CB4-Marketing and Communications Assistant-Chamberfest

DESIRED CONTRACT TERM: 26 Weeks  START DATE: March 3, 2025  END DATE Initial term approved to the Province of Ontario’s current fiscal year end, March 31, 2025. Additional weeks, ending August 29, 2025 is pending the approval of Ottawa Festivals’ fiscal year (2025-2026) JCP program agreement.

WORK SCHEDULE: 4 business days / 32 hours per week WORK LOCATION: Downtown (with some hybrid possibility)

JOB SUMMARY: This position is funded through Ontario’s Job Creation Partnerships (see eligibility details below). Reports to the Marketing & Communications Manager. Assists with the implementation of Ottawa Chamberfest’s 2025 Festival Communications plan with a focus on website and social media.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, collect, collate, edit, and track Festival artist marketing material (biographies, photos, videos) in collaboration with the Artistic team;

• Assist in the planning and creation of dynamic written, graphic, and video content for Chamberfest’s social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other relevant platforms;

• Contribute to and distribute e-newsletters to Chamberfest patrons;

• Assist in the creation and building of event and artist pages for Wordpress website;

• Create content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence on company sites, and encourages audience participation including Facebook events;

• Additional duties as required.

SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication including proof-reading and editing skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, team player

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills

• Experience with Wordpress, MailChimp, and Adobe Creative Suites (In Design & Photoshop) is an asset

• Enthusiasm for the organization, the artists, the event, and the patrons

• Accessibility Training is an asset

Additional Qualifications Required:

Candidate eligibility for JCP is determined according to the following criteria:

1. An unemployed job seeker or those employed less than 20 hours per week.

2. A permanent resident living in Ontario who is legally authorized to work in Canada.

3. Meet at least 1 of the following criteria:

a. Has an established Employment Insurance (EI) benefit period.

b. Previously established an EI benefit period that has ended within the previous 60 months.

c. Paid employee EI premiums (e.g. Box 18 on the T4) in at least 3 of the last 10 years while earnings have been at least $2000 in each of those years.

d. Received the Employment Insurance Emergency Response benefit (CERB) within the previous 60 months.

NOTE: Persons currently enrolled in full-time academic studies are not eligible for consideration. Those who qualify to establish an Employment Insurance (EI) claim must do so prior to being considered for JCP participation.

Remuneration:

$688 per week paid biweekly by the Province of Ontario (average hourly rate: $21.50 based on 4 days/32 hours).