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    Contract | Remote | Part-Time


    The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and highly creative Fractional Social Media Content Creator with a strong background in Canadian Art and Art History to elevate our digital presence and deepen and expand ACI’s engagement with audiences across Canada and beyond.



    About ACI

    The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making Canadian art and art history a contemporary multi-vocal conversation. We promote the study of an inclusive Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, within Canada and internationally.



    The Opportunity

    ACI is looking for a fractional team member (approx.10 hours per week to start) to develop social media content, as well as lead and execute our social media strategy across all social media platforms. The successful candidate will bring subject-matter expertise in Canadian art, an aptitude for growing social media audiences, experience working within cultural institutions, and a proven ability to translate scholarly content into compelling digital storytelling.


    This successful candidate will actively follow Canadian art exhibitions, institutional announcements, art milestones, awards, acquisitions, obituaries, publications and all Canadian art sector conversations in order to proactively identify timely moments and rapidly develop thoughtful, mission-aligned content for ACI.



    Key Responsibilities


    Lead ACI Social Media Strategy

    • Develop and refine ACI’s social media strategy aligned with ACI’s organizational priorities
    • Build annual and quarterly content calendars tied to book launches, educational initiatives, partnerships, and ongoing public programming
    • Develop social media growth strategies tied to ACI’s development goals



    Execute Culturally Relevant Content Campaigns

    • Monitor current happenings across the Canadian art world (exhibitions, institutional shifts, major news, funding developments, etc.)
    • Develop timely, relevant posts that connect breaking or current news to ACI’s programming and resources
    • Ensure ACI maintains an active and informed presence in ongoing national art conversations
    • Position ACI as a go-to hub for art world news and education



    Create Engaging and Accessible Content

    • Translate art historical content into engaging posts across Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok etc.
    • Write compelling captions grounded in scholarship but accessible to broad audiences
    • Develop short-form video concepts (Reels, etc.)
    • Collaborate with internal staff on visual assets and campaign rollouts


    Grow and Engage ACI Community

    • Strengthen and grow engagement with educators, collectors, patrons, curators, students, and art enthusiasts
    • Monitor conversations in Canadian art and position ACI and ACI programming within them
    • Track and report on performance metrics with actionable insights (weekly & quarterly)



    Support ACI Public Programming

    • Support major initiatives including new online art book releases, educational rollouts, and fundraising campaigns
    • Contribute to audience growth strategies that align with ACI’s 3–5-year strategic plan



    Ideal Candidate Profile

    • Graduate degree (or equivalent expertise) in Art History, with demonstrated strength in Canadian art
    • Minimum 3-5+ years’ experience managing social media for arts organizations, publishers, museums, or cultural institutions
    • Deep familiarity with Canadian artists and Canadian Art History movements
    • Exceptional writing and design skills
    • Experiencing creating video content
    • Strong visual literacy and understanding of presenting artwork digitally
    • Demonstrated success growing engagement and audience in a values-driven organization
    • Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working fractionally
    • Bilingual (English/French) candidates strongly encouraged to apply
    • Comfortable instructing videography and creative
    • Experience using Canva, the Adobe Suite, and video editing software
    • Experience using Social Media Marketing, Management, and Scheduling tool (ie. Hootsuite)


    In addition to a cover letter and CV, applicants are asked to submit the following as part of the application:


    • Links to 3–5 examples of social media work (preferably within arts or culture)
    • A short summary (150–200 words) describing ACI’s social media tone
    • Three sample posts inspired by ACI’s Instagram (two feed posts and one short-form video concept)


    Work Environment & Schedule

    Remote


    Compensation & Benefits:

    10 hours per week (to start) $25/hour


    Application Submission

    Please submit your CV and cover letter in a single PDF document to jobs@aci-iac.ca with the position title in the subject line. Please also paste your cover letter into the body of your email.


    Please note that applications that are not submitted in this format will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.


    Review of applications will begin after March 27, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

    We thank all interested candidates but only those who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.

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