Arc is UNSW’s student organisation. We like to call ourselves the cool older sibling. We know that the best parts of going to uni is all the stuff you do outside the classroom, and we pride ourselves on making that experience awesome. We do that through a huge range of opportunities and services available to students online and in-person.
Working at Arc you’ll join a welcoming team of full of like-minded students, who believe in listening to students, working together and having fun between hard work. Work perks include professional development opportunities, the occasional work cake party, hot desk spaces, tickets to the Arc Annual Dinner, and more. But probably the best thing you’ll get out of working here are some friendships you’ll never forget.
If you are successful for the role you will be working within the Arc Creative team! At Arc Creative we’re flexible, fun, and most importantly community minded!
Our team is located on the University of New South Wales School of Art & Design campus in Paddington and runs a suite of unique programs tailored to Art & Design students including: Kudos, Art start Volunteering, Gallery Crawl, Framework, maintaining our student lounge on campus, and loads more. Arc Creative is staffed by a full time Manager, 1 part time staff member, and four casual student staff (that could be you!)
Imposter Syndrome disclaimer: If you’re reading this thinking, ‘no way can I do this, I have no experience’, you should know that some of the best student coordinators at Arc applied when they had no experience. We took them on because we believe in giving people their first chance, and because they showed they had a willingness to learn, problem solve and try new things. You could be that person too.
Job Description
The position of Kudos Officer - Volunteer and Exhibition is accountable for the daily operations and management of Kudos creative programming which includes but is not limited to; Kudos Offsite pop-up exhibitions, Art Start volunteering, Kudos Emerging Awards, professional development workshops, Three Foot Square and the Kudos Committee.
Kudos is run on a non-for-profit basis as a service to Arc members, providing students at UNSWs school of Art & Design the opportunity to exhibit off campus in a range of dynamic creative, experimental and professional spaces. These spaces maybe in a public, gallery, or digital setting.
The Kudos Officers work primarily with Arc staff, students, artists, faculty staff and alumni on the development, planning, publicity and installation of exhibitions and projects. They look after artwork sales and exhibition fees, as well as WHS, maintenance, promotion and general operations of Kudos. The Kudos Officer – Volunteer and Exhibition is also responsible for leading the Kudos Committee volunteers in the curatorial programming of Kudos and Three-Foot Square as well as managing the Art Start volunteering program.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Exhibitions and projects:
Supervise and assist with exhibition install and de-install. Conduct risk assessments as required.
Supervise exhibition opening nights, including security, documentation, serving of drinks, and close.
Processing artwork sales with customers, the Arc Creative Manager and Arc’s finance department.
Work with the Kudos Committee to develop Kudos’ annual creative program.
Meet with artists, curators, designers, and writers to help plan and promote their upcoming exhibitions/projects, ensuring they understand their responsibilities of the Kudos creative program terms and conditions.
Prepare and print exhibition/project marketing collateral in liaison with kudos artists, curators, designers, and writers.
Assist with the organisation, installation, and promotion of special exhibitions, including:
Kudos Emerging Awards
Install Workshops
Kudos Live
Student Engagement:
Manage the Kudos Committee volunteering program – Including producing EOI application materials, forms, and assessing applications.
Manage Art Start volunteering program – Including producing EOI application materials, forms, and assessing applications.
Act as the point of contact for all Kudos volunteering programs and enquiries.
Maintain timely communication with all Kudos volunteers including but not limited to email, social media and face-to-face meeting communication.
Lead Kudos Committee fortnightly meetings, including agenda preparation and administrative tasks.
Involve students and encourage them to participate in campus life through Kudos via: the Kudos Committee, Art Start Program, workshops, exhibiting, curating, regularly attending openings or visiting shows;
Receive cash revenue, provide receipts for deposit payments for exhibitions, and present to Arc Creative Manager for processing.
Attend and facilitate Arc Creative stall at O-Week and Community Day, Terms 1, 2 and 3 per year.
Assist in ad hoc Arc Creative office maintenance tasks, event bump in, bump out, and administration tasks as directed by your manager.
Marketing & social media:
Work with Marketing templates to ensure Kudos promotions are within brand and tailored to Art & Design students.
Manage online presence for Kudos, liaise with the Arc Creative Manager, Arc Marketing and School of Art & Design over content and Kudos branding.
Use of social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to promote the Kudos Creative Program. Creative Program
Maintenance and Administration:
Maintain Kudos equipment and supervise annual servicing and maintenance.
Maintain the presentation and cleanliness of spaces Kudos utilises for it’s creative programming;
Research and book spaces for Kudos Creative programming. These spaces may be in a gallery, public, digital, or other setting based on projects accepted for the annual creative program.
Work with Microsoft office 365 to Keep records and maintain files on Arc Creative’s SharePoint drive.
Maintain the Kudos section of the Arc website and work with Cargo Collective online publishing platform to maintain Kudos Shop, Kudos Online and Kudos Creative program archives.
Contribute to annual reporting;
Assist with relevant Arc Creative events and activities as required, including O Week and Community Day.
Comply with all Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies and procedures of UNSW as well as Arc @ UNSW and take reasonable care to ensure the actions and omissions do not impact the Health and Safety of others in university and work place.
Perform all Arc required Cultural & Behavioral Competencies in satisfactory level.
Desired Skills and Experience
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria:
Previous experience at Kudos and or another gallery, creative program, or in general arts organisations or event management.
Experience in the installation of artworks within a gallery context.
Experience with facilitating and involving students.
Aptitude for writing, data entry and composing professional correspondence, with demonstrated proficiency and experience with formatting marketing, reports, and documentation.
An eye for detail and the ability to prioritise tasks and workload commitments.
Sound planning, project management and organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines within short time frames and deliver projects within budget.
Demonstrated competent use of Apple systems, with Intermediate skill and competence in Microsoft Office, and Excel.
High level oral and written communication skills including proven skills in relationship building.
Knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) and Ethical Practice, along with the ability to apply these principles in the workplace, in specific context to installing exhibitions in gallery, public or digital spaces.
An understanding of university students’ needs and an ability to effectively incorporate these to enable and achieve student enrichment.
Strong Ethical and professional work attitude.
Desirable criteria:
RSA
Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, and Photoshop
Experience in the organisation of events
Experience in marketing and publicising events.
Experience handling artwork
Driver’s license
Experience with Cargo Collective online publishing platform.
What We Can Offer You
Approx 13 hours per week between weeks 1 – 11
A casual role
Hourly wage of $34.06
A unique opportunity to positively impact your peers
A fun, fast and driven environment with lots of potential for learning and growth
Awesome professional experience working in a sector leading organisation
Applications close on 23rd of March 2026.If you would like to apply, submit the following:
A one-page resume
A one-page cover letter that addresses the selection criteria and answers the following questions:
The Kudos Volunteer and Exhibitions Officer play a key role in delivering smooth, safe, and vibrant Arts programming on and off campus.
What motivates you to contribute to the Sydney arts community by applying for Kudos officer?
How would you ensure Kudos programming will not only respond to students needs, but is also representative of a diverse range of artists?
What would be your top priority while working as Kudos Officer?
