[BCMA] Job Posting: Contract Tour Guide

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in Vancouver, BC is seeking an outgoing and friendly tour presenter to provide exhibition tours of the gallery on a contract basis from May – September 2025.
Tour presenters with Indigenous ancestry are encouraged to apply.

The contract will include:


  *   Estimated number of tours is 80 over the course of 5 months. Exact numbers, dates and times may vary.
  *   3-6 tours of the gallery per week
  *   Each booking time is generally 2 hours long (tours last about one hour)
  *   Depending on the size of the group, tours may be presented by more than one guide
  *   The Bill Reid Gallery will provide a tour script
  *   The contract will include two hours of paid preparation time
  *   Hourly fee of $30/hour

The schedule changes each week, but in general tours are booked at the following times:


  *   Monday afternoon - 4pm
  *   Wednesday morning - 9am
  *   Thursday afternoon – 4pm
  *   Saturday morning - 9am
  *   Saturday afternoon – 3:30pm
  *   Sunday morning – 10:00am

Requirements:
Great public speaking skills and tour experience
Outgoing and friendly personality
Interest and knowledge in Northwest Coast Indigenous art and culture
Punctuality
English fluency
Flexible schedule

How to apply:
Please submit a letter of intent by end of day Monday, April 28, 2025 outlining your experience and interest to Aliya Boubard at aboubard at billreidgallery.ca<mailto:aboubard at billreidgallery.ca>

Antonio De la Torre (he/him)
Marketing Specialist
604 682 3455 ext. 223
Gallery Hours
Winter Hours
Tuesday to Saturday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Feature Exhibitions

Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist
February 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Spirit of the Ancestors – Terrence Campbell
February 12 – May 4, 2025
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We respectfully acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and all the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live and work.
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