Job Description

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Context

Established in 2010, the McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS) embeds climate action and sustainability into all of the University’s activities. It engages, supports, and connects students, staff, and faculty by providing strategic guidance and resources to foster a sustainable community.

Hiring Unit:
McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS)

The Office of Sustainability stewards the Sustainability Projects Fund, oversees the implementation of the McGill University Climate & Sustainability Strategy, and facilitates a variety of sustainability engagement programs for students, staff, and faculty members

What you can expect:

• A passionate work environment with a dynamic, supportive, and caring team
• Personal and professional growth through the careful setting of your own goals
• Building a portfolio of professional communications content
• Meaningful work that will contribute to the growth of the sustainability movement at McGill
• Being able to be, first and foremost, a student

Responsibilities:

• Design graphics for mcgill.ca/sustainability and Instagram, in line with McGill Sustainability branding
• Work with the Communications Officer to design and build engaging, easy-to-read webpages
• Use digital tools to translate pages from English to French
• Proofread content for mcgill.ca/sustainability, looking out for typos and inactive hyperlinks
• Work with McGill IT staff to fix any problems that arise
• Keep apprised of McGill Website Management System (WMS) updates, policies, and newly released features which can be applied to the site

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities

• Graphic design experience and familiarity with Canva and/or Adobe Illustrator
• Reliable, with strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently, with limited supervision
• Fluency in written French
• Demonstrated web editing experience with McGill’s WMS (Drupal), including up-to-date McGill WMS training an asset
• Knowledge of sustainability initiatives and groups at McGill an asset

Hours: 6-10 hours a week, July 13, 2026, to July 9, 31, 2026, with possibility to extend as needed

Remuneration: $16.66 per hour + 4% vacation pay and compensation for Legal Holidays.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level #4 on a scale of 0-4

For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click here

High School Diploma 2 Years Related Experience

(AMUSE C) $17.17

10 (Part time)

2026-06-16

2027-07-31

2026-06-28

This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.