated experience and skills in archival digitization, metadata and file management and familiarity with various computer software, including archival or museum databases. Post-secondary education, background in history or archival studies would be an
asset.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with the public. Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Must sign a confidentiality agreement.
This position is funded under the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage internship program. An individual may be eligible for an internship if they:

are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible); are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number); are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and are a college or university graduate (certificate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate).
Note: Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs and that are unemployed or underemployed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
1. Physical Demands: This position involves physical exertion produced by the
incumbent in carrying out the responsibilities of the position beyond a standard office
environment. The position requires the occasional ability to lift 22 kg above one's head, crawling, crouching, climbing, and lifting, carrying, and manual labor related tasks. It also involves extended time sitting, walking, and standing.
2. Environmental Conditions: This includes conditions in the work environment that
have potential for negative physical impact on the incumbent. Areas of the job location
are potentially dirty (including but not limited to allergens, irritants, toxins, and animal
waste), loud noises, and temperature extremes from -40 C to 35 C. The incumbent
may be required to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) to mitigate these risks.
3. Sensory Demands: Sensory demands are an intense; incumbents will be required to
use touch, smell, sight, and hearing to perform their duties on a regular basis.
4. Mental Demands: Mental demands indicate psychological impacts that are an
unavoidable part of the job and place increased mental demands on the incumbent.

ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE:
It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis
of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender
identity or gender expression. Therefore, a resume submitted must not include
references to any of the above characteristics.
Do not include:

Photos Any certificates that have photo identification Driver's licences Police records checks
Note: The above documentation will be requested by the Thunder Bay Museum should
you be the successful applicant. Please do not submit your Criminal Record Check with
your application.

Applications:
Resume with covering letter emailed or dropped off to:
Mr. Scott Bradley, Executive Director
Thunder Bay Museum 425 Donald St. E., Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1
director@thunderbaymuseum.com

Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted.

Deadline: TBD

ACCOMMODATION:
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.

The Thunder Bay Museum is an equal opportunity employer and encourages
applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible
minority groups, and women. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply;
however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. This is in
accordance with Canadian immigration requirements. We appreciate your interest;
however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

About the Thunder Bay Museum:
The Society was founded in 1908 as a historical society and a museum was added in
1942 and expanded several times since. Though much of its funding comes from the
City of Thunder Bay, the Society is an independent, not-for-profit organization that now operates a museum, archives, and historical society in a designated heritage building that it has restored and retrofitted, and which is leased from the municipality. The Society has an annual operating budget of approximately $800,000 and employs eight permanent staff and dozens of volunteers. It also has a capital budget that varies
depending on its needs. Staff include an executive director, curator/archivist, chief operations officer, collections curator, exhibit curator, education and outreach officer, front desk receptionist/gift shop manager, and a bookkeeper.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 30 weeks

Pay: $18.70 per hour

Benefits:

On-site parking Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:

Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Will you be between the ages of 16 and 30 years inclusively at the start of employment? Are you a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refuge status in Canada? (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible)
Education:

Secondary School (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person