The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) is a bilingual, non-profit, national arts service organization serving more than 750 members based in six chapters across the country. DOC is the voice of Canada’s independent documentary creators. DOC values the tradition of excellence in Canadian documentary while advancing the evolution of the genre.
DOC is searching to hire a Communications, Outreach and Research Coordinator for a paid six-month internship based out of our downtown Toronto office.
Working under the supervision of DOC’s Communications + Outreach Director, the Communications, Outreach and Research Coordinator will help support DOC’s mission to champion the production and distribution of documentaries across all platforms, advocate on behalf of documentary creators and producers, and connect and strengthen the Canadian documentary community.
The ideal candidate for this internship is a documentary enthusiast with strong communication, social media, research, graphic and web skills, who can assist in promoting DOC’s outreach and advocacy work on social media and our website.
Based at the Centre for Social Innovation in downtown Toronto, Ontario, this 24-week position is scheduled to start the week of July 17th.
Qualifications:
· The candidate should have a university degree or college diploma in Communications, Public Relations, Film studies, New Media, Cultural Studies, Public Policy, Television and Broadcast, or Arts Management, or other related field.
· Prior experience in documentary film, new and broadcast media, communications, public relations, cultural policy, or arts management would be an asset.
· Excellent communication skills;
· Strong research skills;
· Strong graphic and web design skills and experience;
· Working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
· Actively engaged on social media platforms and well informed about current design standards and practices;
· A proactive, self-starter who’s able to work independently or as part of a team;
· Flexible and adaptable;
· Professional attitude, both in person and online;
· Strong organizational and time management skills;
· Previous communication experience on behalf of a non-profit or arts organization is an asset;
· French writing skills would be an asset.
· Working knowledge of Drupal would be an asset.
In accordance with the eligibility requirements set forth in the Young Canada Works (YCW) internship program, applicants must also:
· be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status.
· be legally entitled to work in Canada.
· be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.
· Have finished the school term at the start of employment.
· Be registered in the YCW online candidate inventory.
· Be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment.
· Not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the YCW.
· Be an unemployed or underemployed college or university graduate i.e. not employed full-time
· Be a recent graduate who has graduated from college or university within 24 months of the start of employment.
· Not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while employed with the YCW
· Not have previously participated in or been paid under this or any other Career Focus program funded under the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy.
HOW TO SUBMIT & APPLICATION DEADLINE:
You must meet the above criteria and be registered on the Young Canada Works website to be considered for this position.
If you qualify for this role, please visit https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/Account/Register to register as a Young Canada Works candidate.
Once you have registered with Young Canada Works, please email a cover letter, résumé and the names and phone numbers of 3 references as one (1) PDF or Word document, to communications@docorg.ca with “DOC Communications, Outreach and Research Coordinator” in the subject heading. Deadline for applications is July 3, 2017.
Please note in your cover letter where you saw this job posting.
We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview are contacted. No telephone or walk-in inquiries please. All applications are considered confidential.
For more information about DOC, please visit www.docorg.ca.
