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Online Content Associate, Co-op Position

Company: Bell Media; Sympatico.ca

Contact Name: Jane Welowszky – Senior Manager, Content & Operations

E-mail: jane.welowszky@bell.ca

Location:   207 Queens Quay W, Toronto

A great learning opportunity for a student who is interested in contributing to Sympatico.ca – the country’s leading Internet portal that reaches more than 20 million Canadians online.

The Co-op placement involves the following responsibilities:

• Discussing the content objectives of each channel with the Content Managers
• Sourcing appropriate content from our Content Partners
• Editing content for quality, space and format
• Augmenting the content with complementary photos or graphics
• Adding the content into our Content Management System (CMS) and promoting it through various entry points
• Ensuring weekly responsibilities including channel updates, image selection, and photo galleries etc along with special projects and other tasks are delivered as assigned in a timely, efficient manner
• Discussing the performance of these content elements on a weekly basis with the Content Managers in order to improve our overall user experience
• Developing/maintaining reports that capture key metrics

Skills Required:

·         Strong editorial skills and relevant experience

·         Experience editing web content and working with content management systems

·         Proven copy writing abilities, grammatical accuracy and attention to detail

·         Proficiency with Photoshop and publishing tools

·         Ability to oversee authoring and uploading of web content using a proprietary web content management system

·         Capacity to work effectively with internal and external clients

·         Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

·         Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Our ideal candidate would possess:

·         A passion for online content in all of its forms (text, images, audio, video and interactive)

·         Good knowledge of the web and the current state of online content in Canada and the US

·         A keen interest in creating exceptional user experiences

In summary, our team of Content Managers and Product Managers can offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a leading national organization, and play a major role in helping Sympatico.ca users stay informed, connected and entertained on a daily basis.

Website:  http://www.sympatico.ca