[Hiring] Summer Opportunity: Writer/Journalists @OLDF

Role Description

OLDF is looking for youths, students or recent graduates to join our editorial team for our publications. We seek candidates to write for our various publications - Youth Mind, the Newcomer, Women Quest, Black Voice, Business Hub and Teen Magazine. You will have a hand in managing the day-to-day editorial responsibilities, using your skills and expertise to monitor workflow and support the editorial staff.

This position reports to the Managing Editor and will complete the following tasks:

• Study and write text content based on the demographic of the publication
• Write company content for advertisements and commercials
• Write occasional news and feature stories
• Responsible for acquiring images and text articles from the outsourced writers, also responsible for the quality of those texts
• Ensure a high standard of content, in terms of subject matter, grammar, style, and accuracy

You must be an organized, resourceful, and self-motivated person to handle the responsibilities with minimal direct supervision.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in English, Journalism, Communications, Sociology, or closely related fields
• Ability to apply effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication methods
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work harmoniously and productively with staff and authors
• Organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail to be able to multitask and prioritize assignments
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take the initiative and work independently without constant supervision
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products (including MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and the Internet

Requirements

• Flexible hours with team meetings, approx. 30 hours/week
• Must be available for a 9 week contract
• Salary: $17.20 per hour
• Number of positions - 8-12
• Start Date - July 7
• All applicants must be a youth (Citizen, Permanent resident or Conventional Refugee) between 15 -30 years of age to qualify

Benefits

• Thank you to all those that apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted
• We request no emails, faxes, phone calls, social media posts or requests to meet