Duration: 27 weeks, with possibility for extension to one year
Start Date: September 16, 2013
End Date: March 24, 2014
Language of work: English
Playwrights Theatre Centre in Vancouver is seeking a Communications Intern for a fulltime position for six months beginning September 16, 2013.
Reporting directly to the Artistic and Executive Director, the Communications Intern is responsible for the smooth operation, efficiency, and growth of the community engagement programs of PTC. The purpose of these programs is to better reach, communicate, and interact with our key stakeholders who include professional playwrights, theatre producers locally and nationally, and our members.
The position includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Assess, recommend, and implement strategies for the growth of our community engagement program
- Design and conduct research with existing and target stakeholders
- Create an integrated, repeatable, community engagement strategy
- Develop and oversee the production of communications collateral and tools, including annual reports, presentation folders, web pages, data bases, social media networks, policies and systems to successfully deliver core community engagement programs
- Work with the Managing Producer to plan and host public events
- Identify tools and other resources required to improve communications efficiencies
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education Level: Completed post-secondary program in Arts Administration or Communications
Skills Required/qualifications:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Able to complete tasks independently
- Intention to pursue a career in the cultural sector
- Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and social media platforms
- Research skills, online and archival
- Familiarity with database use and search design would be an asset
- Familiarity with marketing and communications design and production would be an asset
- Ability to speak and write Chinese would be an asset.
The position is for a full time, 35 hour week at $18 per hour for 27 weeks. Applicants must be no more than 30 years of age, out of school, and a post-secondary graduate.
PTC is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified applicants.
The deadline for applications is August 20, 2013.
A complete application will include the candidate’s resume, a cover letter and two samples of writing from reports, grant applications, newsletters, or blogs. Please send documents in PDF format identified with your name and the word communications (eg. Acandidate_communications.pdf) to hiringcommittee@playwrightstheatre.com with Communications Intern in the subject line.
