Are you a creative storyteller with an eye for design? We’re thrilled to share that we have a number of creative roles on our Digital Storytelling Team that are open for application! The deadline to apply is Sunday, August 4th, 2024, at 11:59PM.
To learn what working at the Innovation Hub means to our students, read our job descriptions below! To apply to Innovation Hub, please visit https://uoft.me/iHubWorkStudy and apply via Microsoft Form.
General Information
Apply for multiple roles in one application – applicants will be considered for all available Innovation Hub positions.
- Start-End Date of Positions: September 6, 2024 – March 31, 2025
- Average 6-8 hours per week to a total of 100 hours
- Pay is $16.55/hour
Graphic Designer
Digital Storytellers bring to life content produced within project teams with visual imagery, models and infographics. This role involves creating professional reports and presentations of design research data, blog posts, website content, and more. The role may also entail special projects, such as website design and development, or developing creative materials outside of the scope of design research projects. We also welcome applicants with a background in photography and videography.
UI/UX Designer
The UI/UX Web Designer role involves creating Figma mock-ups, wireframes, storyboards prototypes, and user flows, writing website content, and designing original iconography and illustrations to bring the website to life. This role may also entail special projects such as creating highly visual professional reports and presentations of design research data, blog posts, and more. We also welcome applicants with a background in photography and videography.
Audiovisual Storytelling Assistant
All design research projects at the Innovation Hub aim to improve campus life, particularly for students. The Audiovisual Storytelling Team Lead supervises a team of Audiovisual Storytelling Assistants in all aspects of Innovation Hub’s design thinking projects aimed at bringing data to life through audiovisual storytelling. Responsibilities of the team include participant recruitment, logistical planning for audiovisual projects such as documentaries, podcasts, and other audiovisual projects, providing videography and recording support, and working collaboratively with other professionals involved in the projects such as videographers and other audiovisual professionals.
Videographer
The Innovation Hub is seeking to create video content that highlights our work through a student-centric and focused perspective. The Videographer & Editor creates, executes, films, and edits videography projects at the Innovation Hub. The work includes designing storyboards, filming and editing content, creating animations, and more. Videographer & Editor works with the Communications Team under the direction of the Digital Communications Coordinator.
Photographer
The Photographer brings the Innovation Hub’s work to life within the U of T community. The Photographer documents the events, initiatives, and activities at the Innovation Hub through photography and videography. This includes taking photos of events, headshots of Innovation Hub team members, team photos, capturing campus life through the eyes of the Innovation Hub, and maintaining the Innovation Hub photo repository. The Photographer may undertake special photography projects such as photo essays, photo shoots, videography, and more. The role also involves developing creative materials to support design research projects.
Blog Editor & Content Writer
The Innovation Hub is looking for a Blog Editor & Content Writer to lead our blog with a strong editorial vision. The successful candidate will work with a small team of writers to create written content that engages and inspires the Innovation Hub’s blog audience of students, staff, faculty, and alumni stakeholders in the U of T community. The Blog Editor & Content Writer keeps the blog on schedule with weekly posts covering design thinking and empathy-related topics using plain language and an engaging tone. Students with a passion for storytelling, knowledge translation, and community building will be particularly interested in this role. To learn more about the Innovation Hub’s work and the content associated with the position, check out our blog: http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/blog/
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