BMS Media Art Fest Submissions
Deadline: Aug. 21, 2020  

As part of our BMS World Wide Welcome event, we are excited to be hosting a "UBC BMS Media Art Fest" at 7pm (PST) on August 24, that will be livestreamed on our Facebook and YouTube. ⁣

This one-hour live stream will feature work from all years across the BMS program and explore the theme of “searching”. As we navigate the tumultuous time together, this festival reveals concepts of memory, justice, and re-situating ourselves into a new context, through pieces of media art. Click below to see submisssion instructions and requirements.

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UBC CAP: Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) Hiring
Deadline: Aug. 24, 2020

The Coordinated Arts Program (CAP) invites applications for undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) for the 2020 Winter Session to assist in the online delivery of ASTU 100 and ASTU 101.

Please click below to see qualifications, more details on the position, and instructions on how to submit your application.

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Embers: Digital Marketing Assistant
Deadline: Ongoing

EMBERS, the Eastside Movement for Business and Economic Renewal Society, is a not for profit located in Vancouver. Their mission is to create economic and employment opportunities for people living on low incomes.

EMBERS is hiring a Digital Marketing Assistant who will be responsible for performing a range of activities to support the organization, primarily focusing on digital marketing. Click below to read position details and instructions on how to apply.

 

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Online Beaty@Home Live: Textiles
Aug. 26, 2020, 1pm-1:45pm 

This talk will discuss the environmental impacts of current “fast fashion” and textile production, and how the industry is shifting in the era of climate change. We will also give an overview of the wide range of natural materials used in textile manufacture, and a brief exploration of some research being done on alternative silk materials. Please click the link below to register for the event. 

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Career Insights: Uncovering Journalism in Asia
Aug. 27, 2020, 5pm-6pm 

This panel talk will be an intense dive into working as a journalist today, what’s involved in uncovering a story, and any particular additional challenges of the Asian media landscape. They’ll also delve into the best ways to set yourself “apart from the pack” if you are planning a international journalism career of your own. Click below to RSVP for the event, and for more info.
 

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UBC REC: Get Active at Home
Ongoing 

UBC REC is offering ways to thrive from the comfort of your own space. From free virtual fitness classes to helpful blogs, Get Active at Home is a resource to help you move more, move well and keep moving while at home. Check out the resources at the link below!

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THTR 308: Sound Design For Live and Virtual Media
Offered in 20W Term One 

This course teaches the fundamentals of sound design for all media. There will be an emphasis on the design of sound in collaboration with other designers, including interaction points with a director, actors, etc... Students can expect to learn and share knowledge of mixing, mic’ techniques, speakers, psycho-acoustics, digital audio workstations, performance software, and more.
 

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DMED 500: Foundations of Digital Entertainment
Offered in 20W Term Two 

This  course explores the history and future of digital entertainment through technological, social, legal, ethical and business leadership lenses. Attention is focused on the economic history of innovation in the industry, the evolution of the experiences and technologies, and the social, legal, ethical and business leadership issues, which evolved as a result.

 

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THTR 399E: Improv for Collaborative Projects
Offered in 20W Term Two 

This course is focused on increasing alignment with others when creating, designing, managing and collaborating on any project together, through the practice of specific improvised activities - cultivating an increased awareness of the spontaneous actions and interactions that occur when working on projects with others, exercising improv abilities during any creative pipeline, and reflecting on how these might improve the creative, collaborative, design and management of a project.
 

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