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Job Description:
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Digital Content and Social Media Coordinator
16-month Contract
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection ranks among Canada’s top public galleries in size and significance, and welcomes on average more than 110,000 visitors annually. The McMichael’s permanent collection consists of over 6,500 artworks by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit and contemporary artists who have contributed to the development of Canadian art. The impressive gallery spaces, across two levels, are surrounded by a network of outdoor trails, outdoor sculpture garden and 100 acres of conservation land with breathtaking views of the Humber Valley.
The Digital Content & Social Media Coordinator will lead the execution on social media and digital content efforts aimed at building brand awareness and driving attendance. This position is responsible for the maintenance of all McMichael website domains and all social media platforms. The successful candidate will exhibit the ability to write engaging content for social media and web pages and will act as the voice of the McMichael brand on multiple content and social media platforms and blogs.
Skills Required
The ideal candidate for this position will have many, if not all, of the following professional qualifications, competencies, and personal qualities:
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in social media, marketing, communications, advertising, or related area of study.
• 3 years’ experience in marketing communications; specific experience working in digital, including writing for the web and social media and extensive functional knowledge in social media platforms; proven track record building community through social media.
• Strong working knowledge of WordPress, Adobe Suite and Google Analytics.
• Experience using social media analytics tools and the ability to tweak marketing strategies based on findings.
• Excellent writing, filming, photography, editing (photo/video/text), presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to create cutting-edge social media and digital marketing content.
• Writing, blogging and proofreading ability.
• SEO advanced knowledge and cross-browser compatibility.
• Project coordination background with track record of managing multiple projects within given timelines in a fast-paced changing environment. Ability to establish priorities and to plan and monitor own work plan.
• Must be energetic, creative, and show initiative.
• French bilingualism is an asset.
• Experience in the visual arts and/or cultural sector(s) is an asset.
Interested candidates should forward their resume with a covering letter to Human Resources by October 9, 2018 to hr@mcmichael.com.
We thank all candidates for their application; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection will accommodate individuals with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment process.
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