Work Opportunity at Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference—September 11-13, 2014

The Canadian Psychiatric Association is seeking some media assistance during its Annual Conference to be held at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, September 11-13.  The work is principally to provide onsite assistance to the CPA’s Senior Communications Specialist in responding to media requests during the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the conference (September 11-13).

Duties include:

Manning the CPA media room.

Handing out packages to preregistered media.

Registering Media for the conference.

Directing media to sessions and filling interview requests from journalists.

The candidate for this job must feel comfortable working with minimal supervision.  Communications staff will be available via cellphone if needed but will not be in the media room on a consistent basis.

Bilingualism preferred but not essential.

Hours:

A one-hour meeting to go over duties/tools the afternoon of Tuesday, September 9.

Manning the Media room for the following times:

Thursday, September 11, 8:30-16:00

Friday, September 12, 07:30-16:00

Saturday, September 13, 08:30-14:00

Rate of pay:  $20/hour

If you are interested, please contact me at the coordinates below on or before midnight, Monday, September 1 and forward your CV and/or information on your job experience related to the above tasks.

Sincerely,

Hélène Côté
Senior Communications Specialist 
Canadian Psychiatric Association
Email: hcote@cpa-apc.org

Health Policy Journalism Internship

Health Policy Journalism Internship at EvidenceNetwork.ca

Deadline: August 15, 2014

The Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy, commonly known as EvidenceNetwork.ca, is a non-partisan, web-based project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Manitoba Health Research Council to make the latest evidence on controversial health policy issues available to the media. The project links journalists with health policy experts to provide access to credible, evidence-based information, and creates original Op-Eds, articles, infographics, posters, podcasts and videos on health policy topics for publication in the mainstream media.

Interns are expected to work with EvidenceNetwork.ca experts and evidence to write original articles, backgrounders and commentaries or to create dynamic videos, infographics and podcasts under the direction of EvidenceNetwork.ca for publication and distribution in major media outlets across Canada. Interns will work in co-operation with EvidenceNetwork.ca to determine genre, topic, style and length/duration of their project(s) during their tenure. Upon completion of the internship, the intern should have had several articles, videos or podcasts on pressing health policy issues published both in the mainstream media and reproduced on the EvidenceNetwork.ca website (www.evidencenetwork.ca).

Qualifications
Candidates must be Canadian graduates trained in journalism, communications or related fields. An interest and working-knowledge of health and public policy related issues is required. Strong writing skills are essential. Preference will be given to candidates who are familiar and engaged with a wide range of social media tools and who have skills in video, audio or design software. Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset. Interns must submit their resumé and reasons for applying to EvidenceNetwork.ca, along with two writing, video, podcast or infographic samples.

The internship will begin on October 1, 2014 and run until April 1, 2015 and require part-time hours. Interns are not required to relocate for the internship, but may work remotely from any location. The internship is paid a flat rate of $12,000 (paid in monthly installments over the work period).
Interviews with potential candidates will take place by telephone during the week of September 8, 2014. Decisions will be communicated to the candidates before September 22, 2014.

Applications must be received electronically by August 15, 2014 to the attention of:

Shannon Turczak at:
Shannon_Turczak@cpe.umanitoba.ca

Runway Crush

Journalism student/graduate for part time work - Most work can be done remotely 

$15 an hour 

Duties will include:
Blogging original content , social media, interviewing and events.

Writing content for website

Proofreading both hard and electronic files, basic copyediting, and writing of proposals and reports

Assisting with or proofing of basic ads, flyers, brochures etc

Runway Crush is a new fashion marketplace that enables independent designers to showcase and sell their designs and we want to bring an expert writer to really engage and provide excellent information to our shoppers and designers.
Deadline for the application is June 20th

Please forward resume and some samples of work/portfolio to julia@runwaycrush.com

Temple Street Productions Media Ventures

We are hiring a paid intern for the position of Fitness and Nutrition Writer. 

Temple Street Media Ventures, a division of Toronto-based Temple Street Productions has recently launched an innovative new functional fitness platform.  The program, which launched on multiple platforms in January 2014, is called Evolve Functional Fitness, and is available on any browser, smartphone or tablet.  For a glance at our offering, please see our website at evolvefunctionalfitness.com.

The chosen intern will take part in writing fitness and nutrition content for both our newsletter, our online magazine as well as any in-app content to be produced.  This opportunity offers a one of a kind experience within a multilayered space that incorporates fitness, nutrition, film production and emerging technology.  It can serve as an excellent opportunity to receive professional experience while impacting directly the customer’s experience.

We are looking for students who:

-Are working on their post-secondary degree, or graduate diploma in journalism, communication, or similar fields.

-Passionate about creating quality written content on fitness and nutrition.

-Strong organizational skills.

-Clever and innovative.

-Ideally you have experience video editing, and are comfortable with WordPress/practical coding.

The commitment will be until the end of August and the work will be done both at home and at our office at 595 Adelaide in Toronto.  The expected number of hours per week is 40 hours.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward your resume and contact information to team@evolvefunctionalfitness.com.

The deadline for applications is June 7, 2014.

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to meeting eager candidates.

 

Nikkei Voice Moriyama Research Fund

Summer Research Student

Nikkei Research and Education Project of Ontario “Nikkei Voice”

June 2014 to August 2014

Nikkei Voice serves as a vital forum between Japanese Canadian communities through a journalistic medium. We seek an energetic Summer Research Student to work at the newspaper as a writer, online producer, and researcher. Duties will include:

• Conduct relevant research as a basis for articles that will broaden the knowledge and understanding of Japanese Canadian history, culture, and community.

• Collaborate with Nikkei Voice staff to produce content for the print and online versions of the paper including conducting interviews with members of the Japanese Canadian community and beyond.

• Contribute to the continued efforts of the paper to reach out to Canada’s Japanese communities and help in the expansion of Nikkei Voice’s efforts to reach out to international Nikkei communities.

• Collaborate with the Managing Editor to learn newspaper layout, online publishing, video and audio recording, and the implementation of various printbased initiatives including advertising proposals and organizing fundraising events. Work with the Business Manager to learn the fundamentals of running a small business and a small community newspaper in Canada.

• Assist with special events and fundraisers.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Enrolled as a student in a post-secondary institution

• Ability to work collaboratively with a team

• Flexible, adaptable, and able to respond to changing priorities

• Candidate must state their commitment ahead of time

• Must enjoy writing and going on various assignments

Please apply by sending a letter of interest and resume quoting SRNV-2014, no later than May 23, 2014. Please apply by email to editor@nikkeivoice.ca. Attachments must be in PDF (.pdf) format.

Start date: June 9 | End date: August 22. Remuneration $5000.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted, but we will read all resumes and cover letters sent to us.

Marketing / Client Relations / Admin Coordinator for The Management Coach

$17/ hour, Full time (40 hours/ week)

 

Location: Oakville, Ontario

We’re looking for a student who has recently completed an undergraduate degree, preferably in Journalism and/or Public Relations, and is hungry for an interesting job working as a Marketing/Client Relations/Admin Coordinator for a professional coaching company.

This candidate must have strong oral and written English communication skills and be willing to be part of a small entrepreneurial team where everyone pitches in to reach important goals.

We are looking for someone who has stellar people skills, the ability to deliver outstanding customer service, and someone who can work independently. The person must be resourceful, and able to navigate the web and web-based computer programs with ease and intuition. Someone with a great attitude about life who is quick on their feet, creative, highly organized, persistent and responsible.

This person MUST be passionate about their own personal development and interested in tremendous personal growth. Ideally the candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and a real drive to contribute and succeed. Our workplace is a quirky one so we’re looking for someone who has a cheerful disposition and can fit into an unconventional environment.

Responsibilities: 

·         Write articles and proposals, creating sales content and online ads, placing articles, obtaining media coverage and managing media relations, writing and implementing bi- monthly newsletters, creating client communication pieces, social media, managing online advertisements and relationships with partners, as well as administrative duties as required.  

·         Reach out to various organizations to book sponsorships, keynote speeches, and seminars.

·         Fill out and submit speaker proposal forms for virtual and live events.

·         Obtain media coverage on national radio shows and well-known publications.

·         Coordinate events and marketing materials to support events.

·         Assist with events – must be available and permitted to travel within Canada and the United States.

·         Schedule appointments with clients and manage client relationships so that every client feels like they have our 100% attention.

·         Administrative duties as required. 

The Management Coach is a coaching company that works with very ambitious and extraordinarily driven individuals. The successful candidate will report directly to the owner of the company.

The deadline for applications is May 23^rd. We will be in touch the week of May 28^th.

Qualifications 

·         Experience in sales, marketing and/ or customer service a bonus.

·         Experience with InfusionSoft or other email marketing platforms is helpful.

Apply directly to:

Mary Legakis Engel, MBA, BA
The Management Coach

Founder and CEO, GPMI Inc.
Tel: 647.985.9358

mary@themanagementcoach.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/marylegakis