Job opportunity: Social Media Coordinator, Ottawa, Canada - Closes March 29, 2011

Submitted by Josh Snider on March 23, 2011 - 10:26am.

We’re looking for someone who loves social media and is web- and tech-savvy!

Over the past year, The Natural Step Canada has been increasing its online presence with the use of social media. Reporting to the Manager of Communications, the Social Media Coordinator will manage and support all areas of The Natural Step Canada’s social media and web presence, including our social media portals, web site, blog, multimedia, earned media, and newsletter.

In this meaningful role, the participant will be helping the organization scale-up our impact in advancing sustainability to an ever-greater audience. The Social Media Coordinator will help us grow our online audience, better communicate our work through blogs, express ourselves as thought leaders in the sustainability field, and promote our free resources, learning opportunities, and stories of success through proactive and regular use of social media. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing our Blog and Social Media Strategies.

Under the guidance of our Manager of Communications, the Social Media Coordinator will help to complete our Web Site Refresh Strategy by the mid-point of the internship—a process to overhaul the content, design, and navigation of our current web site. She/he will then help The Natural Step Canada look toward the future by helping to develop a Web Site Redesign Process for the organization and managing the implementation of the critical first phase. The goal of that project will be to lay the groundwork for the development a new web site for The Natural Step in 2012.

We are committed to providing all youth employees with an empowering experience rife with learning opportunities. The participant in this project will learn a significant amount about sustainability, The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, and have many professional development/learning opportunities both internally and externally. She/he will learn and apply essential communications and social media skills; will play an essential role in advancing our sustainability work; and will bolster her/his future employment possibilities. Along with other interns at The Natural Step Canada, the participant will receive additional training and support specifically designed for interns from the Manager of our Emerging Leaders Program.