Marketing Co-ordinator: Coworking Space Work Exchange

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Want to help market a beautiful, green social enterprise community space, committed to values of diversity, social justice, sustainability, and community? Are you freelancing or working for a socially/environmentally conscious nonprofit organization, social enterprise, community group, or personal project? Struggling to afford office space?

Spend one day a week at the Hub helping to market our:

  • event spaces
  • art gallery space
  • yoga and dance studio
  • co-working space
  • gardens (May involve occasionally staffing events.)

In return, get two days a week to pursue your own projects at a hot desk in our open-concept office space, rent-free!

Program Length: 3 months
Application deadline: rolling until positions are filled.
Starts: March/April 2016

Qualifications

  • Experience with marketing and sales for many/all of the following:
    • event rental spaces
    • yoga/dance studios
    • co-working or office spaces
    • art gallery spaces
    • green-design buildings
    • printing/copying businesses
    • social enterprises
  • Knowledge of how to market these spaces in Toronto, particularly online
  • Experience marketing to culturally, ethnically, and/or socio-economically diverse communities
  • Networks in Toronto in the following areas a major asset:
    • Riverdale and surrounding east end neighborhoods
    • Social enterprise or nonprofit sectors
    • Environmental sustainability
    • Arts and culture
    • Immigrant communities
    • Teachers and students of yoga, dance, other spiritual or movement practices
  • Intent to become a co-working space member-tenant after the 3-month work exchange

Additional helpful expertise and assets:

  • graphic design
  • social media
  • wix, wordpress, or html
  • web design
  • fluency in multiple languages
  • writing, copy-writing
  • telemarketing
  • small enterprise development
  • community outreach

Benefits

  • Free part-time designated desk membership in coworking space (3 days/wk), including
    • 9am - 7pm, M-F building access
    • Tables for group meetings in open-concept space
    • High speed wireless internet and phone access
    • Low-fee printing/photocopying/scanning and incoming/outgoing fax
    • Mail services
    • Locked file cabinet space
  • Discounts at our on-site Social Gardener Cafe
  • Convenient on-site rental spaces: meeting rooms, event space, yoga studio, art gallery
  • Opportunities for mentoring, networking, and collaboration with peers
  • Strengthen your skills and improve your resume
  • Internship credit for students; Canadian work experience for newcomers

To apply: Send a resume, and a cover letter to info at riverdalehub.ca. Subject line should be "Marketing Co-ordinator from goodwork.ca". Letter should discuss:

  • your qualifications for the position;
  • your own work that you will do out of the Hub, and how it fits our mission and values Questions?

Contact Gabriela Russek at info at riverdalehub.ca or 416-465-6021.

SOURCE: Riverdale Hub

Deadline: 
30 Apr 2016
Region: 
Location: 
Riverdale Hub
Toronto  Ontario
Canada
Categories: 
Social Economy & Social Enterprise