Set Designer

Set Designer - Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary

We are looking for a Set Designer to join our Media Team and play a key role in designing, building, and sourcing props and sets for photo and video content. The ideal candidate is hands‑on, highly creative, detail‑oriented, and passionate about animals and visual storytelling. This role involves everything from conception of scenic environments to physically constructing sets that bring our animals’ stories to life.

About Dog Tales Rescue & Sanctuary

Dog Tales is a world‑renowned dog rescue and horse sanctuary set on an incredible 50 acres of green fields, rolling hills, and wooded areas in King City, Ontario. The picturesque location – complete with walking trails, therapy pools, and a grooming spa – is the perfect setting for abused and neglected animals to heal and be rehabilitated while they wait for forever homes. Along with medical care, our team provides all of the love, attention, and training that our rescue animals need to recover from their difficult pasts, so that they can move on to permanent, loving homes, which most do. For the rest, Dog Tales is home for as long as they need it to be.

The Role

• Design, create, and source props for photo and video shoots featuring animals
• Collaborate with the media, photography, and video production teams to plan and style visual campaigns
• Support storytelling efforts through aesthetic staging, styling, and set enhancement
• Maintain and organize a prop inventory system, including budgeting and sourcing materials
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and campaign planning with a creative, solutions‑oriented mindset
• Ensure all visual elements align with Dog Tales’ brand identity
• Participate in hands‑on builds, DIYs, and visual installations for both media and guest experience purposes

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in creative design, set design, prop styling, or a related field
• Strong visual storytelling and spatial design skills
• Proficiency with tools and materials for hands‑on creation and prop building
• Resourceful and skilled at sourcing unique, meaningful, or vintage items
• Ability to work collaboratively in a creative team and take initiative independently
• A deep love and respect for animals and alignment with Dog Tales’ mission

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits: health, vision, and dental coverage
• Extended healthcare and mental health resources
• Free staff meals daily while at work
• Paid vacation and sick days to support work‑life balance
• Employee appreciation events to celebrate the team
• Group Registered Savings Plan to secure your future

Salary: The salary for this position starts at $42,000 per year.

Schedule: This is a full‑time position with a schedule of 8 AM – 5 PM, five days a week, with occasional weekend shifts as needed.

Dog Tales Rescue & Sanctuary is committed to creating a respectful, accessible, and inclusive work environment. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Please note, this position is onsite. Additionally, reliable access to a car is necessary as there is no public transit near our facility.

A portfolio is required for this position. We thank all applicants in advance, and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industry

Non‑profit Organization Management