Posted by North York Arts
Role: Social Media Coordinator
Job Type: Hybrid with min 2 day/week on-site
Term: Part time (20 hrs/wk over 3 days), 1 year contract
Compensation: $25/hour
Location: North York Arts, 5040 Yonge St.
Organization’s Field/Discipline: Arts Administration
Career Level: Intermediate
Benefits: 2 weeks vacation, 3 unpaid sick days
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST
Interviews: May 20 – May 23, 2025
Start Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
About North York Arts
North York Arts is a non-profit, charitable organization created to uplift and expand the arts in North York by investing in artists, inspiring community members, and collaborating with partners and businesses. North York Arts (NYA) is one of six Local Arts Service Organizations (LASOs) in Toronto whose purpose is to deliver on the city’s social, economic and cultural goals outside of the downtown core. NYA was created to specifically address the needs and interests of artists, arts organizations and residents based in the six wards of North York.
Please note, the NYA office is located on the second floor of the Meridian Arts Centre and is not wheelchair-accessible or may be challenging for those with mobility limitations.
About the Role
Reporting to the Communications Manager, the Social Media Coordinator, is responsible for planning and executing NYA’s social media strategy, maintaining NYA’s website, contributing to marketing efforts and supporting event-management. Due to the nature of the performing arts environment some occasional work will occur outside of regular office hours including some evenings and weekends. Lieu time is offered as compensation for overtime.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Social Media and Website
● Develop and curate stack, video and graphics content for social media platforms.
● Monitor comments and create an engaging and positive online community.
● Build strategies for platform growth and audience engagement.
● Create, manage and analyze digital ad campaigns.
● Collaborate on the weekly community-share publication and monthly newsletter.
● Update and maintain website, as needed
● Support marketing efforts, as needed
Program support
● Support with community outreach.
● Support with on-site programming and event execution.
● Contribute to KPI reporting (Art Metrica).
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate brings the following to the NYA Team:
Experience
● Min 1 to 2 years experience developing and delivering social media strategies and content.
● Degree or diploma in social media, communications, journalism, public relations or equivalent work
experience.
Skills
● Excellent written, verbal and proofreading skills, with the ability to craft a clear and consistent brand
voice and a strong eye for design.
● Strong knowledge of and experience with content creation platforms, SEO, website content design and
management, and e-mail marketing. (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn)
● Demonstrated project management skills including planning, tracking, and reporting.
● Experience with planning software (Asana, Gantt charts).
● Experience with database programs, communications analytics and management tools (Google
Analytics), design programs and video/photo editing software (Adobe Suite, Canva), and online
collaboration tools (Google Workspace).
● Exceptional interpersonal skills, organizational and time-management skills.
● Solution-oriented mindset and attention to detail.
Assets
● Familiarity with the arts and culture sector.
● Familiarity with North York.
● Ontario driver’s license.
● Multilingualism.
To apply, please submit your resume to hr@northyorkarts.org
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.