Canada's premier zoo connecting conservation, education, and wildlife care
Toronto Zoo operates across wildlife care, public education, and conservation science with a tech stack anchored in Microsoft Office and Adobe creative tools, supplemented by SQL, Python, and R for data work. The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward learning and operations roles (junior-level dominance), reflecting a labor-intensive mission centered on animal care, visitor experiences, and educational programming rather than technology product development.
Toronto Zoo is Canada's largest zoo, based in Toronto, Ontario, and operates as a government agency with 501–1,000 employees. The organization connects visitors to animals in its care while advancing wildlife conservation and scientific research. Core activities include interactive education programs (zoo camps, school partnerships, bush camps), on-site animal husbandry, and public-facing interpretive experiences (kiosks, dashboards). The zoo manages operational challenges around inventory systems, point-of-sale reliability, and scheduling across its distributed programs and facilities.
Primarily Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Power BI for dashboards, SQL/Python/R for analytics, and Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Social and digital presence via Meta, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Flickr.
Yes. 22 active roles across learning (6), operations (3), nutrition (2), conservation, custodial, data, graphics, and guest services. Majority are junior-level positions; hiring is in Canada only.
Strategic plan implementation, zoo camp and training program development, staff scheduling system, zoo school biology curriculum, interactive kiosks (backyard wildlife, wetlands), and interactive dashboards for data visualization.
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