Gallery Attendant at Koffler Arts

Job Posting:
Gallery Attendant at Koffler Arts

Arts and Culture Schmooze, 2025. Photo:
Shay Markowitz

Final date to receive applications:
Monday, May 19th, 5:00 PM (EDT)

End Date:
August 17, 2025

Location:

Toronto, ON

Koffler Arts is seeking a friendly, courteous and responsible individual to welcome and help orient visitors and audiences during our current and upcoming exhibitions and in-gallery artistic engagements. The Gallery Attendant will supervise the space during exhibition hours, greet and engage with visitors, lead small group tours, and ensure artwork and facilities are respected and kept safe.

Gallery Attendants are engaged while exhibitions are open. As a result, the successful candidate may be called back for the upcoming exhibition, past the end date of this contract.

Gallery Attendants shifts may vary from 4.45 hours to 16.5 hours per week.

• Open and close the gallery, including (de) activating the security, turning on/off all lights and AV equipment (as needed), reporting any malfunctioning lights and AV equipment (as needed), and refilling handouts (as needed).
• Greet visitors and answer questions about the current and upcoming exhibitions and artistic engagements, and the organization in general.
• Encourage visitors to sign up for e-newsletters.
• Welcome visitors to make a donation.
• Record accurate daily attendance of gallery visitors and audiences for in-gallery artistic engagements.
• Ensuring general safety of the public and monitoring audience capacity and flow in accordance with Ontario Public Health regulations.
• Greet office visitors with appointments, and notify staff of their arrival.
• Attend exhibition opening and/or closing receptions (depending upon start/end dates).
• Conduct sales of exhibition publications and other merchandise as needed.
• Periodically assist staff set-up chairs, tables, and other equipment for select artistic engagements as needed.
• Ensure Office Manager is up-to-date about your hours/days worked.
• Other duties related to Koffler Arts’ activities as needed.

How to apply:

Applications should include: A cover letter detailing your strengths as a candidate;
An up-to-date résumé;
Please send all materials in an email message titled "Gallery Attendant: [LAST NAME], [FIRST NAME]" through the online portal or by email toadmin

NOTE:

Applicants who are selected to interview should be available on Thursday, May 22nd and/or Friday, May 23rd. Applicants who are not selected to interview will be notified by email.