We're Hiring a Social Media Coordinator!

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:

  1. Tell us about your connection to food systems and food justice. 

  2. What draws you to Growing Chefs? 

  3. 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.