Company Description

Jíjé is building the commerce and intelligence infrastructure for African and Afro-Caribbean food. Our Marketplace makes it simpler for customers to discover culturally specific food businesses and access delivery, while helping vendors improve their digital visibility and reach more targeted customers.

Role Description The Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinator is a part-time remote role, with occasional in-person events and community-facing responsibilities in the Greater Toronto Area. The Coordinator will support social media management, content creation, community engagement, partnerships, events, grassroots marketing and customer acquisition. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing and scheduling content across Instagram, TikTok, Twitter (X) and LinkedIn; engaging with followers; supporting outreach to community organizations, student associations, newcomer organizations and cultural groups; identifying partnership and event opportunities; distributing promotional materials; and attending selected GTA community events.

The Coordinator will work closely with Jíjé’s Marketing & Growth Manager, founders and broader team to execute marketing and community-growth initiatives.

Qualifications

- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in marketing, communications, business, media,



public relations or a related field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, Twitter (X), LinkedIn and other relevant social media platforms.
- Comfortable creating, designing and scheduling digital content.
- Familiarity with Canva or similar design tools.
- Good understanding of social media trends, audience engagement and digital content.
- Robust community engagement and outreach skills, with confidence interacting with businesses, organizations and members of the public.
- Organized, creative and reliable, with the ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities.
- Able to work independently while collaborating closely with a small, early-stage team.
- Strong familiarity with African and Afro-Caribbean food, culture and communities.
- Based in the GTA and available to attend occasional in-person events, community activations and grassroots marketing activities.

Please submit your resume, cover letter and, if available, examples of relevant work such as social media content, Canva designs, Reels/TikToks, campaigns, event promotion or other creative work to [email protected] with the subject line Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinator Application – [Your Name].

📌 Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinator (Canada)
🏢 Jíjé
📍 Canada