Location: Remote

Hours: Two or three days (15 to 20 hours) per week

Duration: 12-month contract

Salary Range: $20.00 per hour

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Opportunity

The Reading Partnership is seeking an organized, creative, and detail-oriented Marketing & Communications Assistant to support our communications and fundraising activities.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Community Engagement, this part-time role offers hands-on experience in digital marketing, communications, content creation, and nonprofit storytelling, helping us connect with families, partners, and supporters.

Your Responsibilities

The successful candidate will support the communications team with daily operations, contributing to a wide range of tasks:

- Create, schedule, and publish social media content across the organization’s channels.
- Update and maintain website content using WordPress.
- Build and distribute newsletters, program emails, and other communications through Mailchimp.
- Develop graphics, edit videos, and create promotional materials for the organization’s communications needs.
- Support annual fundraising campaigns by preparing segmented email lists, building and scheduling campaign emails and tracking engagement metrics.
- Support the development and distribution of communications materials, including program promotions, blogs, reports, event materials and fundraising campaigns.
- Organize digital files, maintain content calendars, and monitor communications performance metrics.
- Support storytelling initiatives by gathering participant feedback, photos, and other content for use in communications, campaigns, and reports.

Your Qualifications

- Post-secondary education in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or equivalent experience




- Solid experience and expertise in creating social media posts and digital campaigns, utilizing Canva, Mailchimp, WordPress, and Google Workspace
- Experience editing videos using tools such as Canva, CapCut, or similar software
- Strong writing and editing skills (adhere to CP Style Guide)
- Excellent attention to detail and resourceful with strong research skills
- Energetic team player with the ability to work well independently and adhere to deadlines
- Strong organizational capabilities and ability to work in a dynamic team environment
- Outstanding verbal communication skills
- Flexibility to support our evening and weekend programs as needed
- Ability to travel throughout the GTA and support programs as required

About Us

Our vision is that every child in every community has access to the education and materials they need to thrive at school, at home, and in life.

Our mission is to provide programs and resources that empower kids and their families to build a brighter future for themselves through literacy.

The Reading Partnership is a Canadian-registered charity that offers inclusive, interactive, and evidence-informed literacy programming. We exist to build community and cultivate a love of reading for children and families, particularly in underrepresented, racialized neighbourhoods.

Camesha Cox, an Ontario-certified teacher, established The Reading Partnership in 2011, out of concern for the low literacy rates in her home community of Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park (KGO) in Scarborough.



Recognizing that her community was being left behind at a disproportionate rate due to intersecting factors, such as race, socioeconomic status, language, limited access to education, and more, Camesha set out to boost literacy rates and unlock the enormous potential of children and families in KGO.

Taking a community-centric approach, The Reading Partnership has built a “for the community, by the community” movement. This differentiator allows the organization to engage with parents and children, collaborate effectively with schools and community organizations, and positively impact literacy levels. Today, the organization serves more than 3,500 children and families in communities across Scarborough and beyond.

You can learn more about The Reading Partnership at www.readingpartnership.com.

Deadline to Apply:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until we select the right candidate and fill the position. This is an urgent opening.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected will be contacted for an interview.

The Reading Partnership strives to foster an environment that reflects the diversity of the communities it serves and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. It is also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work setting.

Please advise if you require accommodations to ensure a fair and equitable selection process.

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15.0 – 20.0 per week

Benefits:

- Flexible schedule
- Work from home

Experience:

- Communications: 1 year (preferred)
- Social media management: 1 year (preferred)
- Canva: 1 year (preferred)
- WordPress: 1 year (preferred)
- video editing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Remote

📌 Marketing and Communications Assistant (Canada)
🏢 The Reading Partnership
📍 Canada