The London Free Press

 Feb. 26, 2014

OPENINGS, SUMMER JOURNALISTS

The London Free Press, Southwestern Ontario's leading news provider, is looking for enthusiastic, energetic multi-media journalists for its summer reporting program, working for the newspaper and its online product, lfpress.com

Successful applicants will be expected to handle a wide variety of assignments, from breaking news and feature writing to lifestyles, sports and business writing, both for the newspaper and through online reporting, video work and social media.

Please send your application, without delay, to local news editor Greg Van Moorsel, for receipt by March 14. Applications will be accepted by e-mail, mail or courier. In the
e-mail subject field, label submissions ‘summer job application.’

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interviews.

Applications should include a covering letter that sings, a resume, several writing samples attesting to the applicant’s breadth and depth of experience and samples of any multi-media work.

Greg Van Moorsel

519-667-4550519-667-4550

C/o The London Free Press

P.O. Box 2280, 369 York St.

London, Ont.

N6A 4G1

E-mail: greg.vanmoorsel@sunmedia.ca

Fax: 519-667-4528

A division of Sun Media Corporation

P.O. Box 2280, 369 York Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G1

Telephone (519) 679-1111(519) 679-1111  Toll free 1-800-265-41671-800-265-4167  Fax (519) 667-5520(519) 667-5520  www.lfpress.com

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108 ideaspace

About 108 ideaspace:  If you are familiar with the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail's Globefund/Globeinvestor, Workopolis, you probably know about our team's work - we put these, and 100+ other major organizations online, from 1994.  Or you might have seen us in over 500 media mentions, 350+ articles, 180+ hours of video, 19 whitepapers, and 7 books.  Content is critical, and we are looking for a community manager/blogger to work on our content team, serving some of our more exacting clients.  More about us at www.108ideaspace.com. 
Community Manager/Blogger
This is an on-site, full-time opportunity to join the 108 ideaspace content team.  The role is based out of our downtown Toronto office.
Qualifications:

• Degree in journalism, english, PR, business, or related field
• Complete fluency in English is a key requirement; Fluency in French or Mandarin is an asset
• Strong copywriting/blogging skills and the ability to evaluate and proof copy, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and visual document presentation skills.
• Minimum one-year post-graduation in a community management or corporate blogging role
• Ability to work to a deadline
• Experience working with social media venues and tools
• Solid understanding of basic HTML, and CSS
• Experience/knowledge of SEO, WordPress, PPC campaigns, Online promotions, developing email marketing campaigns, Website analytics.
• Loves to write, loves to interact with the general public
• Self-starter; takes the initiative
• A nice person

Responsibilities:

• Write daily blog, Twitter and other Social Media posts post on behalf of 108 ideaspace clients
• Respond to community questions, encourage engagement
• Create email campaigns, email copy, landing pages, and A/B testing, to improve conversion
• Create inbound marketing and CRM follow-up campaigns
• Maintain video upload process and YouTube page
• Coordinate design and technology changes with internal team.
• Client interaction and reporting
• Copywriting and content development for client web projects
• Monitoring the effectiveness of marketing activities through website analytics and inquiries.
• In addition to client responsibilities, participate in 108 ideaspace inbound marketing campaign development.

Application process:
Please provide a resume, along with a cover letter.  Within the cover letter, please clearly state the following:

• Your compensation expectations.
• Provide links to your Facebook profile, LInkedIn profile, and Twitter handle; if you have managed a blog or other social sites on behalf of others, please provide these links as well.   (We are looking for evidence of fluency, posting style, and judgement.)
• Answer the following question in one paragraph:  “How might Social Media be used to help young families lead more healthy lives?”
• List your favourite three content curation websites.  List three sites that you use to keep up to date in your area of professional interest.

Please send your completed application to careers@108ideaspace.com, with the subject line "community manager".  

Application deadline:  

March 7, 2014, 2pm.

North Huron Publishing Company Inc

North Huron Publishing Company Inc., a communty-owned publishing company offers a PAID INTERNSHIP for the summer of 2014.

We’re looking for a journalism student with a farm background to write feature stories for our farm magazine The Rural Voice, report for our community newspaper The Blyth/Brussels Citizen and write feature stories for our tourist magazine Stops Along the Way.

Send résumé to:
Keith Roulston
North Huron Publishing Company Inc.
P.O. Box 429
Blyth, ON N0M 1H0
519-523-4792
or email: editor@stopsalongakehuron.com

RBC – Paid Summer Student Opportunity

Job Title: Media Relations Summer Student

Rate of Pay: Hourly amount

Expected hours per week: 37.5 per week

Position Status: Temporary Full time (4 month contract from May –August 2014)

Corporate Communications is responsible for all corporate-wide communications at RBC, for internal and external audiences. We manage crisis communications, handle sensitive public issues, and develop reputational communications that support corporate objectives.

Purpose

• To support the Media Relations department in protecting and enhancing the reputation of RBC, both as an enterprise and in its component businesses

Primary Responsibilities

• Creating and updating a comprehensive library of media contacts, including key social media influencers
• Tracking key media contacts, compiling relationship building information and keeping the database up-to-date across the entire Canadian RBC communications team
• Assisting in the creation of an electronic daily press clippings package for senior executives – note: after successful training, intern would work the hours of 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tracking and monitoring traditional media coverage and analysis related to RBC and issues related to RBC
• Participating in weekly team meetings
• Supporting the media relations team, as required, including projects such as coverage reports, research reports, drafting news releases and pitching
• Provide back up for administrative assistant, media relations, to distribute press releases internally and with Canada Newswire

 Required Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Understanding of financial services industry
• Good writing, research and editing skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Results-focused

 Preferred

• Recent Corporate Communications/Public Relations graduate

 Application process:

In order to be considered please apply online with a cover letter and resume by Friday February 28th 2014. : https://career4.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=60826&company=RBC&username=

We thank all interested candidates; however, we will only contact those being considered for an interview.

Sick Kids Foundation - paid

Co-op Student, Communications & Marketing

Date Posted: February 12, 2014

Position Status: Temporary Full-time (4 month Contract from May – August 2014)

Available: May 5, 2014

Description of the Position: The Communications and Marketing Co-op will be an active participant in a fast-paced, full-service communications department that supports the fundraising initiatives of The Hospital for Sick Children. The team is specifically responsible for media relations, publications, internal communications, social media, internet content, marketing/design, video production and managing a unique patient and staff ambassador program. The communications team is seeking a highly organized, highly motivated individual with strong writing, editing and proofreading skills to join the team. Graphic design and photography skills are also an asset.  This position reports to the Director, Communications.

This position will have a variety of duties and responsibilities, including:
•    Writing for a variety of communication vehicles, including newsletters, annual report, websites, brochures and presentations
•    Assisting with media releases, media monitoring reports and media events, representing the Foundation in a respectful and professional manner
•    Assisting with intranet content, all staff emails and general internal communications across the Foundation and hospital
•    Assisting with the design of high quality visual materials, including brochures, posters, publications, ads and promotional pieces
•    Liaising with patients and their families for the purpose of leveraging their stories for fundraising
•    Assisting with social media outreach
•    Assisting with photography and video projects, as needed
•    Organizing and maintaining Communications’ multiple file and design archives
•    Contributing to general office and administrative tasks
•    Various other duties as appropriate

Qualifications:   
•    Currently enrolled in OR recently graduated from a university degree or college diploma program in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing
•    Microsoft Office experience, especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel
•    Photography as well as InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop an asset
•    Social media experience
•    Discretion, tact, diplomacy and attention to detail are essential
•    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
•    Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment
•    Excellent time management and organizational skills
•    A team player

About SickKids Foundation: Established in 1972, SickKids Foundation raises funds on behalf of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and is the largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care in Canada. Philanthropy is a critical source of funding for SickKids – one of the world’s foremost paediatric health-care institutions. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, SickKids Foundation made an investment of $92.6 million in children’s health, a direct result of community and corporate support.

As a national charity, SickKids Foundation not only invests in the important work taking place at SickKids, it also invests in national and international strategic initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. This commitment is true to the spirit of the Foundation’s founders, who articulated a vision for the Foundation that went well beyond the hospital walls 40 years ago.

The future of healthier children starts here. Help us change their world so they can change ours.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, with occasional evening work

Deadline: February 28, 2014

Externals and referrals welcome

Submit Resume to: careers@sickkidsfoundation.com

SickKids Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Please be advised that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
   

dandyhorse assistant editor/production manager - honorarium

­dandyhorse magazine needs a solid work horse who wants to cut their teeth in magazine production and editing.

Starting immediately (March) through June, dandyhorse needs an assitant editor/production manager for our spring/summer 2014 issue!

It's about 10 hours per week, and double that in May during production. The stipend for this position is $300.

Do you like bikes and magazines? Are you engaged with the city’s political or arts communities? Do you like to write and edit? Would you like to make a positive contribution to the city’s cycling culture, while gaining valuable on-the-job journalism experience?

Then you might like this opportunity to work in either part-time role of assistant editor for Canada’s pre-eminent arts and culture magazine for cyclists; dandyhorse.

dandyhorse magazine is an arts and advocacy magazine for cyclists, based in Toronto with a circulation of 5,000 – 10,000. Our mandate is to encourage and celebrate cycling and the city.

Assistant Editor (March-June)

- key masthead role for the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of dandyhorse magazine

- launches in June

- helps generate and assign stories and art

- also takes notes at some dandy meetings, copy edits stories, assists on some photo shoots, liaises with some contributors/gathers materials

- writes (byline on) at least one story

- helps with magazine launch coordination

- works directly with managing editor, web editor, art director and EIC

- please note; weekly 3 hour evening meetings are required during the last month of production (May)

- the assistant editor will be encouraged (but not required) to continue as a key dandy for the fall issue 

Please visit our website at www.dandyhorsemagazine.com and send letter of interest and resume to: tammy@dandyhorsemagazine.com before 5 p.m. on February 28, 2014.

Dandyhorse web editor - honorarium

dandyhorse magazine is looking for a web editor. This is a part-time position of approximately 10 hours per week working from home for a four-month term, with occasional team meetings. Deadline for application: February 28, 2014.

About you: You have some writing/blogging/editing experience, you like bikes and you are willing to learn and have the ability to focus your attention on details. The ideal candidate would also have another job, and have experience working two part-time jobs at the same time.

The web editor will produce approximately one or two self-generated stories per month (including in total at least two Bike Spotting sessions over four months) PLUS copyedit and upload one or two stories per week from other contributors. We work in WordPress. Training and style guide are provided. You will be working with other editors, photographers and contributors.

Leads, story ideas, interview contacts, writer, photographer and illustrator contacts for self-generated stories also provided. Pitches ALWAYS welcome!

The stipend is $200.

You will:

- Gain experience editing copy and producing digital content for a magazine,

- Participate in marketing campaigns and events for the magazine,

- Help increase positive bike culture, especially in Toronto!

- Get first dibs on a masthead position for our summer 2014 issue.

Other duties:

NEWSLETTER – one editor will be responsible for this simple monthly aggregate or ‘round up’ of dandy stories from the web and promotions (includes at least one partner/external story).  Done in MailChimp.

SOCIAL MEDIA: The web editors execute social media regularly, according to dandy guidelines. Every story we produce must be posted to Facebook and must be Tweeted twice and is the responsibility of the editor who uploaded that story.

Interested candidates should contact Tammy Thorne at tammy@dandyhorsemagazine.com to arrange an interview.

dandyhorse magazine is Canada’s premier arts and advocacy cycling lifestyle magazine with a bi-annual print circulation of 10,000 (dependent on ad revenue). The dandyBLOG receives about 10,000 page views each and every month.