Thank you for your interest in working with North York Arts this summer!
These positions are funded by Service Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs program. Please review the position details and application guidelines below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Event and Communications Assistant
Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Start date: Monday, May 27th, 2019
Term: 12 weeks, 35h/week
Pay: $15/hour
Must be available during some evenings and weekends including all Cultura Festival (July 5, 12, 19, 26) and Sunday Serenades (July 7, 14, 21, 28) event dates up to 11:30pm.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Event and Communications Assistant will assist with creating written and visual content for social media, e-newsletters, websites, and other media outlets, for North York Arts’ 2019 Cultura Festival, Sunday Serenades, and associated events. The successful applicant is required to be on-site during the festivals to oversee live-social media and other related tasks.
The Event and Communications Assistant will work closely with the Festival Producer and North York Arts staff to coordinate and produce North York Arts’ summer initiatives. This position is funded by Service Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
CANADA SUMMER JOBS ELIGIBILITY
In order to qualify for this program, eligible student participants must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and,
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of the employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations;
- Priority will be given to persons of colour, indigenous, newcomer or refugee applicants.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist NYA’s Development & Communications Coordinator and Festival Producer with tasks related to Cultura Festival, Sunday Serenades, and other events including but not limited to:
- Creating and executing a social media plan
- Creating, sending, and tracking e-newsletters
- Making website updates
- Writing press releases
- Conducting media research and outreach
- Content creation
- Minor graphic design projects
- The successful applicant is expected to be on-site during the festivals to oversee live-social media and other related tasks.
- Assist with event coordination and day-to-day arts administration and other duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Clear communication skills and strong writing skills
- Demonstrate the capacity for self-directed work, and be able to work well under minimal supervision
- Very well organized and detail oriented
- Ability to problem solve, embrace flexibility and versatility, while working in a high-paced, evolving environment
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Past experience in event coordination is an asset
- Professional use of social media, Google Ads and Google Analytics is an asset
- Familiarity and past experience with Hootsuite, Mailchimp, WordPress, Indesign, and/or Photoshop will be considered an asset
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to apply with a cover letter, resume and two references as one single PDF document titled firstname.lastname.app by 5:00 pm on May 15, 2019 to Cecilia Garcia by email to cecilia@northyorkarts.org. Subject line: Summer Job Posting: Event and Communications Assistant 2019 Application
North York Arts thanks all applicants in advance for their interest in this position. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Those selected for an interview will be contacted on May 17th and interviews will be held on Tuesday, May 21st.
North York Arts is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments and is committed to building a diverse workplace and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.
Event and Volunteer Assistant
Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Start date: Monday, May 27th, 2019
Term: 12 weeks, 35h/week
Pay: $15/hour
Must be available during some evenings and weekends including all Cultura Festival (July 5, 12, 19, 26) and Sunday Serenades (July 7, 14, 21, 28) event dates up to 11:30pm.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Event and Volunteer Assistant will assist North York Arts (NYA) staff with pre-production, site management, volunteer coordination, post evaluation and other applicable duties for NYA’s 2019 Cultura Festival, Sunday Serenades, and associated events. The successful applicant is required to be on-site during the festivals to oversee the volunteer coordination and other related tasks.
The successful applicant will work closely with the Festival Producer and NYA staff to coordinate and produce North York Arts summer initiatives.
This position is funded by Service Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
CANADA SUMMER JOBS ELIGIBILITY
In order to qualify for this program, eligible participants must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and,
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of the employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations;
- Priority will be given to persons of colour, indigenous, newcomer or refugee applicants.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with volunteer coordination tasks pre-festival (recruitment, orientation, training)
- Assist Festival Producer with pre-production tasks which may include communications with bands, food vendors and other stakeholders
- Assist in event logistics for all summer programs including volunteer coordination, set-up, and strike at festivals and events
- Assist with site management and needs during the summer festivals and additional events
- Assist with day to day arts administration, and festival post-evaluation work
REQUIREMENTS:
- Production and event experience is desired
- Volunteer coordination experience is an asset
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate the capacity for self-directed work, and be able to work well under minimal supervision
- Experience managing groups
- Very well organized and detail oriented
- Clear communication skills and strong writing skills
- Ability to problem solve, embrace flexibility and versatility, while working in a high-paced, evolving environment
- Advanced computer competency in Google Drive, spreadsheets, data management, Salesforce, and volunteer software is an asset
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to apply with a cover letter, resume and two references as one single PDF document titled firstname.lastname.app by 5:00 pm on May 15, 2019 to Cecilia Garcia by email to cecilia@northyorkarts.org. Subject line: Summer Job Posting: Event and Volunteer Assistant 2019 Application
North York Arts thanks all applicants in advance for their interest in this position. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Those selected for an interview will be contacted on May 17th and interviews will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd.
North York Arts is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments and is committed to building a diverse workplace and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.
