Climate action educational design

Job Title: Content Design Developer
Organization: Opt2Refuture
Location: Remote work is possible for a majority of the work, with some requirements for in person team meetings on a monthly basis near Owen Sound, Ontario

• 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.

The initial phase of the project is aimed at having a prototype experience installed at the Grey Roots Museum near Owen Sound, Ontario by May 2026, in order to gain feedback from the public for further development of the bus experience.

Position Description and Job Function:

In collaboration with other team members and project advisors you will be responsible for creation of the concept design document, then building out the content framework and the content for the immersive experience that will be at the core of the Crazy Canadian Electric Bus Tour. You will take the lead in researching key areas related to human impacts on climate, solutions that mitigate and reverse damage and pathways to these solutions. You will help script immersive experience content for simulations and 2D and 3D project elements. The buildout of the content will require data base development, meta-tagging and data organization/validation to support the programming team members.

Qualifications:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interest in exploring effective science communication practices to communicate climate solutions and strategies
• Understanding of how to research data and evidence available in the climate change space
• Interest in electrification, biosphere enhancement impacts and regenerative agriculture solutions
• Interest in collaborating with the digital development team members to build the experience
• Some research experience in developing and organizing data bases in support of programmers is desirable
• Undergraduate degree in a field related to climate, environmental or other physical sciences

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.

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

Application Deadline: Open until filled