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A Career at the Great Lakes Museum

 

Join our Team!

People in a boat together.

The Great Lakes Museum endeavors to connect people with the maritime heritage of Kingston and the Great Lakes by collecting, preserving and interpreting material and artifacts related to the maritime history of the region. We are the owners of a national historic site – the Kingston Dry Dock – where we offer public guided tours and public programs.

The museum is a Canadian Heritage designated ‘Category A’ museum with a Canadian Heritage designated ‘Categoy B’ museum ship, the S.S. Keewatin.

Benefits of working with the Great Lakes Museum include:

  • Unique historic waterfront location
  • Friendly and dynamic work environment
  • Network of professional development opportunities
  • Opportunities for developing leadership skills and initiative

Current opportunities:

Marketing & Communications Coordinator Intern Position (Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage)

The Great Lakes Museum seeks a Marketing and Communications Coordinator with excellent communication skills and marketing experience to lead and support a wide variety of communications and marketing projects. This position is a great opportunity to work in a collaborative and fast-paced work environment while developing marketing, communications, social media and website management skills, and using creativity to amplify the profile of the Museum. The Great Lakes Museum is an equal opportunity employer.

This is a full-time, 10-month internship position partly funded by Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage program (YCW-BCH). All applicants must meet eligibility requirements for the YCW-BCH program and will be asked to prove eligibility prior to an offer of employment.

  • Start date: May 14, 2025
  • End date: March 27, 2026
  • Salary: $18.70/hr

Hours: 37.5 hrs/week – Wednesday- Sunday 9:30am-5:00pm (flexible based on season). Occasional evening work for special programming may be required.

Deadline to Apply: April 28, 2025 at 4:00pm EST

As an equal opportunity employer, the Great Lakes Museum strongly encourages women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with a disability, and persons who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities to apply for employment.

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Claire Notman, Visitor Experience Manager, education@marmuseum.ca by April 28, 2025, at 4:00pm EST. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.