Fractional Public Grants Officer
Contract | Remote | Part-Time
Compensation: $1,400-$2,200/month
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and highly organized Fractional Public Grants Officer to support and grow ACI’s public funding.
This role is designed for a grants professional with significant experience securing public funding for arts and cultural organizations, and someone who understands how to navigate the world of government grant programs and other public funding opportunities.
The successful candidate will work closely with ACI’s leadership team to research, track, write and steward public grants, in addition to managing grant, opportunities, applications, and reporting.
About ACI
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making Canadian art and art history a contemporary multi-vocal conversation. We promote the study of an inclusive Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, within Canada and internationally.
Public funding plays an important role in supporting the continued growth and accessibility of this work.
The Opportunity
ACI is seeking a fractional team member to lead the research and management of ACI’s public grants.
The successful candidate will manage public funding opportunities, from identifying and evaluating grants to drafting applications and supporting reporting obligations.
The role will also contribute to ACI’s weekly public funding tracking and reporting process, ensuring that grant opportunities, deadlines, progress updates, and reporting requirements are clearly monitored and coordinated across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Public Funding Research and Strategy
- Conduct ongoing research into federal, provincial, and municipal arts and cultural funding opportunities
- Monitor changes in program guidelines, government priorities, and assessment frameworks
- Identify funding opportunities aligned with ACI initiatives including publishing, education, and public programming
- Maintain a forward-looking grants calendar and contribute to the development of ACI’s annual public funding pipeline
Assemble Grant Applications and Provide Writing Support
- Draft and coordinate grant applications to public funders in the arts and culture sector
- Translate curatorial, scholarly, educational, and digital initiatives into compelling funding narratives
- Clearly articulate artistic excellence, national impact, public engagement, accessibility, and digital innovation
- Collaborate with internal staff to gather program data, institutional metrics, and project descriptions
- Work with finance staff to prepare detailed and accurate project budgets
- Ensure all applications are completed and submitted in full compliance with program guidelines and deadlines
Manage Grant Pipeline and Weekly Reporting
- Contribute to ACI’s structured system for tracking public funding opportunities and application progress
- Maintain internal grant tracking documents that monitor upcoming opportunities, active applications, and awarded grants
- Support the preparation of a weekly public funding tracking report outlining status updates, deadlines, and next steps
- Participate in weekly internal meetings reviewing funding progress, pipeline development, and upcoming submission deadlines
Support Grant Stewardship and Compliance
- Assist with acknowledgement requirements for awarded grants, including appropriate recognition of public funders
- Track grant reporting obligations and ensure deadlines are clearly documented and met
- Draft interim and final reports demonstrating outcomes, impact, and stewardship of public funds
- Maintain organized documentation of grant agreements, submissions, and reporting requirements
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Minimum 3-5 experience researching and writing successful public grants in the arts and culture sector
- Demonstrated success securing funding from agencies such as the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Department of Canadian Heritage, or comparable cultural funders
- Deep familiarity with evaluation frameworks related to artistic merit, public engagement, accessibility, and sector impact
- Exceptional writing, editing, and narrative development skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Experience preparing grant budgets and financial documentation
- Highly organized with rigorous attention to detail
- Comfortable working independently within a small, collaborative team environment
- Experience working with museums, publishers, arts organizations, or cultural nonprofits strongly preferred
Bilingual (English/French) candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Fractional Social Media Content Creator (Specializing in Canadian Art History)
Contract | Remote | Part-Time
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and highly creative Fractional Social Media Content Creator with a strong background in Canadian Art and Art History to elevate our digital presence and deepen and expand ACI’s engagement with audiences across Canada and beyond.
About ACI
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a national, bilingual, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making Canadian art and art history a contemporary multi-vocal conversation. We promote the study of an inclusive Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, within Canada and internationally.
The Opportunity
ACI is looking for a fractional team member (approx.10 hours per week to start) to develop social media content, as well as lead and execute our social media strategy across all social media platforms. The successful candidate will bring subject-matter expertise in Canadian art, an aptitude for growing social media audiences, experience working within cultural institutions, and a proven ability to translate scholarly content into compelling digital storytelling.
This successful candidate will actively follow Canadian art exhibitions, institutional announcements, art milestones, awards, acquisitions, obituaries, publications and all Canadian art sector conversations in order to proactively identify timely moments and rapidly develop thoughtful, mission-aligned content for ACI.
Key Responsibilities
Lead ACI Social Media Strategy
- Develop and refine ACI’s social media strategy aligned with ACI’s organizational priorities
- Build annual and quarterly content calendars tied to book launches, educational initiatives, partnerships, and ongoing public programming
- Develop social media growth strategies tied to ACI’s development goals
Execute Culturally Relevant Content Campaigns
- Monitor current happenings across the Canadian art world (exhibitions, institutional shifts, major news, funding developments, etc.)
- Develop timely, relevant posts that connect breaking or current news to ACI’s programming and resources
- Ensure ACI maintains an active and informed presence in ongoing national art conversations
- Position ACI as a go-to hub for art world news and education
Create Engaging and Accessible Content
- Translate art historical content into engaging posts across Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok etc.
- Write compelling captions grounded in scholarship but accessible to broad audiences
- Develop short-form video concepts (Reels, etc.)
- Collaborate with internal staff on visual assets and campaign rollouts
Grow and Engage ACI Community
- Strengthen and grow engagement with educators, collectors, patrons, curators, students, and art enthusiasts
- Monitor conversations in Canadian art and position ACI and ACI programming within them
- Track and report on performance metrics with actionable insights (weekly & quarterly)
Support ACI Public Programming
- Support major initiatives including new online art book releases, educational rollouts, and fundraising campaigns
- Contribute to audience growth strategies that align with ACI’s 3–5-year strategic plan
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Graduate degree (or equivalent expertise) in Art History, with demonstrated strength in Canadian art
- Minimum 3-5+ years’ experience managing social media for arts organizations, publishers, museums, or cultural institutions
- Deep familiarity with Canadian artists and Canadian Art History movements
- Exceptional writing and design skills
- Experiencing creating video content
- Strong visual literacy and understanding of presenting artwork digitally
- Demonstrated success growing engagement and audience in a values-driven organization
- Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable working fractionally
- Bilingual (English/French) candidates strongly encouraged to apply
- Comfortable instructing videography and creative
- Experience using Canva, the Adobe Suite, and video editing software
- Experience using Social Media Marketing, Management, and Scheduling tool (ie. Hootsuite)
In addition to a cover letter and CV, applicants are asked to submit the following as part of the application:
- Links to 3–5 examples of social media work (preferably within arts or culture)
- A short summary (150–200 words) describing ACI’s social media tone
- Three sample posts inspired by ACI’s Instagram (two feed posts and one short-form video concept)
Work Environment & Schedule
Remote
Compensation & Benefits:
10 hours per week (to start) $25/hour
Application Submission
Please submit your CV and cover letter in a single PDF document to jobs@aci-iac.ca with the position title in the subject line. Please also paste your cover letter into the body of your email.
Please note that applications that are not submitted in this format will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered.
Review of applications will begin after March 27, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.
We thank all interested candidates but only those who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.