Public Relations Assistant

24 hours ago


Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Festival Network Full time

Job Summary: This position is funded through Ontario’s Job Creation Partnerships (see more details below). IFFO brings the best of the film festival circuit to Ottawa. The Festival includes 30+ film screenings, filmmaker talks, and industry events Screen Summit and Save As. The IFFO public relations assistant will report to the managing director and work on community outreach and special events. They will also help with social media during the Festival doing some photography and videography.

**Responsibilities**:

- Research groups in the community with which to collaborate.
- Create promotional materials, including posters, social media posts and general communications.
- Assist the CFI communications manager during IFFO by capturing photo and video content.
- Plan and execute special events at IFFO, such as pre or post-screening meet and greets.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Excellent communication and people skills (verbal and written); good organizational skills and initiative
- Attention to detail and accuracy; able to consistently meet deadlines
- Experience in event and project management is an asset
- Experience working in customer service is an asset
- Experience capturing and editing content for social media is an asset
- Strong computer skills: the ability to quickly learn new programs/platforms and take the initiative to troubleshoot

Additional Qualifications Required:

- An unemployed job seeker or those employed less than 20 hours per week.
- A permanent resident living in Ontario who is legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Meet at least 1 of the following criteria:

- Has an established Employment Insurance (EI) benefit period.
- Previously established an EI benefit period that has ended within the previous 60 months.
- Paid employee EI premiums (e.g. Box 18 on the T4) in at least 3 of the last 10 years while earnings have been at least $2000 in each of those years.
- Received the Employment Insurance Emergency Response benefit (CERB) within the previous 60 months.

NOTE: Persons currently enrolled in full-time academic studies are not eligible for consideration. Those who qualify to establish an Employment Insurance (EI) claim must do so prior to being considered for JCP participation.

Remuneration:
$688 (gross) per week paid biweekly by the Province of Ontario (average hourly rate: $21.50 based on 4 days/32 hours)

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 26 weeks

Pay: $21.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-01-13



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