Professional Development Team - Canada Wide 2025

Full job description
The Professional Development team plans, schedules, and hosts a number of workshop series during the summer season, and prepares work for ready deployment of PD workshops in Fall and Winter seasons. This multidisciplinary team works largely in Zoom and other online workshop platforms to professionally present high-level industry speakers with confidence to audiences of 15 - 300 participants. Hosts moderate questions and comments throughout the presentation, and make decisions about which questions are asked at which time. Sessions are recorded and edited for replay viewing. In 2025, we are seeking PD team members who will support and/or specialize in artistic, administrative or technical workshops.

Our waterfall mentorship model means you will help others to learn things you are already an expert in and others will help you learn things you are working on yourself. These roles are progressive over the summer and youth are afforded as much scope and responsibility as they are willing and able to handle. It's a great way to 'level up' in a team setting where your voice and opinions genuinely make a difference daily.

Full-time summer employment contracts range from 8 -16 weeks, May through September. Post-secondary students are welcomed and encouraged to apply for this position as part of their program requirements for a co-op or work placement. Contracts are funded by the Government of Canada, and offered at the Ontario minimum wage.

These positions follow a hybrid work structure where employees both work from home and from the office/meet up location(s) as needed, based on demands of specific tasks and projects.
Working from the office/studio or your local meet up location(s) will be required when working on tasks that require a high degree of collaboration, or in-person supervision.
Training and Workshops for this role may be online or in-person.

Due to federal funding requirements for this position, eligible applicants must:

Be 15 - 30 years of age on their first day of work
Be a Canadian citizen, have permanent resident status, or be protected under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Be present in Canada while working
Hold a valid Social Insurance Number, and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

Be aware that not all positions are funded in all locations

Professional Development Manager

Professional Development (PD) Managers oversee and be responsible for all operations and staff within the PD department. They will take part in hiring and onboarding processes for their prospective staff, including training and orientation, and will be responsible for scheduling, guiding, and supporting the departments work and goals. They are responsible for planning, scheduling, advertising, and making all arrangements for resources for workshops and training.

Professional Development Coordinator

Professional Development (PD) Coordinators plan, schedule, advertise, and make all arrangements for resources for workshops and training.

PD Host

PD Hosts facilitate the Zoom calls and moderate program participant interactions with workshop and training speakers. They distribute post-activity surveys at the end of each session and ensure attendance is accurate.

PD Video Editor

PD Video Editors will edit online workshops and training video content for on-demand playback.

Typical Work Hours

Typically work 35 hours per week
Rotational coverage for evenings and weekends as scheduled
The Co-op seeks individuals who enjoy collaboration, creativity, learning new skills, and engaging with artists and the community. This position includes some evenings and weekends as scheduled.

Any additional documentation (e.g., your own past projects or school assignments) should be included via the pre-screening box Additional Documentation. Please utilize a Google Drive, Dropbox, or equivalent platform to link these files (for preview in browser) to ensure that hiring staff can open the files.

Applications are only accepted via our branded GetHired portal. All pre-screening questions must be completed. If you have found this job posting on a website other than GetHired, visit https://CanadianMusicians.coop and click on the Summer Employment Opportunities button in the top right corner of the page to access the application portal and the full list of open positions.

To have your application successfully advance to screening, please ensure you complete all pre-interview questions.

Following our initial screening, applicants may be invited to a formal job interview. Interviews take place in March/April onwards until positions are filled.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Canadian Musicians Co-operative welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please email jobs@canadianmusicians.coop if you have any questions or require accommodations to apply, or for your interview.

Co-op membership is not required to participate in the competition for this position, and no preference is given to existing members in our ranking process. If you choose to accept a position with The Co-operative, you will be expected to join as a professional member upon acceptance of employment. Co-operatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members.

Applicants not selected in this role are welcome to join the Co-op, as membership in a cooperative is open to all people who can reasonably use its services and stand willing to accept the responsibilities of membership. Professional Creator members enjoy access to the same live or digital resources, support and community as those in our Emerging Artist programs.

We thank you for your interest in Canadian Musicians Co-operative and submitting your application. Only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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