Volunteer Creative/Design Lead

Are you passionate about the power of education to change the world? Put that passion and your graphic design and video editing skills to use with Education without Borders’ (EwB) South African Film Festival.

Who We Are:

Education without Borders (EwB) is a Canadian-based non-profit organization that provides educational programs to learners in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and supports Indigenous programs in Canada.

Our key fundraising event is an annual South African Film Festival (SAFF) held in November, which presents feature films, documentaries and shorts that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa – films that inspire, inform, and entertain. The festival will be streamed across Canada and the USA from November 6-17, 2025, with select in-person screenings in Canada. In 2025, SAFF is holding its 15th festival in Canada and 5th festival in the USA. All proceeds from the festival support Education without Borders (EwB).

Responsibilities

The volunteer Creative/Design Lead supports both EwB and SAFF through the development of social media graphics and video editing for EwB’s South African film festival.

• Collaborates with a small marketing and communications team based in different cities in Canada on EwB and SAFF initiatives
• Responsible for editing a series of videos including pre- reel videos for each festival film (videos shown before each film), bonus content such as interviews with film directors, and other graphics including sponsor and volunteer lists, and a video slideshow.
• Design marketing and promotional content including website sponsor banners, social media graphics, and newsletter hero images and email graphics to accompany newsletter promotional content.
• Some smaller tasks include, but not limited to, QR code creation and presentations.

You bring your creativity and are savvy in the areas of:

• Video editing and graphic design
• Developing social media graphics for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• You pride yourself on your excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a small team.
• Work experience in marketing and communications is an asset, but not a requirement.
• An interest in South African films and culture is an asset.

What we offer:

• A chance to lead new projects and develop your video editing or design skills
• An opportunity to use and grow professional skills, and work with a small non-profit in Canada
• The chance to make a meaningful difference by supporting educational programs in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Canada.

Format:

• This is a remote volunteer opportunity.
  
  

Time Commitment:

• 6-15 hours per month for ongoing support of EwB and/or SAFF, depending on projects
• Higher time commitment required in the month leading up to the SAFF festival, and during the festival which is taking place on November 6-17, 2025

For more information about EwB, please visit: https://www.educationwithoutborders.co
For more information about SAFF, please visit: https://saffcanada.ca/

To Apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume to: volunteer.coordinator@educationwithoutborders.ca