Job Description: Content Developer

Company: Science World
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (Mainland/Southwest)
Job Category: Exhibits
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $45-54K - Yearly

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Content Developer

Full Time

Position: Content Developer

Reports to: Exhibits Manager & Interpretive Planner, Exhibits

Science World is a BC-based charitable organization that engages the people of British Columbia in STEAM literacy. Our mission is to ignite wonder and empower dreams through science and nature. All Science World employees embody our values: Curious, Playful, Inclusive, Relevant and Collaborative. We also work with our employees to develop our identified core competencies at all levels of the organization.

Science World is currently looking for a Content Developer to help the Exhibits Department fulfill our vision to create sustainable, thriving communities through science literacy, technological innovation, and a deep connection to nature.

This works includes supporting the development of the visitor experience throughout Science World, collaborating with community partners to communicate innovative STEAM knowledge and skills with our visitors, evaluating existing impact, and engaging our visitors in participating in creating thriving and sustainable communities.

Position Description:

As a member of the Exhibits Department and in alignment with Science World strategic initiatives, the Content Developer is responsible for supporting exhibit development through research, content creation, and visitor experience evaluation. Their primary focus will be on creating excellent STEAM-based content for exhibits and galleries. The Content Developer will assist in the production of interpretive content for STEAM-based exhibits and other print, digital, and interactive elements.

The ideal candidate is strongly visitor focused. The Content Developer should also have a solid understanding of design thinking, project management, universal design, evaluation methodologies, and best practices in STEAM education. Strong writing skills are needed to effectively engage and communicate with a broad range of visitors.

Through collaboration with multiple departments, the Content Developer is also responsible for basic content research, community partnership development, and gallery evaluation.

Who are we looking for?

You are someone who lives and advocates for Science World values, with a deep passion for creating thriving and sustainable communities through STEAM education. You are a strong writer. You can easily synthesize complex concepts into simple sentences. You are collaborative by nature, inclusive of others, appreciating the value of listening and curiosity to gain the knowledge you need to be successful. You use this collaborative spirit to foster long-term relationships, within your team, across departments, and throughout the community. You have a strong STEAM education background and understand the importance of evaluation in the iterative design process. You are a life-long learner, full of curiosity, and want to share the joys of inquiry and learning with the larger community.

Responsibilities:

Develop exhibit content for delivery through text, images, interactive experiences, video, and audio. Includes writing, editing, fact-checking, proofreading, and procuring educational resources
Collaborate, communicate progress, and coordinate work with cross-functional teams including project managers, designers, community partners and other subject matter experts, educators, and other Science World staff
Serve as an audience advocate, striving to create exhibit experiences that make science engaging, surprising, and compelling for broad audiences
Contributes to the writing of Creative Briefs, Content Taxonomies, Content Outlines, and Exhibit Concept Documents. Assist in establishing a galleries ambient voice and tone
Ensures that exhibit goals, objectives, and key messages are clearly established, and evaluated throughout the development process and throughout the life of the exhibit. Collaborate with Visitor Experience and Experiential Learning staff to test initial exhibition content and visitor experiences on the floor with the general public, partners, and staff
Develop and foster long term relationships with community partners and outside subject matter experts, as well as fellow Science World educators and staff
Collect, organize, and store information on a variety of exhibit topics
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of the following education and/or equivalent experience:

Gifted science communicator and storyteller with demonstrated experience in research and science writing for diverse public audiences
3 Years experience in exhibit development for informal science or similar setting. Or combination of experience and education

What skills and capabilities do you bring?

Strong writing skills for a broad range of audiences, ensuring that the writing is inclusive and accessible
Extremely curious, with a strong desire to learn subject outside of professional or educational background
Gifted science communicator and storyteller with demonstrated experience in research and science writing for diverse public audiences
Proven ability to work with learners of various ages and ability levels, particularly students in grades K-8
Ability to research deeply and quickly learn new subjects. Ability to collect, organizes and store information on exhibit topics
Ability to synthesize complex topics and communicate the core concepts
Strong research skills and an ability to effectively share that research with team members
Extremely collaborative and bring experience fostering long term partnerships beyond individual projects
Ability to write in a variety of tones and for a diverse audience

Do you feel you haven’t met every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting.

Science World is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined, as you may have transferable skills that would be an asset to our team.

It is conditional on pre-employment at Science World to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Please apply by Friday, July 29, 2022 via the Science World careers portal: http://scienceworld.ca/jobs

Please upload a cover letter and a copy of your resume as part of your application

* All offers are subject to satisfactory completion of reference and police criminal record checks.

We would like to thank all candidates. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted *

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