Position Title: Bilingual Interactive Illustrator

Employment Type: Full-Time Contract (Until March 2027) | Union (Unifor)

Annual Salary Range: $77,086.25 - $82,935.17

Reports To: Manager, Art & Design

Division: Education

Location: 2180 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

What we're looking for

The Bilingual Interactive Illustrator is responsible for creating the look, feel, and audio effects of interactive projects consistent with editorial, artistic, intellectual, and technical quality standards with subject matter experts. We are looking for a talented and creative person who can produce fun, educational, and engaging content.

How you will make an impact

• Create, design and illustrate elements to present educational content and interactive elements
• Create characters, treatments, prototypes, and digital elements for educational content, such as TVO ILC course production
• Coordinate with developers to integrate digital elements into interactive pieces
• Regularly evaluate and make recommendations for improvement to existing creative processes and procedures, and understands global responsibilities common to all Illustrators
• Attend and participate in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for online content to determine functionality, user experience, educational content & pedagogy
• Assist in sketch storyboards and flow charts for interactive concepts from briefs and functional documentation
• Draw, scan, build, and animate course assets using Photoshop, Illustrator and other standard industry tools
• Design and source sound effects
• Recommend technology and development tools
• Participate in developing and deploying new processes and tools

As required, performs the following tasks:

• Presents concepts to internal teams
• Clearly documents processes and techniques
• Maintains and builds out standards and style guides for content production

What you will bring to TVO

• Full bilingual proficiency in English and French
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in illustration or digital design
• Working knowledge of digital art production using industry-standard software and tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (ex. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.) and Microsoft 365 (ex. Word, Excel, Sharepoint, etc.)
• Industry certification or appropriate post-secondary education College or University (or equivalent experience)
• Experience with animation is a plus
• Experience with 3D art production is a plus
• Adept at handling constructive criticism and flexibility in making adjustments
• Demonstrates TVO's values of Excellence & Innovation, Ownership, Collaboration, Trust and Respect

What we offer

Working at TVO, you'll have the opportunity to do meaningful work that impacts millions of Ontarians. You'll belong to a diverse, tight-knit community of talented colleagues who share a passion for education. With learning at the centre of everything we do, we invest in developing our people and promoting a culture of continuous learning. You might even get to meet Polkaroo!

We hope you'll consider joining us.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on October 8, 2026.

Not sure you have everything we're asking for, but know you can make a big impact? We encourage you to apply for consideration.

Please Note:

We are hiring for an existing vacancy on our team and expect to move forward with screening and interviewing candidates shortly after the posting closes. OR We are building a talent pool for future vacancies and will contact candidates as opportunities arise.

The posted salary range reflects the target hiring range for the position. Final compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including qualifications, relevant experience, and internal equity.

TVO does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by the hiring team.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process (e.g., including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms). If you are seeking accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements can be made by sending your request to [redacted].