Job description Arts Administrator in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Find out what work is like for an arts administrator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers (NOC 50010).

Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers

Description

Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of libraries, archives, museums, art galleries or departments within such institutions. They are employed in libraries, archives, museums and non-retail art galleries.

Work week duration

Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a library or library system, archive or archive system, museum or art gallery or a technical department within such an institution
  • Develop and administer policies and programs
  • Prepare and administer budgets
  • Develop, promote and implement public relations and promotional programs
  • Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
  • Prepare operational and financial reports, analyses and recommendations
  • Recruit and provide training for professional, technical and clerical staff
  • May perform the duties of a librarian, archivist or curator in smaller institutions.

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  • Sitting

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Archives
  • Museums
  • Non-retail art galleries
  • Libraries

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  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

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  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 50010), and a list of similar occupations:

  • archives director
  • art gallery manager
  • assistant director of archives
  • chief librarian
  • library director
  • museum administrator
  • museum executive director

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