Student Assistant, Document Design

Douglas College; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Douglas College is seeking a Student Assistant for Document Design to support peers in CMNS 3400. You will tutor fellow students with InDesign and Photoshop, provide feedback on digital and print projects, and help maintain strong learning environments on campus.

The role requires completing CMNS 3400 or proven equivalent, plus empathy and patient collaboration with diverse groups. Position up to 20 hours/week at the New Westminster campus.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Document Design course CMNS 3400 or demonstrated equivalent ability and knowledge of basic principles of two-dimensional design, including balance and visual dynamics, layout, publication design, and typography.
• Prior experience with an industry-standard page-layout software program.
• Familiarity with graphics software.
• Empathy and patience.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the course instructor, assists students in the Document Design course ( CMNS 3400).
• Assist students in learning design concepts and software (InDesign and Photoshop).
• Provide informal feedback on both digital and print student projects.

Job description

The Opportunity

You’re driven and eager to delve into career exploration while enriching your educational journey. As a student yourself, you bring a unique perspective and valuable insights to ensuring other students are supported at the College. Whether it’s working alongside faculty, employees, and staff, or assisting your student peers, collaborating with diverse groups comes easily to you.

Location

New Westminster Campus

Salary Range

$18.42/hour

Who We Are

Do what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best degree-granting colleges even better.

Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.

What It Takes

The Student Assistant, Document Design will help students with learning design and graphic software utilized in the Document Design course ( CMNS 3400), by providing peer tutoring. The software includes InDesign and Photoshop. The Student Assistant will also be expected to provide informal feedback on both digital and print student projects.

• Under the direction of the course instructor, assists students in the Document Design course ( CMNS 3400).
• Successful completion of the Document Design course ( CMNS 3400) or demonstrated equivalent ability and knowledge of basic principles of two-dimensional design, including balance and visual dynamics, layout, publication design, and typography.
• Prior experience with an industry-standard page-layout software program.
• Familiarity with graphics software.
• Empathy and patience.

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

• The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR
• The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR
• The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. throughout the work term; OR
• The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term

International students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:

• The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR
• The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation – "May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria." Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.

An original copy of a Social Insurance Number ( SIN ) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.

Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions.

Additional Information

The position is located at the New Westminster Campus Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:

• Fall Semester 2026 – September 8, 2026 – December 19, 2026
• Winter Semester 2027 – January 4, 2027 – April 23, 2027
• Summer Semester 2027 – May 10, 2027 – August 21, 2027