Pay: $17/hr, Full-time (35 hours/week)
Timeline: May 12 to August 31, 2025 (Start date flexible)
Application Closing Date: 11:59pm AST on Saturday, April 12, 2025
Info session: Thursday, April 3rd, from 7pm-8pm Atlantic on Zoom (Register here!)
Third Space Gallery is seeking to fill the position of THIRD SHIFT Festival Associate for May 2025. The successful candidate will work closely with staff and volunteers of Third Space Gallery to present THIRD SHIFT, a contemporary Art at Night Festival in Saint John, New Brunswick in August 2025 and will assist with Third Space programming throughout the Spring and Summer months. The successful candidate will work with the current Executive Director at USTATION on Prince William St. in Uptown Saint John from May till August 31st, 2025. This role requires individuals to be available in-person to fulfill their tasks.
More information about THIRD SHIFT can be found on our website: www.thirdshiftsj.com
Tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Festival Logistics and Planning: Establishing locations for art installations across Uptown Saint John in coordination with the municipality and local venues
- Liaising with Community Stakeholders and Partners: Being in communication with funders and sponsors to accurately represent their contributions in the festival
- Corresponding with Artists and Participants: Gathering and organizing information about each artist and art installation, assisting with check-in meetings with the selected artists
- Event Promotion: Creating and managing social media content for the online presence of the festival, participating in interviews, press releases, and public facing images for THIRD SHIFT
- Volunteer Coordination: Organizing individuals to provide adequate information and guidance throughout the Art at Night component of the festival
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Their capacity as an independent worker
- Experience with event planning, coordination, and promotion
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Friendly personality
- Asset: Knowledge of the Saint John community and contemporary art
- Asset: Bilingual, both written and spoken
In alignment with our funding, candidates must be:
- Canadian citizens or a permanent residents, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible)
- Legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number)
- Between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment
- Enrolled in an academic accredited institution in the semesters before and/or after the work term
THIRD SHIFT encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply, including underserved equity-seeking groups, such as, but not limited to: BIPOC, Queer/2SLGBTQIA+ folks, women/feminine presenting individuals, and folks with disabilities, amongst others. We are proud to maintain our safer spaces policies and continue to host queer and visible minorities in every step of our festival process, including our jury, our artists, our staff, our volunteers, and everyone in between who helps make this festival a reality.
All applications must be sent to Manny Travers, Third Space’s Executive Director, no later than 11:59pm Atlantic on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 to <tiersespace@gmail.com>. Applicants must include a CV/resume and cover letter with an email subject line of “2025 THIRD SHIFT Festival Associate: [Insert Your Name]”.
Have questions? Join us on Thursday, April 3rd from 7pm-8pm Atlantic over Zoom for an info session. Register here!