2026 Badlands Historical Centre - position available under the Canada Summer Jobs Grant 8 weeks 30 hours per week.
Must be between the ages of 15-30 years old. Starting wage $15.00/hour
Marketing and Digital Technology Coordinator
We’re seeking a dedicated Marketing and Technology Coordinator to showcase the museum’s rich offerings and engage the community and transition information into a digital format. This role involves promoting local history, creating interactive visitor experiences, and boosting museum visibility through creative campaigns. Additional responsibilities include coordinating outreach, leveraging digital tools, and supporting team initiatives to attract visitors and enhance the museum's presence in Drumheller. Join us to share the story of our museum with the world!
Job details, including but not limited to:
- Work with the board and team to create a strong social media presence
- Organize Physical Materials: Sort and categorize documents and tapes to ensure an efficient transition process.
- Assess Technology Needs: Identify the necessary equipment, such as scanners, VHS-to-digital converters, and software for digitization.
- Digitize Materials: Convert physical documents using scanner and transfer VHS tapes into digital formats using appropriate conversation tools.
- Quality Control: Review and edit digital files to ensure clarity, compeltness, and accuracy.
- File Naming and Storage: Create a consistent naming system and organize files into digital folders for easy access and navigation.
- Backup Files: Save digital copies on multiple platforms, such as cloud storage and external drives, to protect data.
- Document Preservation: Ensure originals are safely stored or disposed of according to museum guidelines.
- Record Metadata: Attach necessary information to files (e.g., dates, descriptions, authors) to aid in retrieval and understanding.
- Training Staff: Teach other staff how to access and utilize digital files effectively.
- Develop Guidelines: Establish procedures for handling new materials in digital formats going forward.
Other skills necessary for a successful summer:
- Teamwork - Teamwork refers to the skills needed to interact with other people. We often work with others in pairs and in small and large groups to coordinate tasks, share resources, plan, make decisions, negotiate, solve conflicts, and complete other activities that involve teamwork.
- Communication - Communicate refers to the skills needed to exchange thoughts and information with other people. This exchange can happen orally by speaking, listening and using non-verbal cues, such as body language or writing. At work, people use communication skills to talk to customers, discuss products with suppliers, explain work procedures to co-workers, participate in virtual sales meetings with clients, and other activities that involve verbal or written exchanges.
- Digital skills - Digital technology refers to the skills needed to understand and use digital systems, tools, and applications, and to process digital information. Use digital technology skills to input, access, analyze, organize, create, and communicate information and ideas using computers, software, point-of-sale equipment, email, podcasts, web applications, smart phones.
- Leadership - refers to a number of skills, including communication, relationship building, the ability to delegate and traits such as honesty. At work, leadership skills are required when working in a team, demonstrating initiative, and taking responsibility for the completion of tasks that require multiple employees.
