Work at the Innovation Hub
In my 6-month contract with the Innovation Hub, I worked as the Digital Communications Coordinator. In my job, I oversaw the production of all digital and print materials for design research projects and event promotion, and directly managed a communication team of 10 people.
The company
The Innovation Hub is a student-led initiative directly affiliated with the University of Toronto. It aimed to utilize human-centred design and user experience design to improve the campus experience and promote inclusive spaces and policies.
Roles & Duration
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Created illustrations and icons for 5 Design Research Projects and 15 U of T Quality Assurance Projects
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Designed layout for 20 reports and presentations and ensured all materials met WCAG and AODA accessibility standards
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Supervised a communication team of 10 people and ensured visual materials met the Innovation Hub design guide
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Managed the Innovation Hub Website and made updates as requested
Nov 2023 - April 2024
Full-time
Tools
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe Illustrator
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Figma
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Adobe Acrobat
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Presentation
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Microsoft Excel
Poster & Report Sample
Icons Sample
Design System
My work at the Innovation Hub followed a rigorous and consistent design system. While working there, I helped revamp the design system, redesign its layout and added specific requirements and examples for creating specific design materials like icons and reports.
Design Process
The Innovation Hub takes an iterative and collaborative approach to design icons. As the Digital Communications Coordinator:
1. I worked with the Senior Project Assistant to coordinate timelines and deadlines for all design research projects.
2. I received qualitative data from the research team to visualize.
3. I hosted sketching sessions and asked the whole communication team to brainstorm ideas for graphics.
4. I shared the sketches with the manager, research project lead, and team members for feedback and iterated sketches based on their feedback.
5. Once the sketch was approved by the manager, I or a digital storyteller digitized the sketch using Figma or Adobe Illustrator.
6. The digitized design was sent to team members and leaders for feedback.
7. Once feedbacks were incorporated into the final design, I submitted the design to the manager and partner from U of T for final approval.
8. I formatted the report in Adobe InDesign and edited it for accessibility on Adobe Acrobat.