Top Benefits
About the role
Position Title: Image Research Associate
Job Type: Project-specific contracts
Location: Remote
Start Date: August 2025
Job Description
Are you interested in supporting the creation of online and print art books illustrated with engaging and original visual content? Do you have experience with copyright and image permissions clearance? Do you possess superior research and communication skills? The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is searching for an Image Research Associate to assist with the production of bilingual online art books and print books written by Canadian art historians and scholars.
As the Image Research Associate, you will be a key member of ACI’s publishing team. Each year, ACI publishes six online art books on the lives and works of significant Canadian artists or thematic publications that review a significant period, style, or geographical region in Canadian art history. Under the supervision of the Executive Editor and Commissioning Editor, the Image Research Associate will collaborate with the author and with the editorial and design team at ACI to ensure books are illustrated with high-quality images of artists’ work, along with contextual and archival images.
The ideal candidate for the Image Research Associate role has a strong knowledge of Canadian art and its history, demonstrates superb attention to detail, and is highly organized. As well, you will possess the ability to manage time effectively and multitask.
About the Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a dynamic, educational arts organization, dedicated to making Canadian art and its history a contemporary, multi-vocal conversation. With a digital library of more than 50 expert-authored books, a robust Kindergarten to grade 12 online art education program, a research fellowship that is redefining Canadian art history to be inclusive and multivocal, and a weekly newsletter that ties Canadian art to all aspects of life, the ACI publishes original content online, in English and French, on this country’s visual artists who define its cultural landscape. Since 2013, this growing not-for-profit organization has become the go-to digital resource for educators, museum-goers, art lovers, and aficionados seeking reliable information on Canadian art. Visit us at aci-iac.ca.
At ACI, we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees and contractors feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to promote the study of an inclusive multi-vocal Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, in both English and French, within Canada and internationally. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities.
Responsibilities
The Image Research Associate will be expected to perform the following tasks:
- Research and locate never-before published images with an eye to ensuring that ACI publications have a high level of originality and engaging and informative content.
- Work closely with all stakeholders, including authors, copyright holders, editorial staff, and the ACI’s web team.
- Perform significant research into artists’ oeuvres and archives.
- Maintain highly accurate records of images and correspondence with stakeholders.
- Fact check and organize the information provided by authors, institutions, and collections.
- Liaise with all copyright holders to ensure permissions are granted for each image used.
- Respond within 24 hours to all communication from the ACI team.
- Deliver at key dates an image list, a captions document, and other documents relevant to the ACI publishing process.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Art History, or other relevant discipline
- Strong knowledge of Canadian art history
- Excellent research skills
- Highly organized and detail focused
- Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects at one time
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with copyright and image permissions clearance an asset
- Experience working in a virtual office environment
- Experience working in a deadline-oriented environment
- A strong sense of graphic design and book design
- An ability to read and correspond in French (not essential but an asset)
Application Submissions
Please submit your CV and letter of interest to jobs@aci-iac.ca to the attention of Tara Ng, Executive Editor. Review of applications will begin after July 16, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. We will be in contact to arrange interviews with shortlisted candidates.
We thank all who are interested in Art Canada Institute and this role. Upon the request of the applicant, ACI will provide accommodation during the recruitment process. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation, please inform the Executive Editor.
About Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute is a non-profit research organization based at Massey College, University of Toronto. Founded in 2012, the ACI is the only national institution whose mandate is to promote the study of an inclusive multi-vocal Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, in both English and French, within Canada and internationally. The ACI works with more than 50 of Canada's leading art historians, curators, and visual culture experts who are dedicated to the creation of authoritative original content on the people, themes, and topics that have defined Canadian art history. The ACI is a registered Canadian charity.
Top Benefits
About the role
Position Title: Image Research Associate
Job Type: Project-specific contracts
Location: Remote
Start Date: August 2025
Job Description
Are you interested in supporting the creation of online and print art books illustrated with engaging and original visual content? Do you have experience with copyright and image permissions clearance? Do you possess superior research and communication skills? The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is searching for an Image Research Associate to assist with the production of bilingual online art books and print books written by Canadian art historians and scholars.
As the Image Research Associate, you will be a key member of ACI’s publishing team. Each year, ACI publishes six online art books on the lives and works of significant Canadian artists or thematic publications that review a significant period, style, or geographical region in Canadian art history. Under the supervision of the Executive Editor and Commissioning Editor, the Image Research Associate will collaborate with the author and with the editorial and design team at ACI to ensure books are illustrated with high-quality images of artists’ work, along with contextual and archival images.
The ideal candidate for the Image Research Associate role has a strong knowledge of Canadian art and its history, demonstrates superb attention to detail, and is highly organized. As well, you will possess the ability to manage time effectively and multitask.
About the Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute (ACI) is a dynamic, educational arts organization, dedicated to making Canadian art and its history a contemporary, multi-vocal conversation. With a digital library of more than 50 expert-authored books, a robust Kindergarten to grade 12 online art education program, a research fellowship that is redefining Canadian art history to be inclusive and multivocal, and a weekly newsletter that ties Canadian art to all aspects of life, the ACI publishes original content online, in English and French, on this country’s visual artists who define its cultural landscape. Since 2013, this growing not-for-profit organization has become the go-to digital resource for educators, museum-goers, art lovers, and aficionados seeking reliable information on Canadian art. Visit us at aci-iac.ca.
At ACI, we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees and contractors feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to promote the study of an inclusive multi-vocal Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, in both English and French, within Canada and internationally. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities.
Responsibilities
The Image Research Associate will be expected to perform the following tasks:
- Research and locate never-before published images with an eye to ensuring that ACI publications have a high level of originality and engaging and informative content.
- Work closely with all stakeholders, including authors, copyright holders, editorial staff, and the ACI’s web team.
- Perform significant research into artists’ oeuvres and archives.
- Maintain highly accurate records of images and correspondence with stakeholders.
- Fact check and organize the information provided by authors, institutions, and collections.
- Liaise with all copyright holders to ensure permissions are granted for each image used.
- Respond within 24 hours to all communication from the ACI team.
- Deliver at key dates an image list, a captions document, and other documents relevant to the ACI publishing process.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Art History, or other relevant discipline
- Strong knowledge of Canadian art history
- Excellent research skills
- Highly organized and detail focused
- Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects at one time
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with copyright and image permissions clearance an asset
- Experience working in a virtual office environment
- Experience working in a deadline-oriented environment
- A strong sense of graphic design and book design
- An ability to read and correspond in French (not essential but an asset)
Application Submissions
Please submit your CV and letter of interest to jobs@aci-iac.ca to the attention of Tara Ng, Executive Editor. Review of applications will begin after July 16, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. We will be in contact to arrange interviews with shortlisted candidates.
We thank all who are interested in Art Canada Institute and this role. Upon the request of the applicant, ACI will provide accommodation during the recruitment process. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation, please inform the Executive Editor.
About Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute is a non-profit research organization based at Massey College, University of Toronto. Founded in 2012, the ACI is the only national institution whose mandate is to promote the study of an inclusive multi-vocal Canadian art history to as broad an audience as possible, in both English and French, within Canada and internationally. The ACI works with more than 50 of Canada's leading art historians, curators, and visual culture experts who are dedicated to the creation of authoritative original content on the people, themes, and topics that have defined Canadian art history. The ACI is a registered Canadian charity.