Join our team! We’re looking for a Copy Editor and Marketing Coordinator!

Thanks for your interest - this position has now been filled! Looking to get involved with LEAF? Send us an email at leaura.hunt@leafme.org.

About LEAF:

Leaders in Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) is Canada’s only nationwide, non-profit foodservice certification, education and advocacy program. Established in 2009, LEAF helps restaurants reduce their environmental impact and makes it easy for patrons to identify green restaurants. We work with all types of foodservice facilities including restaurants, cafes, food trucks, campuses and tourist locations.

Copy Editor and Marketing Coordinator Position:

The Copy Editor and Marketing Coordinator will work under the direction of the Chair of Marketing and Communications to create and edit communication materials, including company emails, social media and/or blog posts and educational resources. The position will entail building and maintaining an email strategy, liaising with other departments within LEAF and establishing a pattern and base for communications.

Responsibilities:

  • Create, proofread and edit content for the Marketing and Communications department, including organizational emails, monthly newsletters, social media posts/captions, blog posts and written components of educational and/or marketing materials

  • Build and maintain an email marketing strategy under the direction of the Chair of Marketing and Communications and alongside the Social Media Manager/Content Producer

  • Regularly touch base and liaise with other departments within LEAF to provide the Marketing and Communications department with an ongoing picture of projects and activities occurring within the organization

  • Provide support to the Chair of Marketing and Communications in establishing a pattern for communications, as well as the management and execution of related tasks

The ideal candidate will:

  • Possess excellent written communication skills and the ability to ensure that all communications are readable, grammatically correct, free of spelling errors and align with LEAF’s brand and mission

  • Be motivated and a self-starter with excellent attention to detail

  • Have experience with copy editing, blog writing or a similar communications role

  • Be available for monthly virtual Marketing Department meetings

  • Experience with building an email strategy using MailChimp an asset

Diversity:

LEAF is committed to equity and inclusion across our organization. Members of racialized groups and Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to engage with diverse communities are highly encouraged to apply.

Position Terms:

The time commitment will average 10 hours per month, which includes fulfilling action items, correspondence with the Volunteer Coordinator and monthly virtual meetings with the Marketing Department. This position is without remuneration.

Location:

Work from anywhere in Canada.

To Apply:

Please send a CV and letter of interest to leaura.hunt@leafme.org and indicate where you found the position posting.