Digital Content Creator

EMILI; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

EMILI is seeking a communications specialist focused on digital content creation to support special projects. This 12-month term role is mostly remote, based in Winnipeg, with in-person activities in the city and nearby rural areas.

You will draft content for social media, web copy, blogs, video, and email campaigns, while collaborating with EMILI’s Communications Manager and a broad network across producers, industry, investors, and innovators.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Agribusiness, or a related field.
• Strong writing skills and understanding of different writing styles required across diverse platforms.
• Strong technical and creative problem solving skills.
• Experience with digital platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Wordpress, Canva, and Mailchimp.

Responsibilities

• Attend EMILI activities to collect images/quotes for website content, blog posts, newsletter, and social media posts in order to showcase EMILI’s strategic pillars in action.
• Conceptualize and deliver engaging creative content to highlight people and projects driving agriculture innovation.
• Plan and develop content for video, website, print materials, and social media to support EMILI-wide activities.
• Research and monitor trends in industry, social media tools, applications, channels, design, and strategy in order to develop content that drives traffic to EMILI’s website and raises awareness of EMILI’s projects and strategic pillars
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Strong writing

Content creation

Time management

Communication

Photography

Videography

Emotional intelligence

Political acumen

Driver's license

Remote collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Agribusiness, or a related field

Tools

Instagram

LinkedIn

Wordpress

Canva

Mailchimp

Job description

Are you a tech-savvy communications professional with strong writing skills? EMILI is looking for a communications specialist interested in digital content creation to support special projects. This is a full-time term role, for a period of 12 months. The majority of work is remote, based in Winnipeg with regular in person activities taking place both in the city and at a rural location less than 30 minutes from the city. The successful applicant could be expected to work two or more days per week in person, depending on organizational needs.

As an industry-led non-profit based in Manitoba, EMILI works collaboratively with producers, industry, investors, and innovators to grow a sustainable, economically resilient agriculture industry. Your ability to absorb information to tell well-written, visually compelling stories is more important than previous experience in agriculture so if you haven’t worked in agriculture before, don’t let that stop you.

Responsibilities include:

Working closely with EMILI’s Communications Manager, you will be responsible for drafting content for a variety of channels including social media, web copy, blog posts, video, and email campaigns. Responsibilities include:

• Attend EMILI activities to collect images/quotes for website content, blog posts, newsletter, and social media posts in order to showcase EMILI’s strategic pillars in action.
• Conceptualize and deliver engaging creative content to highlight people and projects driving agriculture innovation.
• Plan and develop content for video, website, print materials, and social media to support EMILI-wide activities.
• Research and monitor trends in industry, social media tools, applications, channels, design, and strategy in order to develop content that drives traffic to EMILI’s website and raises awareness of EMILI’s projects and strategic pillars
• Other duties as assigned

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Undergraduate degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Agribusiness, or a related field
• Strong writing skills and understanding of different writing styles required across diverse platforms
• Strong technical and creative problem solving skills
• Experience with digital platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Wordpress, Canva, and Mailchimp
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively working both independently and collaboratively
• Excellent communication, attention to detail, and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Experience working with any of the following sectors is an asset: non-profit/industry organizations; technology industry, government-funded projects; agriculture/agri-foods industry; advanced manufacturing industry; natural sciences/biosciences industry
• Experience working in a remote role/distributed team environment an asset
• Photography and videography skills
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning
• Emotional intelligence and political acumen
• Suitable home workspace for remote workdays
• Drivers license and access to a vehicle required as some events and operations occur in rural areas of Manitoba

We will consider applicants who do not meet all of the above criteria.