About the Role The Kitimat Museum & Archives is creating a new position to build and run every part of the museum that earns revenue. This is a business development role inside a cultural institution. You will take ownership of our commercial programs, grow them, and turn them into a strong, diversified income base that supports the museum’s work for years to come. You will also lead all marketing, so the same person who builds the revenue programs decides how they are promoted.

This is a new role with real authority, a dedicated budget, and clear targets. It suits someone who wants to build something rather than maintain it.

What You Will OwnCommercial Operations

- Gift Shop: product selection, pricing, merchandising, inventory, and performance
- Consignment Art Program: artist relationships, curation of the offering, and sales
- Christmas Market: planning, vendor recruitment, logistics, and results
- School Programs & Workshops: development, pricing, scheduling, and growth
- Merchandise Development: new museum-branded products from concept to shelf

Business Development

- Identify, test, and launch new revenue streams
- Build business cases for new ideas and track their return
- Report on revenue performance against clear milestones
- Support corporate sponsorship development, in partnership with the Executive Director

Marketing & Promotion

- Develop and lead the museum’s overall marketing strategy
- Promote all revenue programs, events, and offerings
- Work with the curatorial and archives teams to turn their content and stories into social media and other communications
- Manage the marketing budget, including contracting graphic design and other specialist services as needed

Authority & Accountability You report directly to the Executive Director. You will manage a budget developed with the Executive Director,



and you have the flexibility to spend it in the way you judge most effective. You set pricing for products and programs. Sponsorships and any decision that could affect the museum’s reputation need Executive Director approval, and major commitments go to the Board.

You will start with clearly defined milestones. The goal is for our commercial operations to become self-sustaining within two to three years. That frees the museum’s operating grant to support programs that don’t earn income, such as expanded capacity for our archives and curatorial teams.

What You BringEssential

- A degree in business
- A strong entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of building or growing revenue
- Experience in business development, retail, hospitality, events, or a similar commercial field

- Demonstrated marketing experience, including social media and campaign planning
- Comfort setting prices, managing a budget, and being held to targets
- Ability to supervise staff and manage contractors

- Strong written and verbal communication

Valuable

- Experience in a museum, heritage, tourism, or non-profit setting
- Experience with sponsorship or partnership development

- Experience running events or seasonal markets
- Familiarity with retail systems and e-commerce

This role will keep developing as the museum grows and moves into its larger space in the coming years.

What We Offer

- Salary of $65,000 per year




- Very competitive benefits package
- Pension plan
- Full-time hours, a minimum of 35 per week
- Real ownership of a new function, with the Executive Director’s support and a clear path for measuring success

- Professional development opportunities and a variety of other team perks

How to Apply Send a resume and a cover letter to:

Bryce Mathew Watts, Executive Director [email protected] In your cover letter, explain how you would grow the museum’s revenue and tell us about one commercial program you built or grew and what it achieved.

Deadline to Apply: October 30, 2026.

The Kitimat Museum & Archives is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural safety. It is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. We especially welcome applications from the Haisla community.

Pay: $65,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kitimat, BC V8C 1T6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in business development, retail, hospitality, events, or a similar commercial field?
- Have you personally built or grown a revenue program, product line, or business?
- Have you been responsible for meeting revenue or sales targets?
- How many years of experience do you have managing a budget?
- How many years of marketing experience do you have, including social media and campaign planning?
- Have you supervised staff or managed contractors?

Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person

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