Careers
Learning Bird is committed to celebrating Indigenous voices in education. We do this by collaboratively creating quality, classroom-ready materials that teachers can easily and confidently integrate into their classrooms.
We also support Nations as they preserve and revitalize their languages and cultures by collaboratively creating resources that showcase their stories.
Learning Bird is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team of collaborators. As an organization that works with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, we value Indigenous perspectives in the workplace and strongly encourage Indigenous independent contractors to apply.
We are currently looking to add the following roles to our team:
- Media Designer
- Education Specialist (Project Lead)
- Education Specialist (Instructional Designer)
If you are interested in working with us but are not a fit for either of these roles, you are welcome to send us your CV along with a note about how you can contribute to our team.
Join a great team and do meaningful work!
Learning Bird supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit schools and Nations in building curricula, custom courses, and digital resources. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.
About the Media Designer
Media Designers are task-oriented creative thinkers and problem-solvers that can bring ideas and scripts to life and whose visual design skills translate into high-quality, engaging content. They like taking charge of their own assignments and seeing the results of their work. Doing this job successfully requires focus on the immediate work to be done. Because this is a creative, technical position and because it requires a high level of expertise and accuracy, it provides an opportunity to thoroughly plan in order to do the job right.
What you will do:
- Sort and organize recorded video footage and b-roll to create a cohesive story
- Edit footage into timelines and make tasteful use of editing and transitions
- Combine visual footage with audio sound effects, dialogue, ambient sound and/or music
- Look online for additional assets (stock footage, appropriate icons, relevant images) while being mindful of copyright, licenses, and appropriate imagery.
- Work in Adobe InDesign to create print deliverables
- Create additional assets (icons, drawings from reference material)
- Create rough and final cuts
- Edit audio files
- Work from existing illustrations to create animated sequences
- Create engaging and culturally-relevant 2D animations and motion graphics
- Discuss project timelines and goals with the team
- Be on the lookout for new tools and processes to maximize efficiency.
Education, Training, & Experience Requirements
- A degree in film studies, cinematography, or a related field
- Excellent knowledge of animation
- Knowledge of storyboarding, an asset
- Digital illustration skills, an asset
- A strong education background and/or video editing skills with the ability to develop compelling and effective educational content for diverse learning needs
- Previous experience working with Indigenous communities
- Great storytelling skills with the ability to communicate well visually
- Proficient in layout design for digital and print resources
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages (e.g., Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, iZotope)
- An ability to create large volumes of content while maintaining quality
- Excellent organization and time-management skills
- Solid attention to detail animation timing, easing, etc.
- Excellent English proofreading and editing skills
- Knowledge of basic sound editing (e.g., cleaning background noise)
- Comfort recording voiceovers and audio clips, an asset
You must also have:
- A suitable remote work environment
- A suitable broadband Internet connection
This is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position (EST time zone).
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Send us your CV in PDF format (no Word docs, please). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.
Benefits
- Flexible hours and locations
- Work from home
- Computer equipment and accessories (or stipend) provided
- Extended health care insurance
- Life/long-term disability insurance
- End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
- Sick days
- Employee referral program
Join a great team and do meaningful work!
Learning Bird supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit schools and Nations in building curricula, custom courses, and digital resources. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.
About the Education Specialist (Instructional Designer)
This job focuses on producing high-quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines and procedures. This is a chance to work in a professional work environment where you are set up to achieve your goals consistently and efficiently, with just the right support and structure.
What you will do:
You will create engaging resources – a mix of videos, handouts, and slides – for our online platform. You will use your teaching experience and subject matter expertise to research topics, develop content outlines, and write age-appropriate scripts that include visual cues for our media design team. You will be open to feedback and develop innovative ways to engage learners in an online learning setting.
Education, Training, & Experience Requirements
- A Bachelor of Education (relevant Master’s or Ph.D., an asset)
- 2+ years of teaching or facilitating experience
- Subject matter expertise and experience teaching one or more of the following areas: English language arts, math, science, social studies and/or cultural studies for Grades K-12
- Experience working in a First Nations community or with Indigenous groups
- Understanding of Indigenous ways of teaching and learning
- Experience designing online lessons and/or developing curriculum
- Excellent English writing, proofreading, and editing skills
- Ability to think quickly and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines, autonomously and without supervision
- Ability to create a consistent work output while maintaining quality
- Strong technology skills (Google Docs, Sheets and Meet video conferencing and other online tools required in a 100% remote environment).
- Understanding of, or ability to speak an Indigenous language, an asset (Ojibwe, Cree, Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, etc.)
You must also have the following:
- A suitable remote work environment
- A suitable broadband Internet connection
This is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position (EST time zone).
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Send us your CV in PDF format (no Word docs, please). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.
Work Remotely
- Yes
Benefits
- Flexible hours and locations
- Work from home
- Computer equipment and accessories (or stipend) provided
- Extended health care insurance
- Life/long-term disability insurance
- End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
- Sick days
- Employee referral program
Join a great team and do meaningful work!
Learning Bird supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit schools and Nations in building curricula, custom courses, and digital resources. Learning Bird is a 100% remote company with contributors located across Canada.
About the Education Specialist (Project Lead)
The Education Specialist is a pedagogical expert who is the main point of contact for our partner communities and schools and is responsible for delivering projects. They thrive on managing multiple projects in a high-paced environment where conditions change. The work involves innovation and creativity in generating ideas for quick response. Decision-making is focused on implementing practical, timely solutions. The job environment is flexible, constantly changing, and provides growth opportunities and recognition for achieving results in helping our partners decolonize Indigenous education.
What you will do:
- Oversee the delivery of multiple concurrent projects
- Manage project schedules and budgets
- Plan, schedule, and report on activities related to projects
- Schedule and lead regular meetings with partners
- Document project progress and maintain records to meet reporting requirements
- Conduct research and collaborate with administrators, educators, and community members to develop curricula.
- Travel onsite to meet partners and collect relevant materials (e.g. photos, maps, translations, etc.)
- Review scripts and other resources to ensure consistency in style and pedagogy.
- Plan and develop engaging educational resource outlines and scripts, such as videos, audio files, presentations, and activity sheets.
- Communicate partner needs and expectations related to the design and development of their resources to the broader team.
- Gather partner feedback and integrate comments into the final resources
- Conduct interviews, or assist local videographers with interviewing local Elders and Knowledge Keepers respecting protocol and cultural norms.
- Deliver in-person or virtual Learning Bird training and PD sessions to educators and community members in small or large groups.
- Identify training needs based on observations and feedback
- Collaborate with internal team members to develop training and PD materials that achieve defined learning outcomes
Education, Training, & Experience Requirements
- Experience working with and in Indigenous communities
- A Bachelor’s degree in Education or curriculum development or equivalent training/teaching experience (relevant Master’s or Ph.D., an asset)
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to deliver compelling presentations and training both in-person and via web conferencing tools
- Strong networking and interpersonal skills
- Proven organizational skills, including the ability to lead multiple projects in a proactive manner
- Familiarity with basic audio/video technology and an interest in digital photography or videography an asset.
You must also have the following:
- A suitable remote work environment
- An appropriate broadband Internet connection
- Strong computer and software skills
- A valid driver’s license and comfort with driving in winter conditions and remote locations
- Willingness to travel to remote Indigenous communities across Canada. Travel for this position may be frequent during peak periods (up to 25%).
This is a full-time (40 hours/week) remote position (EST time zone).
Send us your CV in PDF format (no Word docs, please). Show us who you are and what you can do, and tell us how you think we can work together.
Benefits
- Flexible hours and locations
- Work from home
- Computer equipment and accessories (or stipend) provided
- Extended health care insurance
- Life/long-term disability insurance
- End-of-year Holiday rest, in addition to your vacation time
- Sick days
- Employee referral program
