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About us...
30 students | in 9 different majors | from 1st to 4th year
ONE MISSION
To build a community of designers by empowering creativity and innovative thinking. We work towards this goal by providing events, workshops, competitions and designathons for students free of charge. Our focus is to teach technical skills, such as: CAD, 3D modeling, 3D printing, prototyping, mechanical engineering and architecture design, and to provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge to real-world problems. We also connect students with others who are also passionate about technical design as well as with industry professionals through our Internship Program and networking opportunities.
We're always open to expanding our team! Applications open all year and to students from all years and faculties in UBC.
TECHNICAL
ARCHITECTURE
- Enthusiastic and passionate about CAD, engineering, and mechanics
- Preferably experienced and knowledgeable about CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion, etc.) or willing to learn
- Organize OR deliver workshops, events, and competitions (CAD, Design, Presentation, etc.)
- Assist participants with technical challenges/questions during events and Designathons
- Prepare design challenges for the Designathons in collaboration with industry partners
- Prepare rubric and judging criteria for design challenges in collaboration with industry partners
- Enthusiastic about architecture
- Knowledgeable or eager to learn about architecture and design software (CAD) and design methods
- Organize OR deliver workshops, events, and competitions (CAD, Design, Presentation, etc.)
- Assist participants with technical challenges/questions during events and Designathons
- Prepare design challenges for the Designathons in collaboration with industry partners
- Prepare rubric and judging criteria for design challenges in collaboration with industry partners
MARKETING
- Create and promote the club’s identity
- Promote the club on digital platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) and distribute promotional materials
- Design promotional content for events and informative events for community
- Design merchandise (T-shirts, stickers, bag prints, etc.)
- Respond to social media/email inquiries
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
- Create digital graphics (pictures, videos, animations, etc.) for the 2022 designathon
- Create theme, props, and other promotional material for the designathon (social media posts, posters, banners, etc.
- Design merchandise (t-shirts, stickers, etc.)
WEBMASTER
- Create and maintain the club website ; design the website user interface
- Post club promotional material for club events and post-event resources (workshop recordings, etc.) on the club website
- Post educational material about design, CAD, 3D-printing, and architecture
OPERATIONS
- Plan workshop, competitions, and designathons
- Handle logistics (when, where, how) and gather participant data through registration forms
- Establish and maintain internal organizational systems
- Be in charge of events and manage team members and participants
- ORGANIZE THE DESIGNATHON LOGISTICS (if you want experience with leading and planning a large event
(150+ attendees) this is the opportunity for you!
SPONSORSHIP
DATABASE DEVELOPERS
- Identify and contact potential corporate sponsors
- Create and handle sponsorship material (sponsorship package, emails etc.)
- Professionally represent the organization to industry partners and sponsors
- Have excellent communication skills: verbal and written
- Identify partnerships with other clubs or organizations within the school
- Must have skills to code and develop an online platform for a database
- Create a database for the Database Project
- Code/develop a website or other online platform to share useful and relevant links
(online tools, tutorials, and other resources)
- Categorize links and visualize through intelligent user interface design
- Collaborate with marketing team in designing the database user interface and categorization of the technical data
ONGOING & LONG-TERM PROJECT!
FINANCE
- Create yearly and event specific budgets
- Keep a record of all purchases
- Collect and issue invoices
- Setup and maintain a club bank account
A great role for accounting students or students who would like to be involved with a low-time commitment role!
Well you have scrolled thus far... if you're really interested in UBC Design League and are truly committed...
maybe joining the admin team is the right decision for you! If you are willing to pursue the goals and missions of UBC Design League, are passionate about education, CAD, design, architecture, and helping other students, leading or co-leading the team may be the role for you. This role is very time-consuming and sometimes will require you to take up on other roles or stay up at night to make sure plans happen! You must be a good listener, be positive, patient, and an enthusiastic person and should have an optimistic yet realistic vision and goals for the club to succeed and grow! If that hasn't scared you off yet, consider contacting us to be involved with this role for this year (if available) or upcoming years!
ADMIN
national!
The Design League Community
Designathons are the fastest growing design competition in Canada!
Over the years, design leagues have been sponsored by 50+ corporations and have served thousands of students. Below are just some of the major design leagues that are highly active; including McMaster Design League where the first Design League was formed in 2015!
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All design leagues are sponsored by the National Design League (NDL), lead by founders of the original club, who provide resources and guidance to the various university chapters. Winners of local Designathons are invited to compete in the National Designathon which brings talented student designers together for an intense competition. The long-term goal of NDL is to grow into an international community of problem solvers and innovators, giving students a platform to learn and apply their creative ideas while acting as a hands-on recruitment platform.
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