Assistant to the artistic director responsible for cultural mediation

Would you like to share your love of music with our thousands of music lovers or make it more accessible to our many less experienced festivalgoers? Do you enjoy interacting with a diverse clientele and sharing your passion with others? Come bring our artistic director's vision to life on the ground with a program specifically designed for cultural outreach activities!

Who are we? Located in Joliette, the Lanaudière Festival is the largest classical music festival in Canada, and every summer, our team contributes to the well-being of our artists and passionate festivalgoers, who are our main source of inspiration.

Your mission

The outreach activities program will already be well underway when you arrive, but we still have some exciting projects in store for you. Your main responsibilities during the season will be:

• Design, implement, and deliver an annual program of cultural outreach activities for the Festival; 

• Get involved in the Lanaudière Classical Music Festival and Competition; 

• Participate in the programming of various performances as part of the Festival (Open House, free activities, performances by young musicians, etc.); 

• Plan and coordinate the activities of the Festival's career development program; 

• Identify and develop partnership opportunities with cultural or community organizations for cultural action projects; 

• Conduct an evaluation of cultural mediation activities and contribute to reporting on the various activities to different funders; 

• Assist the artistic coordinator in the preparation and execution of the Festival;

• Any other related tasks.  

Your Profile 

• Bachelor's degree in music or equivalent;  

• Five years of experience, including two years in mediation roles;  

• Knowledge of the classical music repertoire;  

• Knowledge of the Quebec cultural scene is an asset; 

• Bilingualism (spoken and written).  

To successfully fulfill your mandate, resourcefulness, autonomy, organizational and structuring skills, teamwork, and the ability to work under pressure will be essential qualities. You will also need to be skilled in negotiation to respect our budgetary constraints.

Our Offer

• Approximately 2 days/week from September to June, full-time in the summer;

• One day of remote work per week and one day in the office;

• During the Festival, availability required evenings and weekends;

Interested in this challenge?

We are committed to an inclusive culture and are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and with varied experiences! The masculine form has been used in this offer to simplify the text.