Intern - Tourism London (Marketing)

Summary of Duties:

Reporting to the Director, Culture & Entertainment Tourism, the Summer Marketing Intern will have the opportunity to aid multiple departments within Tourism London including Meetings and Conventions, Sport Tourism and the London Music Office. This role will involve social media support, administrative duties, research projects, event support and data analysis with a focus on marketing and promotions.

Work Performed:

• Assist in creation of social media messaging and content for multiple channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn
• Assist in market research and reporting on industry marketing trends
• Assist in creation of web content including blogs and e-newsletters
• Assist in event planning and execution of local, national and international events
• Collaborate on marketing campaigns across multiple departments and assist with marketing strategy, key messages, media buying, content creation, promotion execution and campaign reporting
• Related administrative duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Eligibility under the City of London Internship Program as follows (see below):

MUST MEET CRITERIA AS EITHER A NEW IMMIGRANT, PERSON WITH A SELF-DECLARED DISABILITY, INDIGENOUS PERSON, RACIALIZED PERSON/VISIBLE MINORITY, OR A RECENT LOCAL POST-SECONDARY GRADUATE.
 

New immigrant:

• Persons who have gained permanent residency status and/or naturalized citizenship status; having arrived in Canada 0 – 5 years.
• Graduate of a recognized post-secondary education institute with Canadian equivalency
• English benchmark level 6 or above
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

OR

Person with a self-declared disability which poses employment barriers:

• Persons who identify as having one or more disabilities. City of London follows the definition of Disability as allowed under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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OR

Indigenous Persons:

• Person who identify as Aboriginal, First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and/or Indian.

OR

Racialized Persons/Visible Minorities:

• Persons, other than Indigenous persons, who are non-Caucasian in race. Also persons who have racial meanings attributed to them as a group in ways that negatively impacts their work and social life.

OR

Recent local post-secondary graduate:

• City of London residents currently residing or having left London within the last year ONLY and who have graduated from a recognized postsecondary institution.
• Limited work experience in their chosen field.

Experience:

Preference given to those with a tourism, business, hospitality or marketing educational background

Excellent communications skills, both oral and written

Attention to detail; proofreading proficiency

Proficiency in social media, digital platforms and specialty programs (ex. Crowdriff) an asset

Demonstrated knowledge of website, social media and marketing analytics tools

Compensation & Other Information:

$22.44/hour

This posting is for one (1) temporary full-time up to 15 weeks position.

Current hours of Work: Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid. Subject to change in accordance with business requirements.

These hours of work are subject to change.

Police Record Check:

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check.