Master Instructor - Digital Arts

Position Details

• Closing Date: December 31, 2026
• Employment Type: Part-Time
• Location: Oakville
• Department: Community Services

Job Responsibilities

• Provide instructional digital arts classes for children, youth, and adults at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.
• Teach courses including Graphic Design, Digital Photography, Digital Animation, Video Editing, Sound and Music Recording, Coding, 3D Printing, Website Design, and/or Desktop Publishing.
• Use knowledge of Cricut 3 machine, scanners, and large format printers.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Assist in developing curriculum for digital arts programs.
• Prepare, lead and deliver digital arts classes in a Macintosh environment to meet participant needs.
• Assist with research and development of appropriate digital arts programming ensuring activities are safe, creative, and inclusive.
• Provide a positive learning and recreational experience for all participants.
• Support Town department objectives and mandate.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in or completion of a post-secondary program in Digital Arts or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated abilities in contemporary Digital Arts trends and technologies.
• Experience developing lesson and activity plans for children, adolescents, and adults.
• Previous teaching experience in digital arts in an educational classroom setting.
• Familiarity with a broad range of digital techniques and technologies, including but not limited to Graphic Design (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Digital Photography (Photoshop, Lightroom), Digital Animation (Flash), Video Editing (Premiere, iMovie), Sound and Music Recording (ProTools, Ableton), Coding (Minecraft), 3D Printing (TinkerCAD), Website Design (WIX), Desktop Publishing (Publisher, InDesign), Cricut 3 machine, large format printers.
• Must be familiar with Macintosh environment.
• Strong organizational, planning, time management and leadership skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt instructional practices to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently.
• HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development (PHCD) required for instructing children’s programs ages 4-12 years.
• Satisfactory criminal record check within last 30 days required for new hires or those who have not previously performed in this position.
• Applicants must provide a portfolio demonstrating teaching expertise, professional work and community service.

Additional Information

Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) is a multi-purpose recreation, arts and culture facility located in Oakville, Ontario offering drop-in and registered recreational, cultural and aquatic programs including a studio drop-in program and exhibitions program.

Applications for this position must be submitted via oakville.ca. This posting is open to all current Town of Oakville employees and external applicants. It is for current and future opportunities and will be filled as openings become available up to December 31, 2026.

Contract hours are variable, by course appointment, ranging from 1 to 8 hours weekly.

The Town’s recruitment software includes elements of artificial intelligence to aid in screening and short-listing qualified candidates.

This job profile outlines general requirements to perform principal functions but may not include all work requirements. Applicants must demonstrate how their qualifications match the specified criteria and may be required to undergo testing.