Growing Chefs is hiring!
Do you want to support sustainable and just food practices? Design creative content that captures the connection between kids and their food? If yes, then this might be the place for you!
We are currently looking for a Social Media Coordinator to join our team. We’re looking for someone who loves to collaborate, has phenomenal communications skills, is a creative thinker and storyteller, is passionate about supporting food justice, and loves to get in on the action, on-site, in real-time capturing the power of connecting communities through food.
Contract Type: Full-time permanent, 32 hours per week
Salary: $40,501 Annually
Benefits: Health and dental plan (after 3 months employed); three weeks paid vacation + paid one-week summer shutdown per year + paid two-week winter shutdown per year; 12 paid personal wellness days per year (aka sick days); annual professional development funding; paid volunteer days; flexible work hours.
Reports to: Growing Chefs Co-Executive Director, Communications & Engagement
Location: Lower Mainland; hybrid work environment with dog-friendly office but freedom to also work from home (a minimum of two days per week must be in office/on-site at programs). The office location is the SpencerCreo Centre at 610 Main Street, Vancouver. Will require regular travel to various locations throughout the Metro Vancouver region.
Anticipated Start Date: November 2023
Position Summary:
Work closely with the Co-Executive Director, Communications & Engagement
Collaboratively drive the organization’s social media and content creation
Contribute to a vibrant team within a collaborative, care-based, person-centred organization
Actively collaborate to drive a strategic plan centred around food justice
Perform other duties as required
Communications
Collaborate with the Co-Executive Director, Communications & Engagement, and Communications and Events Manager to execute a creative, engaging, bold, knowledgeable, evolving, playful, justice-centred communications plan
Stay abreast of communications trends, tools, and social media platforms
Perform other duties, as needed
Social Media Coordination
Collaborate to develop and lead execution of social media strategies to increase engagement, followers, and brand awareness
Maintain Growing Chefs’ presence on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc
Creates and manages social media calendar with leadership to engage all departments
Act as a bridge between our on the ground programs and the Growing Chefs community by driving story-telling that captures impact and amplifies engagement
Monitor and respond to comments, messages, and mentions on Social Media
Prepare reports to measure effectiveness of campaigns and support intentional strategic development
Perform other duties, as needed
Content Creation
Create and curate compelling content, including graphics, photos, videos, and written posts.
Create and design marketing and promotional materials, social media campaigns, e-newsletters, event invitations, website updates, and blog posts
Collaborate with and join program teams on-site to gather stories, testimonials, and images that showcase our impact
Design and produce visual assets to accompany written content
Perform other duties, as needed
Community Engagement:
Foster and nurture relationships with our online community, partners, and food-related influencers
Collaborate to develop and lead implementation of online campaigns to promote events, fundraisers, and initiatives.
Represent Growing Chefs at community activities in a way that enhances the organization's profile
Participate in and be present at events and programs
Perform other duties, as needed
Brand Representation
Ensure all communications and materials align with the Growing Chefs voice, identity, and values
Maintain a consistent and authentic voice and brand aesthectic across all platforms rooted in a creative, engaging, bold, knowledgeable, evolving, playful, justice-centred communications plan
Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications & Skills:
Creative, bold, playful, and justice-oriented communicator
Confident and creative storyteller; thrives communicating with new people and finding ways to capture experiences
Ability to form and nurture new relationships, strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative working style
Supportive and dedicated collaborator
Compelling writer and verbal communicator
Highly organized with the ability to prioritise and work on multiple tasks at one time
Strong attention to detail
Excellent computer skills, including proficiency with:
G-Suite (Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Gmail, etc.)
Website building platforms (we use Squarespace)
Email marketing tools and applications (we use Mailchimp)
Internal communication tools (we use Slack)
Comfortable using graphic design tools (we use Canva)
Demonstrated ability to work with a team as well as independently
Additional skills an asset but not required:
Experience with graphic design, video creation, photography
Experience working in the nonprofit and/or philanthropy sector
Job Requirements:
Availability for occasional weekends and evening events.
Must be available and able to work two days per week in the Growing Chefs office/visit our program sites in Vancouver
Must be legally authorized to work in Canada
Must be able to lift and move up to 30 pounds
The successful applicant will be required to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Check for working with children. Growing Chefs will cover the cost to obtain this check.
Growing Chefs operates on the on the land of the Coast Salish peoples, including the
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
(Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ, Lək̓ʷəŋən, and Xwsepsum (Songhees and Esquimalt) Nations. As we
work towards a world with healthy, just, sustainable food practices, we continue to learn
and explore how to uplift Indigenous food and cultural values within our local food
systems.
Growing Chefs is an equal opportunity employer and employs personnel without regard to racialization, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, physical and/or mental access needs, or financial ability.
To Apply:
Please submit your resume and the completed questionnaire below to hr@growingchefs.ca. We encourage submission of previous creative work/portfolios (OPTIONAL).
Review of applications will begin on a rolling basis with interviews beginning November 6th 2023.
We ask that in lieu of a cover letter, please include in your email with your attached resume the answers to the following three questions in 450 words or less:
Tell us about your connection to food systems and food justice.
What draws you to Growing Chefs?
Describe your approach to story-telling and/or bringing creativity to communications.
Next Steps:
You will receive confirmation via email that we have received your application.
Candidates selected to move on to the interview phase will be contacted to set up a date for an interview no later than two weeks upon receipt of the respective application.
In recognition of the labour that goes into preparing for an interview, applicants selected for an interview will receive a $25 honorarium for their time.
Final candidates may be asked to prepare a small work project for review by the hiring committee. A $25 honorarium will be offered for the work project.
Final candidates will be asked to provide up-to-date references who will be consulted.