Position Type: Part-Time Contract

Reports to: Project manager

Location: Hybrid (remote with some onsite around Victoria, BC, required)

Starting Rate: Between $25-$30/hr depending on experience

Hours: 10-15hrs/week with the option to increase to 35hrs/week

The Company:

Remarkable Communications is a Victoria, BC-based communications agency that exists to Amplify Indigenous Voices. Our team of 15+ staff provides a complete range of on-site, online, and studio-based multimedia services to support Indigenous leaders, community members, and organizations in meeting their objectives. Our work has been featured in national media, and we regularly receive accolades from our clients, team members, and partners worldwide.

Our Values:

• Respect & Humility
• Decolonization & Collaboration
• Culturally Competent
• Sustainability & Accessibility
• People Before Profits
• Kind, Positive & Proactive

The Work Environment:

We are a young, nimble hybrid/remote/in-person team that prioritizes a positive and fun work environment. While we often work remotely, there will be instances when we will need to meet on location in Victoria, BC. Our values include being willing to learn, so we are excited to learn about your ideas and how they can help us achieve our goals. We are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of our teammates, community members, and the world. As such, we do provide training, and ultimately, our ambition is that you will leave your time here with additional skills, training, and experience to help you develop skills that will advance your future career opportunities.

The Opportunity:

Working with a vibrant, agile team, the successful candidate will be expected to produce engaging content, enthusiastically represent our brand and clients, and engage with community members across various platforms.

Candidates must be self-motivated, great at problem-solving, and interested in social justice issues. The ideal candidate will have content creation experience, excellent communication skills, a strong appreciation for Indigenous issues, and a desire to learn. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate a desire to make a positive impact.

What you’ll do:

• Research, create, and draft content to help our client’s communities engage with their brand – tailoring content to meet strategic objectives. Content types include video shorts, social media captions, graphics, & newsletters.
• Summarize and rewrite content for maximum engagement, optimizing language, tone, message, emojis, and hashtags based on the project objectives.
• Post content on various social platforms and, where needed, engage with community members.
• Help maintain and update websites on platforms such as WordPress and Squarespace.
• Develop other communications projects as needed, such as print materials.
• Help organize and promote online events.
• Potential for participation on-site, with the client, capturing content and providing multimedia and event support.
• Potentially set up and generate reports from Google Ads and Analytics.
• Proactively provide suggestions to help us achieve our objectives.

Who you are:

• Organized and a great communicator. You’re also self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
• You have proven abilities to work well in a team environment. You’re positive, pleasant, and easy to work with.
• A curious and enthusiastic person with experience in creating captions, graphics, communications materials, and video shorts, combined with a desire to learn.
• A fun and creative person who wants their work to make a difference.
• Ability to work quickly and independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and make efficient decisions.
• Fluency in digital platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Zoom, the Google suite of office tools, Slack and Trello
• Preference will be given to candidates with a proven background in growing community engagement through content creation.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies, please.

Remarkable Communications is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment.

Remarkable Communications is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know your needs in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis. Remarkable Communications is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment.

Remarkable Communications encourages applications from youth, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

How to Apply

To apply, please email your resume and a content sample you are proud of to careers@remarkablecommunications.com with the subject line “Content Creator resume” and your favourite joke about a hippo.