Website Overhaul - UBC Arts Amplifier Project

Part-time, paid, remote work with Opera Kelowna Project title: website overhaul Application deadline: Friday, Jan 14 at 10am Start date: ASAP End date: 31 March 2022 Opera Kelowna is acquiring new digital assets in January / February to update (not redo) our branding of key program areas (Community Engagement, Education, and Productions) from a graphic designer, and we have also contracted a web marketing firm to embed these new assets in a website update. Opera Kelowna is interested in having a student with web design skills/interest and an ability to write/edit, to help provide updated copy and source needed materials from within Opera Kelowna's files (this will involve digging around sometimes) to assist the marketing firm with the content they need. This person would also learn about the site mapping process, web theme development and other web integrations that Opera Kelowna relies on (especially our cloud-based CRM, Little Green Light, and its associated web form structure). This is a fully remote position. Apply with a resume and cover letter addressed to Dr. Brianna Wells, Managing Director, Opera Kelowna. Opera Kelowna especially welcomes applications from students who belong to equity-deserving groups, including students of colour, students with (dis)abilities, and LGBTQ+ students. Interviews will take place on Monday Jan 17 at 11am, 1pm, or 4pm. You’ll be contacted directly by Opera Kelowna if you are selected for an interview.

UX/UI Facilitation and Guidance for Text Analysis Tool

This project involves working in a small team to provide guidance and oversight for the UX/UI process for the below-described text analysis tool. Work will involve organizing facilitating a series of focus groups, analyzing and interpreting focus group feedback, and providing guidance to the web designer, to ensure that the final design is intuitive and easy-to-use. Most online tools for analyzing writing aren't appropriate for the kind of writing that is published in peer-reviewed academic journals. No article in Nature or Science is ever going to written the way that hemingwayapp.com suggests is 'good.' I'm an expert in academic writing: I have a PhD in poetry, and I write the monthly advice column Ask Dr. Editor for University Affairs. I know what to look for in academic writing, to make it more clear, concise, and compelling--and thus more likely to be published in a high-JIF journal. I've secured help in developing an online tool similar to hemingwayapp.com , countwordsworth.com , writersdiet.com , or even the AI-powered VMock , which I can use to help researchers to identify ineffective writing strategies in their own work.

Research Assistant for Content Marketing

I've been doing content marketing for the past three years without realizing it. Clearly, I need some guidance as to how to do it more strategically! As a freelancer editor of academic writing, I write the monthly advice column Ask Dr. Editor for University Affairs . People send me questions and I answer them, and then other people learn about my editing business through my column, and those people hire me to edit for them. Only thing is, I have never approached this work with a plan. I get questions and I answer them! It would be wonderful to have a team of students who could help me with keyword and other content research that would enable me to know what kinds of topics I ought to be covering in my column, instead of simply writing about whatever I want. Given that I have an established audience, brand, and voice, how do I ensure that I'm serving the needs of potential clients by really addressing their concerns?

Librarian-in-Training (Research Support for MLIS students)

We would like two student librarians-in-training to compile a list of references on the topic of sustainable business management in Zotero. At the end of this project, we will need: The exported RIS files from Zotero An organized repository of source files and referencing information. A record of search terms and databases used. A list of inclusion and exclusion criteria decisions made.