Employment opportunity: Communications and publishing coordination

Deadline: May 30, 2025

About the organisation

Dazibao is an exhibition center dedicated to the dissemination and outreach of contemporary image-based practices, supporting research, experimentation and critical reflection by valorizing practices rooted in the social issues of today. 

Through rigorous, varied and relevant programming - solo and group exhibitions, film and video programs, artist residencies, publications, public programs, outreach projects - the center investigates the discourses, uses and modes of dissemination of images, raising artistic, historical and social questions that connect with multiple audiences and communities. By bringing together works from local, national and international practices, Dazibao places local art within a more global discourse and exposes the local community to art from elsewhere.

Dazibao is a center dedicated to artists, offering quality accompaniment and attentive support from the conception of a project to its dissemination. Dazibao works to ensure that each collaboration with an artist provides an experience that has a significant impact on the development of their art and the visibility of their practice.

A nonprofit organization, Dazibao is an attentive, open and inclusive space that upholds the principles of equity, parity, diversity and cultural hybridity, affirming that art is a field of knowledge that enables us to explore and rethink our relationship with the world to inhabit it better. Committed to the importance of accessibility to culture, all the center's activities are free and open to all. 

Learn more about the mission and the history of the organization here.

Job description and responsibilities

Reporting to the Director, the communications and publications coordinator plans and implements communications for the organization's activities and coordinates publication projects.

Communications

— Develop and implement an annual plan and calendar for communications;

— Design and produce the annual program promotional poster;

— Reserve advertising space and prepare materials as required;

— Ensure management of and prepare content for social media platforms;

— Regularly update website pages;

— Produce and send out newsletters;  

— Design press release layouts, invitation cards, and other communication tools for exhibitions;

— Send press releases and press kits to the media;

— Send exhibition information to arts and culture calendars;

— Ensure that the organization's visual identity is respected in all Dazibao and partner communication materials;

— Monitor and compile media and press coverage related to the organization;

— Ensure compliance with funders’ and sponsors’ acknowledgment agreements, where applicable;

— Update databases of media contacts and newsletter subscribers. 

Publication coordination 

— Assist the organization's director with publication projects;

— Coordinate various publication contributors: authors, artists, translators, editors, designers, printers, distributors, etc. ;

— Promote publications (see above);

— Handle legal deposits at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec and Library and Archives Canada;

— Register titles with Copibec and BTLF;

— Distribute publications;

— Handle digital deposits on e-artexte;

— Organize book launches;

— Archive publications.

Administration

— Contribute to the writing and preparation of grant applications and annual reports;

— Contribute to reflections on general orientations for future programming and reports;

— Write various drafts and correspondence in French and English;

— Proofread, correct and format texts and other documents;

— Ensure paper and digital archiving of all documents produced in the context of programming;

— Act as secretary for meetings of the Board of Directors;

And anything else that contributes to the successful and smooth operation of the organization.

Profile

— Excellent oral and written skills in French and good oral and written skills in English;

— Rigorous revision of texts written in French and proofreading of texts written in English;

— Demonstrate autonomy, resourcefulness, thoroughness, initiative and team spirit;

— Good organizational skills and ability to manage priorities and time;

— Knowledge of the contemporary art world and practices;

— Excellent command of current communications tools and new information technologies (Google Workspace, Mailchimp, etc.);

— Good knowledge of the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop);

— Proficiency in writing and social networking techniques (Facebook, Instagram, etc.);

— Knowledge of the Squarespace environment;

— University degree in an appropriate discipline; any other combination of education and experience deemed relevant.

Terms and conditions of employment

— Start date mid-July 2025

— Part-time position, 28 hours/week (in-person between Tuesday and Saturday, some evenings during events)

— One-year contract with possibility to renew

— Hourly rate between $22 and $25 per hour, determined according to experience and pay equity 

— 4 weeks vacation during the summer and time off during the holiday season, after one year of employment.

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to info@dazibao.art, with the subject line “Communications and Publishing Coordination” by May 30, 2025. 

In support of diversity and inclusion, Dazibao welcomes applications from anyone who self-identifies as a member of a minority group. 

Only successful applicants will be contacted.