ventureLAB INNOVATION CENTRE

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Position Profile: Web & Portfolio Building Specialist
Position Type: 6 Month Contract
Hourly Rate: $18.15/ hour (Eighteen Canadian dollars & Fifteen cents per hour)
Work Model: Hybrid / on-site placement with direct mentorship from marketing, PR, and techecosystem professionals.

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About ventureLAB ventureLAB is a not-for-profit leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada. Our organization is led by seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders with decades of industry experience in building IP-rich start-ups, scale-ups, and global multinationals to help businesses scale. Located at the heart of Ontario's innovation corridor in York Region, ventureLAB is part of one of the biggest and most diverse tech communities in Canada.

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Since 2011, ventureLAB has enabled over 4,000 tech ventures to create over 6,800 jobs and raise more than $530 million in investment capital through initiatives focused on raising capital, talent retention, technology and IP commercialization, and customer acquisition. ventureLAB is home to the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada's only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor-focused companies.

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Our Mission & Vision

• Mission: Powering hardtech founders to build and scale globally competitive ventures
  that advance Canada's knowledge-based economy.
• Vision: Born Global. Built to Scale. Inclusive by Design. Inspire a new generation of global founders who choose Canada to scale IP-rich tech titans.

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Our Values (Team RIVIR)

• Relentless: We are tenacious and resilient.
• Inclusive: We are empathetic, open-minded, and collaborate respectfully.
• Visionary: We inspire bold futures by challenging each other respectfully.
• Innovative: We celebrate ingenuity and empower the team to create new ideas.
• Results: We are proactive, accountable, focused, and transparent.

Position Overview This introductory, early-career learning opportunity combines web development and digital asset creation with comprehensive multimedia project execution. The role is tailored for current students completing college field placements, community volunteers tracking hours for their Co-Curricular Record (CCR), or recent graduates (within 12 months) establishing a baseline professional portfolio. Working alongside the Manager of Digital Marketing, you will gain hands-on experience across web design, content optimization, and multimedia campaign execution.

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Key Responsibilities

• Web Development & Design: Collaborate with the marketing team to design, update, and maintain visually appealing, user-friendly websites using Webflow.
• Technical Maintenance & Optimization: Implement bug fixes, conduct cross-browser functionality testing, and optimize websites for performance, speed, and SEO best practices.
• Brand & Asset Management: Establish and promote brand and compliance standards across digital properties while utilizing digital analytics to refresh and repurpose content.
• Multimedia Campaign Production: Research, plan, and produce vertical/horizontal video assets and high-impact graphics (carousels, thumbnails) using Canva, CapCut, Premiere, or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Cloud Archive Reorganization: Audit and reorganize shared media cloud drives into a structured archive framework for raw footage, audio, and design templates.
• Playbooks & Portfolio Templates: Develop a 30-day 'Ecosystem Campaign Playbook' and build a reusable template library alongside drafting three founder success case studies.
• Audience Engagement Analysis: Design an Audience Engagement Case Analysis spreadsheet tool to map channel growth metrics and guide future campaign structures.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, responsive web design, and basic UI/UX design concepts.
• Familiarity with the Webflow platform and media tools (Canva, CapCut, Premiere, or Adobe Creative Suite).
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills.

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How to Apply Send your resume and a brief note explaining why you would be a great addition to the team to hr@venturelab.ca quoting "Web & Portfolio Building Placement" in the subject line. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

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