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Part-Time Graphic Designer for Studio 76 Inc.

Client, Employer, or Organization: Studio 76 Inc.

Name of Contact: Patty Taverner

Email: studio76artinc@gmail.com

Website: N/A

About the Client, Employer, or Organization:
Studio 76 Inc. (incorporated) is an art and design studio championing the integration of local, Edmonton-based art, in family spaces, homes and businesses. Hosted by a passionate professional artist—Patty Taverner—her works translate past typical artistic conventions into the world of contemporary, multi-media and mixed media arts.

Job Title: Part-time Graphic Designer

Job or Opportunity Description:
We are seeking a creative and driven design student to support the development of our art and design studio. This position offers hands-on experience in website development, branding, and market research, blending artistic vision with practical business strategy.

key responsibilities

  • Maintaining and updating the website, ensuring a visually compelling, user-friendly website for the gallery

  • Willingness to learn basic accounting skills

  • Skills in photography and visual composition are an asset

  • Create engaging content for various digital channels and social media platforms

  • Applying digital assets including logos, banners, and portfolio displays and adhering to the branding guidelines alongside develop mockups and visual prototypes

  • Research the competitive landscape of art galleries and online art platforms and analyzing market trends, pricing, customer demographics, and digital presence

  • Contribute to brainstorming sessions for promotional campaigns, social media presence, and exhibition themes

  • Contact and connect with local art galleries in an effort to create opportunities for collaboration or exhibition

Why Join Us?

  • Build a strong portfolio piece integrating art, design, and business strategy

  • Gain real-world experience in branding, web design, and market analysis

  • Obtain insight into launching and marketing an arts-based venture

qualifications

  • Proficient website building (WIX + Shopify preferred)

  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or similar tools

  • Strong visual storytelling and conceptual design skills and creating manufacturable products

  • Self-starter with excellent time management and collaboration skills

  • Proficient knowledge in Google interface: Google Sheets, Google Docs etc.

application

Interested students should contact studio76artinc@gmail.com

Estimated Compensation: N/A (paid)

Application Deadline: N/A

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SolidWorks Designer for a Service Truck Company

Client, Employer, or Organization: Keith Macdonell

Name of Contact: Keith Macdonell

Email: keith@atomictruckbody.ca

Website: N/A

About the Client, Employer, or Organization:
We are a newly established manufacturing company specializing in custom service trucks, founded by an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in industrial and product design. After a successful career in building these vehicles, we’ve returned to meet the needs of a long-standing customer and are building a lean, highly skilled team to bring this product back into production—with improvements and modern updates.

Job or Opportunity Description:
We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer / Product Designer to help recreate and enhance a proven service truck design. This role bridges design, engineering, and production, working closely with a small but skilled team of about 10 people. The ideal candidate is highly proficient in sheet metal design and SolidWorks, with the willingness to learn programming for CNC ready drawings and optimize designs for manufacturability.

key responsibilities

  • Recreate and modernize an established service truck design originally developed 25 years ago

  • Use SolidWorks (Sheet Metal) to produce accurate 3D models and detailed drawings

  • Collaborate with welders, fabricators, and machinists to ensure designs are practical, manufacturable, and efficient

  • Work primarily with aluminum fabrication processes, ensuring strength, precision, and weight efficiency

  • Contribute to continuous product improvement—suggesting design updates, manufacturing efficiencies, and modern material applications

  • Support a small-scale, high-output shop environment (approx. 10 staff, including ~6 welders)

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a rare opportunity to build a company and product line from the ground up

  • Work directly with a founder who has deep expertise in the industry

  • See your designs move from screen to shop floor in real-time

  • Contribute to building trucks as an industrial designer

qualifications

  • Strong background in industrial/product design, preferably with experience in vehicle or equipment manufacturing

  • Proficiency in SolidWorks with a focus on sheet metal design

  • Willingness to learn programming CNC equipment (punches, brakes, plasma tables) from CAD models

  • Hands-on understanding of aluminum fabrication and welding

  • Problem-solving mindset with the ability to adapt and improve legacy designs

  • Comfortable working in a small, highly collaborative team environment

application

Interested students should contact keith@atomictruckbody.ca

Estimated Compensation: N/A (paid)

Application Deadline: N/A

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