Lumina

Paid student project · Ottawa

Help Launch an Ottawa Health-Tech Startup

Create real videos. Connect with real people. Help Lumina bring its MVP pilot to Ottawa's senior community.

We're looking for 3 creative, outgoing university/college students to help us create video and social media content and connect Lumina with local senior-serving organizations.

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3 students · 60 hours · $1,400 CAD each

$1,400 CAD

60 hours

Oct 26 – Dec 18

2026

Ottawa

Local MVP pilot

3 positions

Paid student project

This is more than a marketing project.

Lumina Companion is an Ottawa-based health-tech startup developing technology to help older adults age safely at home while keeping families connected.

We're currently running a localized MVP pilot in Ottawa and need students who can help us tell the story, create useful content and start conversations with the local senior community.

What You'll Do

Create Video & Social Content

Help us turn Lumina into clear, engaging stories that seniors and family caregivers can understand.

  • Film and edit short videos
  • Create tutorials and product demonstrations
  • Help produce testimonial-style content
  • Create social media content
  • Turn real pilot experiences into useful stories

Connect With Ottawa's Senior Community

Help us start conversations with organizations that serve older adults and caregivers in Ottawa.

  • Research relevant local organizations
  • Send emails and make professional cold calls
  • Introduce Lumina and its Ottawa pilot
  • Help coordinate demos, presentations or workshops
  • Support local pilot-user and testimonial outreach

All pilot-user, testimonial and community communications will follow Lumina's guidance and appropriate consent/privacy requirements.

You might be a great fit if you...

Applicants must be currently enrolled students at a Canadian post-secondary institution and be Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, or Protected Persons.

Required / strongly preferred

  • You can shoot and edit videos and can show examples of your work.
  • You enjoy creating social media content.
  • You're outgoing and comfortable talking to people you don't know.
  • You're currently based in Ottawa and can participate in local outreach.
  • You are proactive and can work independently.
  • You can commit approximately 60 hours between October 26 and December 18.

Strong assets, but not required

  • Connections with Ottawa seniors, families or community groups
  • Experience working with senior-serving organizations
  • Previous social media or marketing experience
  • Previous startup experience

Professional experience is not required. We care about creativity, initiative, communication skills and the willingness to get things done.

This project is especially suited to students who...

Creators

You enjoy filming, editing and storytelling.

Communicators

You don't mind picking up the phone and starting a conversation.

Self-Starters

You enjoy figuring things out and working in an early-stage startup.

Why work with Lumina?

Build a real portfolio

Create videos and content for a real health-tech startup.

Work directly with founders

Get hands-on experience instead of being lost in a large organization.

Meet the community

Gain experience communicating with local senior-serving organizations.

See your work in the real world

Your work will support Lumina's Ottawa MVP pilot.

Project Details

  1. September 30

    Application Deadline

  2. October 1–5

    Interviews

  3. By October 15

    Offers

  4. Oct 19–23

    Onboarding

  5. October 26

    Project Starts

  6. Dec 18

    Project Ends

Compensation

$1,400 CAD for 60 hours

Schedule is flexible within the project period.

This is a short-term paid student project and is not a traditional four-month co-op placement.

Ready to join us?

If you like creating things, talking to people and working on something that's still being built, we'd love to hear from you.

The application takes approximately 5 minutes.

Student Application

We'll use this to reach you about an interview.

Eligibility*

Applicants must be currently enrolled students at a Canadian post-secondary institution and be Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, or Protected Persons.

Are you currently based in Ottawa?*
Can you commit approximately 60 hours between October 26 and December 18, 2026?*

Please share 2–3 examples of videos you have created or edited. School projects, personal projects and social media videos are welcome.

Optional

100 words maximum.

Optional. Other work, social links, scheduling notes, or anything that helps us get to know you.