Bilingual Interactive Illustrator (Contract Until March 2027)

Job description

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

TVO Media Education Group (

TVO

) is devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage, inform, and educate Ontarians of all ages.

Who we are

We are an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education and a registered charity that contributes to learning, civic engagement, and public service media across Ontario. We provide free, trusted, and accessible educational content that can support Ontarians of all ages, regardless of background, location, or circumstance. To fulfill our mandate, TVO delivers curriculum-connected resources through TVO Learn and TVOkids, offers Ontario’s largest online high school through TVO ILC, and produces journalism, documentaries, current affairs programming, and podcasts with TVO Today that help Ontarians understand the issues shaping their communities.

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

accommodations@tvo.org

.