Join the team at the Maritime Museum of BC! We have a number of opportunities open right now: both are temporary positions.
Make sure to read through the job posting carefully and follow the application instructions included at the bottom of each posting.
Public Engagement Intern
Temporary Employment Opportunity
11 September 2024 – 31 March 2025
As MMBC offers a rich variety of programming to our communities, we need a Public Engagement Intern who will support and grow these programs. We know that our strength lies in our interactions with people, and we want to continue finding the best ways to improve upon that strength.
We are looking for someone who has experience working with people of all ages and is passionate about meaningful museum learning. Our opportunities to diversify the ways we work with more members of the public across Greater Victoria and our province are growing rapidly. As the Public Engagement Intern, you will be working to provide a positive visitor experience for those coming into the museum, as well as helping to produce engaging virtual content for remote visitors. This position will enhance your knowledge and appreciation of British Columbia’s maritime cultures and heritage.
You will interact on a regular basis with visitors within the museum gallery and will help develop and deliver high-quality museum content to a wide variety of audiences, including children, adults, and seniors. Your role will also include assisting with marketing strategies such as posting regularly to social media, keeping the museum events posting current, and assisting with front-desk visitor engagement. This position will largely be based at our public location in downtown Victoria and may include travel throughout the city to assist with delivering off-site programs. This position involves roughly 80% of time on programs and interpretation, and 20% of time on social media, marketing, and virtual content initiatives.
By producing new programs and other public engagement initiatives, the successful candidate will leave a legacy for the future of the Maritime Museum of BC community through engagement in learning. This position can help put someone on the first steps towards a rewarding career in museum programming.
This position is funded in part through the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCW-BCH) internship program; please check the job posting carefully to ensure you meet eligibility requirements.
Applications are due by 4:00 PM on 16 August 2024.
See the full job posting and instructions for application here.
Collections Intern
Temporary Employment Opportunity
1 October 2024 – 31 March 2025
The MMBC is undergoing on an extensive cataloguing project of the object collection. We need a Collections Intern to help with these efforts. The Collections Intern will focus on cataloguing the navy objects in our collection and help us preserve these objects for future generations. We know the heart of the museum is the collection and as such we want to continue improving our efforts to increase our collections management systems by increasing the number of objects thoroughly catalogued.
The Collections Intern will also work to connect the collection with the public by assisting with developing Maritime Minutes videos on our YouTube channel and preparing for our behind-the-scenes collections tours.
We are looking for someone who has strong attention to detail and has experience with data entry, preferably in a museum setting. This position can help put someone on the path towards a rewarding career in museum collections management.
This position is funded in part through the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage (YCW-BCH) internship program; please check the job posting carefully to ensure you meet eligibility requirements.
Applications are due by 4:00 PM on 6 September 2024.
See the full job posting and instructions for application here.
