Summer Opportunity: Writer/Journalists

OLDF

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About The Position

OLDF is looking for youths, students or recent graduates to join our editorial team for our publications. We seek candidates to write for our various publications - Youth Mind, the Newcomer, Women Quest, Black Voice, Business Hub and Teen Magazine. You will have a hand in managing the day-to-day editorial responsibilities, using your skills and expertise to monitor workflow and support the editorial staff. Ontario Learning Development Foundation (OLDF) is a registered charity in Canada that performs training and educational services for youths, children, new immigrants, and seniors. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring Canadian youths and recent immigrants have equal opportunities to participate fully in an open and inclusive Canadian society regardless of age, colour, and academic background.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in English, Journalism, Communications, Sociology, or closely related fields.
• Ability to apply effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work harmoniously and productively with staff and authors.
• Organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail to be able to multitask and prioritize assignments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take the initiative and work independently without constant supervision
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products (including MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and the Internet
• Must be a youth (Citizen, Permanent resident or Conventional Refugee) between 15 -30 years of age to qualify.

Nice To Haves

• You must be an organized, resourceful, and self-motivated person to handle the responsibilities with minimal direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Study and write text content based on the demographic of the publication
• Write company content for advertisements and commercials.
• Write occasional news and feature stories.
• Responsible for acquiring images and text articles from the outsourced writers, also responsible for the quality of those texts
• Ensure a high standard of content, in terms of subject matter, grammar, style, and accuracy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree