Join our team! We’re hiring a Digital Content Specialist!

Title of Position: Digital Content Specialist

• Term of Employment: Initial six month contract with potential for permanent employment. Start date, as soon as possible.
• Wage: $52,000 – $54,000 annual salary
• Location: Remote, preference given to applicants who live in British Columbia and specifically in the Columbia Basin.
• Deadline to Apply: Job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
• Submit Application to: Sarah Gower, HR: info@livinglakescanada.ca 
• Hours: 40 hours/week, FTE 1.0

About the Organization:

Join our growing team of incredibly dedicated and passionate people about all things water! Living Lakes Canada bridges the gap between science and action, to foster citizen-based water stewardship. Our mandate is to help people across the country to better understand the intimate connections between water quantity, water quality, land-use, climate change, biodiversity, and healthy human communities by building a water stewardship ethic that we can be proud of. Living Lakes Canada is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Summary:

Living Lakes Canada (LLC) seeks a creative, organized, proactive, and motivated Digital Content Specialist. Reporting directly to the Communications Director, the Digital Content Specialist will work closely with the LLC Communications Coordinator, program managers and coordinators to stay ahead of the organization’s social media and web presence demands and help develop and implement inspired and effective content across a variety of media to expand and engage all of LLC’s audiences (particular focus on LLC social media platforms). The ideal candidate will have a passion for climate action, environmental science, social change and storytelling, a strong instinct to think outside the box and experiment with new ideas, skilled working knowledge of current digital marketing tools and best practices, excellent writing ability, and familiarity with the non-profit sector.

Responsibilities:

• Raise awareness of LLC’s mission and programs by creating and sharing interesting, relevant, and engaging content. 
• Grow and develop a variety of content for LLC’s social media channels identifying new and innovative ways to enhance and expand LLC’s outreach to various stakeholders. 
• Help manage the LLC website, which includes ongoing updates, creating a variety of content, ensuring that the site is fresh and timely, accurate, representative of LLC’s many bodies of work, and engaging to a variety of audiences. 
• Coordinate and create regular, topical, and timely content for the LLC blog/news page; working with LLC staff to author blog posts. 
• Produce videos for social media, events, and other promotional opportunities. 
• Develop, compile and analyze monthly reports and web analytics to inform content creation; set benchmarks and goals to track progress and growth. 
• Maintain and uphold LLC’s branding and messaging guidelines in all digital and printed materials, as well as partner/funding branding commitments and obligations. 
• Provide communications support to other departments, as needed. 
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Communications or LLC leadership.

Core Competencies:

• Outstanding written and oral communications skills. 
• Confidence & competence to speak clearly with the LLC team.
• Ability to think strategically in relation to organizational communications.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with a large team.
• An organized and reliable self-starter with a high level of motivation, creativity, and proactivity.
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple projects, set priorities, meet deadlines and support others to do the same.
• Ability to receive and incorporate feedback. 
• Experience creating compelling, engaging digital content.
• Experience building social media channels and executing social media strategy for maximum engagement, particularly for mission-driven non-profits.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience or fluency in: WordPress and Pagebuilder (specifically WP Bakery or JS Composer); Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat), basic HTML; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube; Hootsuite or other social media management/monitoring tools; Google analytics; NationBuilder; Mailchimp; photography and video creation and editing skills (or willingness to learn).

Qualifications:

• A conservation ethic and value set aligned to Living Lakes Canada.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or relevant field; 3-5 years of professional experience in communications, journalism, or marketing; or an equivalent of education, training and experience.
• Commitment to equity and reducing disparities based on race, ethnicity, immigration status, sovereignty, gender, sexual orientation/gender identity, and socioeconomics.
• Preference will be given to applicants with a background or experience in the environmental and/or non-profit sector.

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume with references, and up to 3 pieces of writing to info@livinglakescanada.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This posting will stay open until the position is filled.