Position: Blogger
Time Commitment: Flexible schedule with the ability to work remotely as needed
Location: 1292 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON M6E 1C1
Position Summary:
The blogger will work as part of team of Marketing, Events and Social Media volunteers.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Research and write articles for blogs in a conversational style, which engages readers and attracts traffic to After Breast Cancer
- Proofread to produce high quality blog content and ensure links are up to date
- Respond promptly to blog comments and email
- Work with graphic designer to create a consistent visual image on blog including maintenance of layout templates and image archives
- Assess new standards, technologies and trends, and formulate plans for future enhancement to blogging strategies
- Use latest syndication and blogging tools with HTML, when appropriate
- Report on metrics of traffic statistics, and blog comment feedback areas to the Executive Director
- Share creative ideas to the Marketing Department
- Participate in scheduled after BREAST CANCER events
Qualifications:
- Education in English, Journalism, Business Administration, or equivalent field of study
- Excellent writing skills, with a natural ability to write simply in a conversational style
- Eye for detail in proofreading and text and graphics layout
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Work well in a fast-paced time sensitive environment
- Passion for making a difference and helping other
Start Date: Immediately
Term: Interns MUST work minimum of 20 hours a week or more
Remuneration: Transportation costs to and from (public transit or parking)
What’s In It for You? Benefits and Opportunities:
Connections/Networking:
- Expand your professional and personal network
Growth/Development:
- Enhance core competencies: engagement strategy, content, data and automation (may include)
- Interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy
- Planning and organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Business acumen
- Gain expertise working within a non-profit organization
- A great place to gain valuable work experience for placement / transitional opportunities while contributing to after BREAST CANCER’s vision of creating a future to make a difference one woman/one survivor at a time.
About after Breast Cancer
Our Vision
Our Vision Is To Make A Difference...ONE Woman / ONE Survivor At A Time
Our Mission Statement
after BREAST CANCER is a Canadian Charity incorporated with the following objectives:
- To provide resources that contribute to a woman’s Quality of Life (QOL) after breast cancer.
- To provide women with limited financial resources and NO insurance with mastectomy bras, mastectomy camisoles, and breast prostheses at no cost to them after breast removal surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy).
- To identify underserved areas in breast cancer survivorship that lack resources and provide evidence-based information that can facilitate informed decision-making on issues related to breast cancer survivorship.
Ready to Join the Team?
We encourage all interested individuals to submit a cover letter supporting how your qualifications make you the ideal candidate for this volunteer intern position.
Application Process:
Please quote: Blogger Internship on the subject line, complete our application form and attach your cover letter and resume (or link to your LinkedIn profile) attention: Human Resources Director at: hr@afterbreastcancer.ca.
We thank all those applicants that may apply. For more information about our organization and our cause, please visit our website at http://afterbreastcancer.ca/