TRIUMF Innovations (TI) is TRIUMF's business interface and commercialization arm, connecting Canada's particle accelerator centre to the private sector via industry partnerships, licensing, and company creation. TI provides pathways for businesses to access the expertise and infrastructure at TRIUMF and across the TRIUMF network. TRIUMF has been pushing frontiers in research for over half a century, while training the next generation of leaders in science, medicine, and industry. TI is the Co-Lead for the newly established Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE), a national platform to designed to advance an accelerate innovative medical isotope technologies in Canada.
Duties:
● Help establish the CMIE website.
● Play a key role in curating, planning, and publishing TI/CMIE social media content.
● Work on promotional materials for CMIE/TI.
● Help with promoting the Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem (CMIE).
● Help establish the CMIE website.
● Liaison with the TI, TRIUMF and CMIE’s Communications teams.
● Establish a quarterly newsletter for TI.
● Develop contributions towards press releases.
● Contribute to the development of new and revising existing document templates and digital materials.
● Opportunities to assist in event planning projects.
Skills learned during this work experience:
● The Communications Assistant will gain experience in skills areas such as: public relations and marketing, science communications and outreach, editing and writing for clarity and content, team-based problem solving, implementing communications strategies, corporate storytelling, internal communications, media relations, event planning, communications design, resourcefulness, and project management.
● Wherever possible, the assignments will be oriented towards areas the incumbent prefers and wants to develop. We want our team members to learn new skills or enhance existing skills while at TI. In particular, the Communications Intern will learn about the wide-range of business development being conducted through TI.
Qualifications:
● Minimum two years of undergraduate or related experience.
● Clear, strategic thinker and communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills.
● At least one year of coursework in writing and composition or demonstrably comparable experience.
● Ability to translate complex topics into clear and relevant communications. Experience in journalism, corporate storytelling, digital storytelling, and/or media relations is highly sought.
● A self-starter and resourceful.
● Familiar with all elements of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, website platforms such as WordPress and Squarespace or equivalent, content management systems, etc. Expertise in visual arts and graphic design related to public relations or marketing is a plus.
● Strong project management skills and the ability to work strategically within deadlines are both valuable assets for this position.
● Canadian Citizen or PR, and currently enrolled in school.
Skills required:
Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, Journalism, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Storytelling, Undergraduate Research, WordPress.
If you are interested, please email your cover letter and resume to Tammy Chung @ tchung@triumfinnovations.ca
Deadline to apply is August 11, 2023.