COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR (YCW position)
Job specifications
Wage: $19/hour
Start Date: October 30, 2017
End Date: March 30, 2018
Job description
The Ontario Culture Days Communications Coordinator will be supporting the Ontario Culture Days (OnCD) team during the crucial lead-up to the 9th annual Culture Days celebration weekend and will be supporting both internal and external communications.
About Culture Days
Culture Days is Canada’s annual grassroots arts and cultural participation event led by arts-lovers, cultural aficionados and the arts and cultural sector in collaboration with municipalities, public funding agencies, provincial governments, the private sector and the media. Culture Days provides support, tools and resources to a wide variety of artists and cultural organizations to help them unite the country through engagement in culture.
The ninthannual Culture Days will take place in the Fall of 2018. In 2016, over 2 million Canadians participated in the Culture Days weekend and 7,600 free activities were held in 866 cities and towns across Canada, including more than 2190 activities in Ontario.
Job Details
The Communications Coordinator will be involved in many aspects of the planning and execution of the provincial Culture Days events including communicating with external and internal stakeholders and the general public. The Coordinator will support network communications including developing tipsheets, blog posts, videos, social media content and other tools for participating artists and cultural groups.
Tasks include:
• Providing one-on-one support to internal and external stakeholders and helping to create and disseminate tips, tools and information about participating in Culture Days
• Collecting, writing, scheduling and sharing stories about Culture Days via social networks, the Culture Days blog, e-newsletter and website
• Monitoring and developing content for Culture Days marketing and communication materials
• Assisting with PR, Marketing, special event(s) planning and coordination
• Helping to collect, process and analyze participation data from activity organizers and the public.
• Coordinating website updates
Qualifications:
• A recent graduate of an undergraduate or post-graduate program in Arts Management, Communications, Event Management, Cultural Policy, Museum Studies, Visual or Performing Arts or a related field (must have graduated within the last 24 months at the start of employment)
• A strong background in project management and event planning
• An ability to work independently; maintain a pro-active attitude towards achieving goals and possess excellent attention to detail
• Possess a high level of familiarity with computer programs, especially Microsoft Office and social media platforms. Experience with Word Press is considered an asset
• Some experience with databases, video editing, and design software is an asset
• A desire to work in the arts and cultural sector and a passion for the arts, culture and heritage
• Excellent communications skills (written and spoken)
• A basic understanding of event promotions, PR, marketing and social media communications strategies
• Advanced reading comprehension and conversational French will be an asset
Application deadline: 5 p.m., October 23, 2017
Please send resumes and cover letters to:
Ruth Burns, ruth.burns@culturedays.ca
To participate in this internship, the candidate must meet the eligibility requirements outlined on the Young Canada Works website.
Funding for this internship has been made possible in part through a contribution from the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage program, Department of Canadian Heritage. The Cultural Human Resources Council administers this component of the YCW program on behalf of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The position is open to all qualified applicants, although preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Ontario Culture Days is an inclusive and equitable organization encouraging applications from qualified women and men including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons. Please see the ONCD Equity Policy for details.
Ontario Culture Days is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario in recognition of Celebrate the Artist Weekend.
