Digital education program development

Job Title: Interactive Producer
Organization: Opt2Refuture
Location: Grey/Bruce Counties, Ontario. We would prefer local applicants, however much of the work can be done remotely although position will require monthly in person team meetings in Owen Sound area.

• Application Deadline: Open until filled
• Start Date: January 5, 2026
• Project Duration: 6 months with an opportunity to continue
• Job Type: Contract/Freelance (remote)
• Hours of Work: Between 20 - 35 hours per week, as needed
• Remuneration: Commensurate with experience (~annualized $50k)

Background

The Crazy Canadian Electric Bus Tour is a project to engage Canadian young people, aged 10 to 25, with climate science and climate hope-through-action. You will be a key member of a small team working under the direction of Stacey Spiegel of Parallel World Labs. Parallel World Labs is a global leader in interactive, immersive exhibits for museums and other public spaces, as you will see on their website. The project is guided by the board of directors of Opt2Refuture and their advisors.

You will be able to apply your knowledge, your skills and your convictions to a creative project with the potential to change young lives and, thereby, the direction of climate action in Canada.

The ultimate intended medium is an immersive digital experience, including meta-humans and interactive climate simulations, contained within a Canadian-built electric bus that tours this country from coast to coast to coast.

Project

Interested in developing a socially responsible climate based creative project that will go nationwide- a chance to develop and hone your graphic gaming, simulation and visualization skills? This opportunity will allow you to explore a range of creative innovative tools and techniques required to design and realize an immersive experience. You will work in a team under the guidance of Stacey Spiegel at Parallel World Labs, a global leader in innovative, interactive immersive experience design in the museum exhibit space. Collaborations will include working with leading developers throughout this project to integrate existing and emerging AI technology.

Position Description:

This is an opportunity to be part of the team at Opt2Refuture helping to create, visualize, write and design the overall concept plan that will become the key communication tool for realizing the interactive immersive experience. In addition, in collaboration with team members, you will support the vision in helping to develop a prototype that explores and illustrates the immersive technology at the core of the Crazy Canadian Electric Bus Tour, a bold and groundbreaking initiative that will engage youth and communities across Canada.

Job Functions:

Work collaboratively with Project Leadership at Parallel World Labs and Opt2Refuture as well as other stakeholders, content experts and programmers to help visualize and describe the project vision and develop graphics for the first prototype. Working within the time frame and on budget, you will help to generate the graphic look and feel for the concept plan and the digital immersive prototype for the Crazy Canadian Electric Bus Tour.

Qualifications and Experience

• Good writing and graphic skills, including experience with:
  • 2D graphics and 3D modeling tools, AI tools for still image visualization and video/audio applications (e.g., 3D Studio Max, Adobe Creative Suite/InDesign, Blender. Unreal Meta Human Creator),
  • Programming languages such as Python or Javascript would be an asset
• Familiarity with open-source project sharing
• Understanding of digital development lifecycle and best practices
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written to collaborate effectively with team members and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to use Ai to assist in graphic development
• Experience working remotely with other team members

Location: PWL / O2R are in the Owen Sound area; arrangements for virtual work can be made.

Opt2Refuture is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified candidates including but not limited to visible and invisible minority group members, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We are committed to hiring on merit and welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills to work with our innovative and forward-thinking team. 

To apply for this position, please forward your letter/email of interest and resume to Jenny Carver, opt2refuture@gmail.com in a single PDF document by the application deadline. Please note that you will be asked to provide a link to your portfolio or examples of your work.

Please mention you saw this at rcen.ca or goodwork.ca.

Thank you for your interest in working with us on this exciting project!

Application Deadline: Open until filled