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Sedgwick Strategies is seeking a Social Media & Events Coordinator who will work closely with the Sedgwick team to coordinate social media and events, including a large-scale event taking place at the end of April 2023. The Social Media & Events Coordinator will be expected to provide assistance in the development of social media communication material, including developing multi-media social media content. This includes scheduling, monitoring, and posting content to all social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn). They will also manage and create content across various communication channels and support tactical and creative aspects of in-person and online events. The Social Media & Events Coordinator will also support communication and marketing efforts, including research, social networks, and reporting. If you are a dynamic, curious, and laterally thinking individual who wants to grow with an emerging consulting firm with unique client offerings, we may have the job for you. You will work with a diverse team on events of importance to industry, government, indigenous communities, and the public. And you will be exposed to a wide range of sectors in our economy. About the role The ideal candidate will have experience working in private sector or government environments as a social media specialist, event coordinator, or in an executive support role. This person understands the technical aspects of social media, the nuances and complexities of coordinating events, and is an expert at managing sub-contractors, volunteers, and vendors. Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Research and produces digital content for social media channels from a variety of sources.
• Copyedits and proofreads digital content.
• Works with Sedgwick\'s clients to set benchmarks and plans on creative digital strategies.
• Develops and designs social media visual elements that meet client objectives and reflect the organization\'s goals, taking into consideration layouts and graphic elements.
• Monitors for comments and direct messages and responds or escalates as appropriate.
• Designs and produces interactive online content and project materials for Indigenous, industry and government audience.
• Maintains and monitors current social platforms and digital trends and make recommendations for ongoing improvements.
• Assists in developing digital communication social media strategic plans.
• Works with team lead to coordinate the recording, editing, and production of podcast series.
• Develops promotional social media content to promote community engagement events.
• Leads the digital platform for events, including onboarding of event sponsors, delegates, and internal team members.
• Assists in coordinating of in person and online and events.
• Assisting in the creation of event materials (including invitations, event briefs, signage, promotional items, post-event survey\'s, etc.).
• Collaborates with internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment on event details and objectives.
• As part of all coordination, regular attendance of required meetings, ensuring proper minutes are taken, action items recorded and follow up on.
• Other related duties.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, the Social Media & Events Coordinator will demonstrate an ability to work independently as well as with team members located in different cities across western Canada. This person is comfortable responding to diverse requests and prioritizing internal and external demands. This person is comfortable working flexible hours to meet client and business needs and is always willing to go the extra mile to deliver superior results. This person works well independently and meets deadlines and high expectations with ease. As solutions oriented individual, the selected candidate, will be innovative and attempt to solve real time problems at time with little direction. This person is collaborative, flexible and is excited about the prospect of working with a small team. This person does not shy away from a challenge and thinks quickly about creative solutions to problems with minimal intervention and oversight. This person always finds a way to get the job done and is highly motivated to deliver results for the team. This person is conscious that Sedgwick is a client focused company and as such actively attempts to deploy client resources, including financial, in a prudent and judicious manner. On any given day, you might go from meeting with subcontractors to researching event content to managing social media accounts to running errands for a client. This person possesses familiarity with major issues affecting businesses, Indigenous communities, associations, and not-for-profits in western Canada. This person is constantly reading the news and on the lookout for budding trends in business, politics, and the community. Job requirements This person possesses a great attention to detail and is very organized. The candidate can handle multiple projects at once, meet deadlines and prioritize tasks. This role requires a focused, efficient, and proactive individual who can thrive, remain calm, and be flexible in a. Fast-paced environment. They are also able to understand the unique needs of various stakeholder groups and modify communications accordingly This role has seven major components:

• Social media support. Producing timely, relevant, esthetically pleasing, well-edited, purposeful content will be what the Social Media & Events Coordinator spends the majority of their time on.
• Digital platform support. The Social Media & Events Coordinator will be the team lead for planning, content and execution of the digital platform used for events. This includes proper digital platform management, and onboarding of event sponsors, delegates, and internal team members.
• Event support - The Event Coordinator will work closely with Sedgwick\'s clients to coordinate several events, including a major event taking place at the end of April 2022.
• Subcontractor and team coordination - Sedgwick works with an ever-changing team of dynamic associates, subcontractors, and partners. Coordinating these various relationships to ensure success for our clients will form a significant portion of the workday.
• Administrative support - This role may include some other responsibilities such as graphic design, business development and marketing activities, though it should be noted that the primary responsibilities and priorities of this role are noted above.

Education Actually, we are not that concerned with what your degree or certificate might be in, but we do want you to have one and be a passionate learner. A diploma or certification in social media, communications or public relations or a related field might be helpful and a Bachelor\'s degree is considered an asset. But what we are really concerned with is your ability to truly read and write deeply and effectively. Good writers are frankly hard to find-and we can tell the difference. Work experience A minimum of one to three years\' work or volunteer experience working in a political, governmental, regulatory, indigenous communities and/or advocacy environment. Practically speaking we are probably your second or third job. Skills

• Strong written and verbal communications skills; business writing is essential for success in this role and the ability to effectively draft strategic plans, communications plans, key messages and client information alerts is essential. You must be able to write in a compelling style that people want to read. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of good writings skills for this position
• Strong administrative support skills.
• Attention to detail particularly when reading and writing project related materials.
• Strong emotional intelligence (?EQ?) and people skills. We expect a natural curiosity and willingness to try new things in all our team.
• Humility is considered an asset. We are not self-promoters and put our clients and communities of interest first.
• Working knowledge of the BC political environment and/or Indigenous communities. Sedgwick Strategies works closely with indigenous communities. We expect our staff to be conscious of the issues facing Canada\'s indigenous communities.
• Proficient in all Microsoft office suite programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a pro at learning and adapting to new technology (experience in Adobe is considered an asset).
• Familiarity with Google apps including docs, calendar and drive is also necessary.
• Moderate or better proficiency in MailChimp and all social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn.
• A Class 5 Drivers license is necessary for possible vehicle rentals while at project sites.

Work location This position will be based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. A combination of at-home and in-office hours is expected. Travel, particularly to remote communities in Western Canada, may be required. If you don\'t enjoy remote locations and small towns, this is probably not a job for you. Work hours Sedgwick Strategies\' work hours are typically 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., five days a week. But this role is a position that requires flexibility based on business and client needs. Evenings and weekends may be required. Our workdays are dictated by the needs of the client and therefore may be highly flexible. Apply To apply, please email your PDF resume and cover letter to Allie Meeres and indicate in the body of the email what you like to do in your spare time (for Byng, this is rugby, reading and Spanish; for Allie, this is running, cooking, boating), Please also indicate what your ideal start date is. Allie Meeres at via Isarta