Projects and Communications Assistant

Queen’s University; Kingston; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen’s University in Kingston, ON is seeking a detail‑oriented student for the Summer Projects role within Residence Life and Services. You will support data assessment, event planning, and media content creation to promote student services and engagement.

The position runs April to September with a negotiable start date, on‑site work at Victoria Hall, and occasional remote work. You will collaborate with staff and volunteers, producing reports, surveys, and promotional materials for the

Qualifications

• Experience with social media content development.
• On-site work with occasional remote work.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Good judgment and sound reasoning.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel; comfortable with databases.
• Proficient in Canva; Adobe Suite is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Capture campus video footage and photos for social media and promos.
• Create and promote content on social media as directed.
• Follow content guidelines and brand standards.
• Liaise with Residence Life staff and partners as necessary.
• Create surveys and assess data.
• Compile and arrange report data.
• Contribute ideas to enhance student engagement and events.
• Assist with event planning, materials, room setup, and scheduling.
• Support summer projects as required.

Skills

Social media content development

Communication

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Judgment & reasoning

Microsoft Office

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Databases

Tools

Canva

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

MS Word & Excel

Databases

Job description

Job description for the 2026-2027 academic year

Hourly Rate: $17.60 per hour (+4% vacation pay)

Hours Per Week: Up to 35 hours per week from April 27, 2026 (start date negotiable) until mid-September 2026. Full-time working hours are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday.

Department: Residence Life and Services

Location: On-site at VictoriaHall (75 Bader Lane)on Queen’s Universitymaincampus in Kingston, ON

Job Summary

Residence Life and Services islookingforanorganizedandcreative studentfortheSummer Projects role. This position, reporting to the Manager, Residence Education, will work closely with student groups, volunteers, and staff across the Housing and Ancillary portfolio to complete a variety of project work, including data assessment, event planning, and video/photo content development for promotions.This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, organized, and creative individual who enjoys working on diverse tasks in events, data, communications, and media. The successful candidate will contribute to key summer projects that enhance student services, student experience, and operational readiness for the upcoming academic year in Residence Life and Services.

Key Responsibilities

Capture video footage and photos of campus buildings, spaces, and B-roll content for use on social media and promotional materials.

Take direction to create and promote content on social media.

Work with the Residence Life and Services Communications Coordinator to follow content guidelines and brand standards.

LiaisewithHousingandAncillarystaffmembersandothercampusandexternalpartnersas necessary.

Create surveys and assess data as required.

Compile and arrange report data.

Contribute creative ideas to enhance student engagement and event effectiveness.

Assist with event planning, including material compilation, room setup, and scheduling.

Support summer projects as required.

Required Qualifications

The incumbent will:

Workindependentlyandcollaboratively as part ofateam.

Have experience with social media content development.

Workon-siteandoccasionallyremotely.

Possessexcellentcommunicationskills.

Possessexcellentorganizationalskills.

Possessexcellentinterpersonalskills.

Exercisegoodjudgmentandsoundreasoning.

Beproficientin the use ofMicrosoft Officeprogramssuch as Word and Excel, as well as understand and be comfortable using databases.

Be proficient in the use of Canva. Proficiency in Adobe Suite (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) is an asset.

Demonstrategooddecision-makingandcreativeproblem-solvingskills.

Haveexcellent oralandwrittencommunicationskills.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada. The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Emefa Kemeh at [e-mail] .