Job Description

Marketing Coordinator

The Wilder is a creative studio social enterprise which creates events, art and experiences for people to learn about nature, to connect with each other, and to inspire creativity.

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to coordinate the PR, advertising, and marketing for an upcoming creative festival in Victoria in February 2026. This is a 4 month position and we are looking for someone experienced with the following: print marketing, advertising campaigns, digital media, booking and managing ads, PR for events. The Marketing Coordinator will be responsible for social media, print ads, PR, advertising, ensuring a successful and popular event with widespread attention throughout Victoria, Vancouver Island and beyond.

This role may be funded through a federal wage subsidy program which provides work experience for youth. Please indicate in your cover letter if you fit the wage funding program criteria: mid-career candidates who are aged 30 and under, and who are Canadian citizens/permanent residents or refugees which is the requirement of the wage funding program. We invite applications from all other candidates too, even if you do not fulfill the wage funding requirements as we will hire based on the candidate who feels like a good fit for our company vibe.

Who are you?

We are flexible about who we bring on board because we love diverse interests and skills and we encourage diverse applicants to apply. We are looking for someone to work approximately 10 - 30 hours a week. The hours are flexible, require some weekend work, and we prefer candidates based in Victoria/with pre-existing media and advertising networks in Victoria and Vancouver Island.

We expect the candidate/s to work on some or all of the following tasks, and during interviews we welcome candidates to share their interests and ideas:

Digital marketing, social media, Creating content Advertising, working with the media and other stakeholders Booking ads, coordinating visual assets and communications
We are looking for someone to work on a 4 month contract who possesses some of the following skills and interests:

Creative, artistic (desirable but not essential)

Has a positive and can-do attitude, and who loves learning and thinking outside the box

Must have a flexible work schedule as we will be busier at certain times around events, available weekends and some weekdays and can align working time with our team's work days

Can operate independently with motivation and drive, reporting to our Director but taking on projects and tasks independently and sticking to deadlines

Can manage multiple tasks, making sure our events and activations run seamlessly, who can solve problems and adapt on the fly

Event experience of some sort is highly desirable

Tech savvy and confident using online technologies

Victoria-based candidates preferred

Must be able to work from home and have your own phone and computer, access to internet

- we do have wage funding support available for this role through PLT Canada which supports work experience for youth 30 and under. For this program candidates must be aged 30 and under, be Canadian permanent residents/citizens or refugees. If you are eligible for this wage funding please indicate this in your application.

Apply now!

We expect that the candidate will earn anywhere from $25 - $35 per hour depending on their experience, and a fluctuating schedule from 10 - 30 hours per week depending on the time, and be on site for each night of our winter event, with increased hours around that time. They will work in a hybrid remote role, attending meetings and events sometimes, and from home the rest of the time. We aim to create a positive, open learning environment where our team can shine and grow through our initiatives.

Please check out our initiatives at www.thewilder.ca, check out the event www.victoriaatdusk.com and send your resume to hello@thewilder.ca.

Application deadline: Please send through your resume and portfolio/examples of posters/social media etc before 30 September

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual, Seasonal
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: $25.00-$35.00 per hour

Application question(s):

Please tell us a one sentence summary of yourself Please indicate whether you are eligible for the subsidised wage program requirements Where are you located? We prefer candidates currently based in Victoria. We will only be hiring candidates currently based in BC and able to attend the festival in Victoria in February
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Victoria, BC V8W 3B9