Job Offer — Communications Officer

Funam­bules Médias is work­ing towards the emer­gence of a just and inclu­sive soci­ety through video pro­duc­tion, train­ing, and the dis­tri­b­u­tion of doc­u­men­tary films, pro­mot­ing the expres­sion of cit­i­zen voic­es and the devel­op­ment of crit­i­cal thinking.

Job Descrip­tion

As part of Ciné­ma sous les étoiles 2025, as well as for its year-round activ­i­ties, Funam­bules Médias is look­ing for a Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Offi­cer to sup­port the Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Man­ag­er in var­i­ous tasks, as well as to bridge the gap between the pub­lic and exter­nal stake­hold­ers (film­mak­ers, hosts, guests, vol­un­teers) dur­ing our out­door screen­ings. Dur­ing their tenure, the can­di­date will be involved in stim­u­lat­ing and large-scale projects that will help them devel­op key skills inher­ent to the cul­tur­al sector.

Con­di­tions

This posi­tion is fund­ed by Cana­da Sum­mer Jobs: can­di­dates must meet the fol­low­ing criteria:

  • Be aged 15 to 30 at the start of employment;
  • Be a Cana­di­an cit­i­zen, per­ma­nent res­i­dent, or refugee under the Immi­gra­tion and Refugee Pro­tec­tion Act for the dura­tion of employment;
  • Have a valid Social Insur­ance Num­ber at the start of employ­ment and be legal­ly autho­rized to work in Canada.

Respon­si­bil­i­ties

Under the super­vi­sion of the Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Man­ag­er and the coor­di­na­tion team, the select­ed indi­vid­u­als will be tasked with:

Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Tasks

  • Man­ag­ing social media plat­forms (Face­book, Insta­gram, TikTok)
  • Gath­er­ing and orga­niz­ing graph­ic and pro­mo­tion­al mate­r­i­al (posters, pho­tos, videos, logos, press reviews, etc.)
  • Image for­mat man­age­ment and file compression
  • Iden­ti­fy­ing and list­ing Face­book groups/pages, events, struc­tures, and com­mu­ni­ties that could be reached out to for promotion
  • Writ­ing, proof­read­ing, and updat­ing pro­mo­tion­al texts
  • Sup­port­ing con­tent cre­ation for the website
  • Assist­ing with newslet­ter production

On-site Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Tasks

  • Wel­com­ing the pub­lic, film­mak­ers, guests, and hosts dur­ing screen­ing nights
  • Man­ag­ing the recep­tion desk (with book­lets and pro­gram­ming documents)
  • Answer­ing ques­tions from the pub­lic if necessary
  • Dis­trib­ut­ing the micro­phone to the audi­ence dur­ing Q&A ses­sions after screenings
  • Con­tribut­ing to the Cin­e­ma under the Stars Insta­gram page with pho­tos and videos
  • Pro­vid­ing pho­tos and videos of screen­ings to the com­mu­ni­ca­tions depart­ment to feed web­site con­tent, social media, and fes­ti­val archives
  • Man­ag­ing volunteers
  • Ensur­ing agree­ments with part­ners dur­ing screen­ings are respected

Skills Required

  • Stud­ies in com­mu­ni­ca­tions or anoth­er rel­e­vant field.
  • Excel­lent writ­ing skills in French.
  • Abil­i­ty to work in a team and independently.
  • Excel­lent orga­ni­za­tion­al skills, rig­or, and professionalism.
  • Basic knowl­edge of Pho­to­shop, Illus­tra­tor, Inde­sign, Can­va, and WordPress.
  • Excel­lent knowl­edge of social media (Face­book and Instagram).
  • Good knowl­edge of Word, Excel, and MAC and PC environments.
  • Knowl­edge of Zone fes­ti­val, an asset.
  • Inter­est in the doc­u­men­tary film indus­try, an asset.

Salary

$21/hour 30 hours per week con­tract. Evening sched­ule dur­ing the week and occa­sion­al­ly on week­ends. Start of con­tract: Mon­day, May 20, 2024.

Appli­ca­tion

Send your CV along with a short let­ter of intent by email to rh@funambulesmedias.org with the sub­ject “Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Offi­cer”. Only select­ed can­di­dates will be contacted.

Funam­bules Médias aims for diver­si­ty with­in our team, and we par­tic­u­lar­ly encour­age women, racial­ized per­sons, per­sons with dis­abil­i­ties, and per­sons from sex­u­al and gen­der diver­si­ty to apply.