November 2021 | WeAreCanadiansToo

School Outreach Activity Leader

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with 2022 LunarFest.

Since its formation in 2017, The Society of We Are Canadians Too has co-organized cultural arts events that share and celebrate the diversity of perspectives in Vancouver. All events led by SWACT are approached with the purposes to advance the public’s appreciation of visual and performing arts, create events that present the works of artists, and provide a forum for artists to reach the community. Such events include: Celebrate the Accents, LunarFest, and The Lantern City.

LunarFest is an annual winter event held in BC to celebrate the Lunar New Year like no other. This year’s School Outreach Program provides virtual and in-person craft workshops for elementary students in the Vancouver and Richmond School Districts. The craft is a paper handheld lantern and takes the opportunity of the Year of the Tiger to raise awareness about large cats and their natural habitat. As we share the same planet with these animals, we can support them when we are “Together, Stronger”, in line with this year’s LunarFest theme.

Job Description:

Activity Leader Volunteers are needed to introduce, lead, and assist students in one-hour workshop activities during the months of January – February. A mix of virtual and in-person workshops will be available for students, therefore volunteer positions may be remote or in-person; training will be provided.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Lead 2 – 6 workshop sessions per week starting Jan 10th – Feb 2nd
Familiarize with LunarFest programs and the activity lesson plans in advance
Attend the mandatory orientation and training

Required Qualifications:

Ability to lead craft activity with large groups while following scheduled lesson plan
Enjoy working with and telling stories to children
Workshops will be during school hours; volunteer must be available minimum 2 days per week at these times
Experience working with school-aged children in arts-related activities is a plus
Passion for arts and crafts
Enthusiastic personality
Willingness to learn
Leadership skills, patience, and initiative

Internship Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in our internship opportunities.

We are seeking highly passionate and like-minded individuals to join us. This is a great opportunity for interested students to utilize their education and training in a real-world application with real content and deadlines in many aspects.

These are remote positions until it is suitable to return to the office in BC.

Available Positions

Junior Graphic Designer

Job Description:

We are looking for budding graphic artists to assist in developing visual and promotional assets, print and online advertisements, installation and exhibition artwork, and other design work for various event programs.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Work alongside the Artistic Director and senior Designers
Develop visual and promotional assets, installation and exhibition artwork
Perform design work related to SWACT activities
Assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks during event days

Required Qualifications:

Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
Proficiency in Adobe Suite – Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD, etc
Have good artistic sense and be highly creative
Enthusiastic personality
Ability to multi-task and manage many different projects simultaneously
Willingness to learn
Strong time management ability to meet changing priorities while meeting strict deadlines
Experience working in a highly collaborative environment
Strong detail-oriented and organized

Video Maker

Job Description:

Internships at SWACT events provide an opportunity to learn and take away relevant skills related to each field. We are seeking an intern who has experience in video editing to assist in the organization, editing, and processing of footage for video content, promotions, and other work related to event programming. Ability to draw and create graphic animations are a plus.

During LunarFest event days the intern may also assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Work alongside the Artistic Director and senior Designers
Produce and develop video content
Manage in all areas of video production including shooting, audio and editing post production
Deliver multiple versions of each video, optimized for various social media platforms
Assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks during event days

Required Qualifications:

Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
Proficiency in Adobe Suite – Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, etc
Ability to create high quality video animations and transitions
Have good artistic sense and be highly creative
Enthusiastic personality
Ability to multi-task and manage many different projects simultaneously
Willingness to learn
Strong time management ability to meet changing priorities while meeting strict deadlines
Experience working in a highly collaborative environment
Strong detail-oriented and organized

3D Visual Artist

Job Description:

We are seeking 3D Visual Artists who will work alongside the Website Administrator and Artistic Director to design, model, and implement 3D artwork into our event websites as part of the cultural event programming.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Work alongside the Artistic Director and senior Designers
Create 3D Modeling and 3D Animation for our art project
Create 3D images from scratch
Develop and refine animation in collaboration with our design team
Assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks during event days

Required Qualifications:

Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure
Proficiency in 3D softwares, like ZBbrush, 3ds Max, Maya, etc
Ability to create high quality video animations and transitions
Experience working in a creative setting, with proven ability to participate in design discussions
Ability to multi-task and manage many different projects simultaneously
Willingness to learn
Strong time management ability to meet changing priorities while meeting strict deadlines
Experience working in a highly collaborative environment
Strong detail-oriented and organized

Web Developer

Job Description:

Internships at SWACT events provide an opportunity to learn and take away relevant skills related to each field. We are seeking an intern with WordPress experience to work alongside the Website Administrator to build and maintain the structure of 2022 LunarFest websites.

During LunarFest event days the intern may also assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Create responsive and custom WordPress websites using Elementor page builder as a foundation, and able to tailor the rest of the site to match mockups
Upload festival program content to our website using WordPress platform
Optimize SEO of WordPress websites
Recommend and implement website performance improvements
Development, debugging and maintenance of existing and new WordPress web projects
Check website content for accuracy
Proofread and edit the text before publishing
Assist with delivery of event content and programming, archival coverage, and other event specific tasks during event days

Required Qualifications:

Strong HTML5, CSS3, PHP, MySQL, JQuery skills
Experience with servers / hosting
Ability to work very closely with designers and respect pixel perfect design
Aesthetically inclined and an appreciation for good design
Having hands-on experience creating wireframes by using Adobe XD is an asset
Knowledgeable on current best practices and trends in user experience/user interfaces
Strong time management ability to meet changing priorities while meeting strict deadlines
Experience working in a highly collaborative environment
Strong detail-oriented and organized

These positions are supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program. It is required that the intern be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or with refugee protection. Age 15-30. If you are not qualified for these guidelines but still wish to build your resume, we welcome you for our volunteer positions.

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