- Description
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Accelerate Her Future™ is a virtual career accelerator providing tailored programs for self-identifying Black, Indigenous and women of colour pursuing careers in business and STEM while building networks of solidarity and action.
- Number of employees
- 2 - 10 employees
- Company website
- https://accelerateherfuture.com
- Industries
- Education
Recent projects
Event Marketing & Graphic Design
Students at Accelerate Her Future will be provided with an opportunity to support our team wit marketing and graphic design needs for our upcoming events. This engagement will give the intern an opportunity to work with a dynamic team within a collaborative environment. We are a young startup and as a career accelerator for Indigenous, Black and racialized women we care deeply about mentorship. We will help our students succeed as much as we want them to help us meet our event goals. We are looking for a student who has creative vision, tenacity, drive, and sees possibilities in all things and who thrives at working independently and within a team environment. This project involves: Creating speaker photos and social media kits for our upcoming events. Creating signage and promotional videos. Meeting with the Operations & UX Lead to evaluate the choices made for graphics design to ensure it is aligned with company branding goals, and making any necessary revisions. Designing and presenting thumbnails for design assets based on the branding guide to be included in a proposal and presented to the project manager. Executing the full designs for each branding asset using Canva and Figma, based on the approved thumbnails. Who are we looking for? Ideally you have lived experience and ‘insider knowledge’ of the communities we serve at the core of our mission. You are inspired by our mission and like working within a collaborative environment. You value patience, respect, generosity, and good humour in your working relationships. Having an emerging understanding of intersectionality and gender and racial equity principles will be an asset.
Creating Graphic Design Assets for a Career Accelerator
Number of individual students required: 1 Students at Accelerate Her Future will be provided with an opportunity to graphically design career development resource guides aligned with our branding guidelines. This engagement will give the intern an opportunity to work with a dynamic team within a collaborative environment. We are a young startup and as a career accelerator for Indigenous, Black and racialized women we care deeply about mentorship. We will help our students succeed as much as we want them to help us enhance our visual identity. We are looking for a student who has creative vision, tenacity, drive, and sees possibilities in all things and who thrives at working independently and within a team environment. This project involves: Graphically designing a number of career development resources in line with our branding guidelines. Meeting with the Operations & UX Lead to evaluate the choices made for graphics design to ensure it is aligned with company branding goals, and making any necessary revisions. Designing and presenting thumbnails for design assets based on the branding guide to be included in a proposal and presented to the project manager. Executing the full designs for each branding asset using Canva and Figma, based on the approved thumbnails. Who are we looking for? Ideally you have lived experience and ‘insider knowledge’ of the communities we serve at the core of our mission. You are inspired by our mission and like working within a collaborative environment. You value patience, respect, generosity, and good humour in your working relationships. Having an emerging understanding of intersectionality and gender and racial equity principles will be an asset.
Digital Marketing for a Career Accelerator
Number of individual students required: 4 Students at Accelerate Her Future will be provided with an opportunity to assist with digital marketing and social media strategy and support, use of design applications, newsletters and blogs, graphics design, website support, video production, and blogs. Having an emerging understanding of intersectionality and gender and racial equity principles will be an asset. The student will be exposed to a variety of skills and experiences to enhance their knowledge of digital marketing, communication, and content creation. Who are we looking for? Ideally you have lived experience and ‘insider knowledge’ of the communities we serve at the core of our mission. You are inspired by our mission and like working within a collaborative environment. You value patience, respect, generosity, and good humour in your working relationships.
Research Assistant for a Career Accelerator
Number of individual students required: 4 Students at Accelerate Her Future will be provided with an opportunity to work with us on conducting and analyzing research the experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized women, developing infographics, social media assets and contributing to our impact reporting process. The student will be exposed to a variety of skills and experiences to enhance their knowledge of primary and secondary critical thinking and analysis, research methodology, survey design, design thinking, and written communication. Who are we looking for? Ideally you have lived experience and ‘insider knowledge’ of the communities we serve at the core of our mission. You are inspired by our mission and like working within a collaborative environment. You value patience, respect, generosity, and good humour in your working relationships. Having an emerging understanding of intersectionality and gender and racial equity principles will be an asset.