Visual-Digital Communications Associate (full-time, permanent)

The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization. Our mission is to promote, protect and improve the safety and health of working people by conducting actionable research that is valued by employers, workers and policy-makers.

IWH is currently seeking a qualified person to fill the permanent, full-time position of Visual/Digital Communications Associate.

About the position

Reporting to the Senior Communications Associate and working closely with the Web & Design Coordinator, the Visual/Digital Communications Associate is a key member of the Institute’s Communications and KTE (Knowledge Transfer & Exchange) Teams. They bring expertise in creating a range of multi-media products (e.g. videos, infographics, e-newsletters, social media cards, slidecasts and more)—all with a commitment to engaging our lay audiences and making our research findings accessible to them.

Core duties and responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with scientists and other members of the Communications and KTE Teams, develop a range of accessible multimedia products, including videos, infographics, animations, data visualizations, e-newsletters, social media cards and more
• Share these products across various channels, including social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube), websites, email, mobile devices, and in-person events
• Plan and produce videos from outset to completion, including creating storyboards, shooting footage, creating graphics and animations, selecting photos, editing and sound mixing, and branding
• Create infographics, including determining key messages, writing content and designing pdf and online versions
• Create content for, design and produce social media graphics, web-based charts and other data visualizations
• Prepare and disseminate e-newsletters, including biweekly staff newsletter and monthly newsletter to external audiences
• Support Institute’s monthly webinars (IWH Speaker Series), including creating and posting slidecasts
• Support Web & Design Coordinator with the design of signage, exhibit/conference materials, lay-friendly resources, corporate and scientific reports, scientific posters and more, as needed
• Take photographs, as needed
• Watch trends and look for new opportunities to visually communicate IWH messages and research findings that effectively reach our diverse stakeholder audiences, both current and new

Education, experience and skills

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in media, communications or other relevant specialty
• Three-plus years of experience in a visual communications role, particularly in video production, animation, graphic design, data visualization and content creation (i.e. developing and writing key messages)
• Excellent writing skills, with a knack for understanding and synthesizing complex information and turning it into lay-friendly language (sound understanding of research methods and/or work-related issues considered an asset)
• Knowledge of video production and editing software (e,g, Shotcut, Adobe Premier Pro); graphic design software (e.g. Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop); and Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Strong knowledge of accessibility requirements across types of media
• Experience in a research or academic environment, or in an organization working in the field of work and health, an asset
• Ability to work both collaboratively within a team and independently
• A passion for sharing high-quality research to improve the health of workers

Salary range

Salary will depend on qualifications and experience and will be in the range of $60,000 to $70,000, plus group benefits, four weeks’ annual vacation, and enrolment in a leading defined-benefit pension plan. Suitability for the position will be assessed at six months.

Applications details

Applications will be accepted until Thursday, December 22. If you are interested in this position, please submit an application that contains (ideally in one document) a cover letter, resumé and, if possible, examples of your work (or links to examples of your work). Applications without a cover letter specific to this job will not be considered. Send applications to:

D. Wills
Director, Human Resources & Corporate Services
400 University Avenue, Suite 1800
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1S5
Email: dwills@iwh.on.ca

IWH is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values and promotes diversity. IWH encourages applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, Indigenous people, women, LGBTQ2S+ persons, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact Derek Wills at dwills@iwh.on.ca or (416) 927-2027, ext. 2115 to discuss their needs.

We thank all applicants, but only those considered for the position will be contacted.

About IWH

IWH is guided by a Board of Directors and an international Scientific Advisory Committee. The Institute’s goal is to protect and improve the health and safety of working people by providing useful, relevant research in two key areas: (1) better understanding how aspects of the work environment are related to health, including work-related injury and illness, and (2) promoting improved management, support and work participation of workers who are injured or live with a chronic health condition.

Our work provides impartial, evidence-based guidance for government policy-makers, health and safety associations, workers and employers, occupational health & safety professionals, disability management and HR professionals, and clinicians. IWH supports an active knowledge transfer and exchange program, which implements interactive strategies to transfer research findings to key decision-makers. IWH also trains and mentors the next generation of work and health researchers. 

IWH is committed to excellent working conditions, a cooperative team environment for its employees, and transparent, diverse and fair recruiting practices of staff and trainees. 

IWH operates with the support of the Government of Ontario. For more info visit www.iwh.on.ca.