— interConnect: Developing collective digital intelligence in the broad visual and media arts sector
The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) is a member-driven non-profit national organization working to advance and strengthen the media arts community in Canada. Representing over 100 independent film, video, audio, and new media production, distribution, and exhibition organizations in all parts of the country, the IMAA serves over 16,000 independent media artists and cultural workers.
interConnect is an initiative that aims to strengthen the digital practices of Canada’s visual and media arts sector. The project has two components:
1. Research: Study and document past digital transformation projects.
2. Co-learning cohorts: Organize communities of practice around digital issues.
The learnings and resources developed during this initiative will be disseminated in a knowledge base.
interConnect comes from feedback among arts organizations that suggests that the Digital Strategy Fund’s (DSF) fundamental goals have yet to be fully met. While much important knowledge is being generated thanks to the Fund, the dissemination & concrete application of its results remain incomplete and unevenly distributed.
Within the fields of visual arts, media arts, digital arts & contemporary craft, the majority of organizations and artists have yet to benefit substantially from this work. A relatively limited number of media and other types of arts organizations across Canada are undergoing digital transformations and enhancing their effectiveness & sustainability in their respective communities. If these successes could be more widely shared, these transformative impacts would be amplified across the Canadian arts sector.
January 2023: Entry into position
February 2023: Establishment of cohort structure
March to April 2023: Selection of cohort participants
May to October 2023: Co-learning with cohorts
November 2023 to January 2024: End of the project
Thank you for your interest. Due to volume, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
In collaboration with the IMAA Project Team, the two Knowledge Connectors hired will be responsible for supporting the co-learning component of the project and will be the custodians of knowledge. You will ensure that the discoveries, ideas and learnings of the project are captured and used by the community.
Reporting to the Project Manager, you will work closely with the facilitators and the research team to support the cohorts. You will also be responsible for the knowledge base.
Cohort establishment: You will structure the operation of the project.
Cohort activation: You will be the knowledge hub.
Post-cohort: You will ensure the legacy of the project.
Skills and Qualifications
The successful candidate will:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Assets
Please send your CV and a cover letter with the following elements:
All proposals should be sent to the attention of Benjamin J. Allard at proj@imaa.ca by JANUARY 9, 2023. Applications should be submitted in either English or French with the subject line “Application, Knowledge Connector – [your name]”.
November 21, 2022: Application process opens
January 9, 2023: Deadline for applicants to submit applications
January 19, 2023: Selection of successful candidate / Notification to unsuccessful candidates
January 26, 2023: Anticipated start date
We thank you for your interest. Due to volume only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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