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Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international production studio and rights business and channel operator. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Total Crime, HistoryTime and Love Pets. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with six international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney.

Our productions and media brands are a product of our employees who are passionate experts in all of these areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences; and enthusiastic about delivering it on new and evolving platforms.

We actively seek out people who embody our core values: optimism, creativity, entrepreneurism, agility and integrity. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in seeing opportunity where others see challenges. We encourage employees to think like small business owners by taking ownership on projects and giving them the flexibility to take risks and embrace an evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners and our culture fosters sharing ideas and treating all people with respect.

I.T. Support, Intern (3-month contract)

Blue Ant Media’s I.T. team is seeking a confident, upbeat, and reliable individual geared up for an entry level role of I.T. Support, Intern. The role of I.T. Support is “the face” of I.T. whose primary responsibility is to ensure solutions are implemented.

The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for all technological inquiries for all staff in our Atlantic Avenue head office. Additionally, taking into consideration our international offices, this role also provides the opportunity to work with and support our international teams. The successful candidate would leverage their technical knowledge and experience to provision effective solutions to business-critical problems. Most importantly, the successful candidate will be a keen problem solver who constantly strives to provide the highest quality customer service.

Criteria/Education:

MUST be currently enrolled as a full-time college/university student in a diploma/certificate and eligible for Co-Op or internship position in program related to Technical Support, Computer Networking, or Information Technology

Winter semester contract: January 2nd, 2024 - March 31, 2024

What You’ll Be Doing…

• Proactively provide timely responses and successful solutions to:
  • Helpdesk requests through web ticketing portal
  • Direct email requests and inquiries
  • Direct face-to-face requests and inquiries

• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with emphasis on user:
  • Hardware:  Mac and PC systems, mobile, printer and miscellaneous peripherals including building, maintaining, repairing and deployment
  • Software:  Mac OSX, Windows, and business specific applications
  • Network Connectivity:  WiFi, ethernet, and business specific networks

• Assist in administration of end user accounts using Active Directory and G Suite

What You’ll Bring…

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to translate technical concepts into understandable terms for users
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with positive attitude towards providing high quality customer service with constant desire to learn
• Ability to establish and maintain good customer rapport and perform well under high pressured, fast-paced, nature of work
• Good time management, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Works well both independently and as a team member

At Blue Ant Media, we believe promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. We can all contribute. As a global media company, we recognize our platform and opportunity to influence change and promote a more inclusive world.  We know what we create, distribute, and produce is better with a diverse workforce.  In recruiting for our teams, we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds (who are eligible to work in Canada) and welcome the unique contributions each person brings.

If you have most of the qualifications listed in our posting, but are not sure whether to proceed with your application, we still encourage you to apply. We thank all candidates for their interest in Blue Ant Media and we will reach out to those candidates that are under consideration. If you are contacted for an interview and require an accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please email our Human Resources team at HR@blueantmedia.com