Marketing Assistant

SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival; Swift Current; Hybrid; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Marketing Assistant for the Windscape Kite Festival. This contract role requires creativity and organization to support event promotion. Responsibilities include managing social media, assisting with website updates, and capturing event content. The position offers a flexible schedule, ramping up during festival week, and concludes with a wrap-up phase. Ideal candidates should be social media savvy and skilled in content creation.

Qualifications

• Experience with social media platforms and scheduling tools.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage and schedule social media content across platforms.
• Assist with website updates and email newsletters.
• Capture and edit short-form video and photography.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Content Creation

Social Media Management

Tools

Canva

CapCut

Adobe Editing Software

Google Cloud Tools

Job description

Marketing Assistant (Contract Position)

Organization: Windscape Kite Festival & Long Day’s Night Music Festival

Location: Swift Current (remote and on-site as needed)

Position Overview:

We are seeking a creative, organized, and adaptable Marketing Assistant to support the promotion of two of Swift Current’s signature events. This contract role is structured to start with light onboarding and preparation tasks, ramp up into full-time festival support, and conclude with a wrap-up phase.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, social media savvy, skilled in content creation (photo, video, and writing), and ready to work on-site during event week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and schedule social media content across platforms, including ads;
• Assist with website updates (WordPress);
• Create and send email newsletters;
• Capture and edit short-form video and photography for multiple platforms, understand the platforms (Instagram, YouTube)
• Support media relations and event appearances;
• Attend festival events to capture live content;
• Assist with post-event reporting and content archiving;
• Coordinate and verify sponsor recognitions;
• Concert promotion and ticket sales.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong communication, writing, and organizational skills;
• Experience with social media platforms and scheduling tools;
• Familiarity with Canva, CapCut, or Adobe editing software, and Google cloud tools;
• Basic photo and video capture and editing skills;
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends during the festival;
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

You will need to have the hardware and software necessary to meet industry technical standards.

Contract Timeline: May 13 – June 28, 2025 (7 Weeks Total)

Start Date: May 13, 2025

Festival Dates: June 19–22, 2025

Wrap-Up Week: June 24–28, 2025

• First 2 weeks stay under 15 hrs/wk to allow onboarding and light prep.
• Hours ramp up in the final 2 weeks to meet festival demands and on-site content.
• Ends with a dedicated wrap-up week for media delivery and post-festival reporting.

Proposed Schedule (but not limited to)

Week 1 (Light Start) May 13–18

Onboarding, branding review, early social content scheduling, website intro, account logins. 10 hrs

Week 2 (Light PT) May 19–25

Start planning and drafting emails and social media posts, radio scripts & voicing. 12 hrs

Week 3 (Part-Time) May 26– June 1

Contesting and promotions, events, e-newsletter, begin light video edits. 18 hrs

Week 4 (Mid-Ramp) June 2–8

Draft and schedule socials, finalize artist & activity content, media coordination. 25 hrs

Week 5 (Full-Time) June 9–15

Festival countdown, heavy social, ticket promo, asset prep, photo/video edits, sponsor posts. 35 hrs

Week 6 (Full Festival) June 16–23

On-site content capture, stories, reels, press support, coverage uploads. 60 hrs

Week 7 (Wrap-Up) June 24–28

Thank-you posts, engagement stats, reports, photo archiving, testimonial gathering & survey feedback. 20 hrs

To Apply:

Send your résumé and a brief note about your relevant experience to:

Bonus points if you include links to sample social media posts, short videos, or content you’ve created!