for the 2026-2027 academic year

Hourly Rate: $17.60 per hour (+4% vacation pay)

Hours Per Week: Up to 35 hours per week from April 27, 2026 (start date negotiable) until mid-September 2026. Full-time working hours are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday.

Department: Residence Life and Services

Location: In office at VictoriaHall (75 Bader Lane)on Queen's Universitymaincampus in Kingston, ON

Job Summary

Residence Life and Services islookingforanorganizedandcreative studentfortheSummer Projects role. This position, reporting to the Manager, Residence Education, will work closely with student groups, volunteers, and staff across the Housing and Ancillary portfolio to complete a variety of project work, including data assessment, event planning, and video/photo content development for promotions. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, organized, and creative individual who enjoys working on diverse tasks in events, data, communications, and media.

The successful candidate will contribute to key summer projects that enhance student services, student experience, and operational readiness for the upcoming academic year in Residence Life and Services.

Key Responsibilities

Capture video footage and photos of campus buildings, spaces, and B-roll content for use on social media and promotional materials.

Take direction to create and promote content on social media.

Work with the Residence Life and Services Communications Coordinator to follow content guidelines and brand standards.

LiaisewithHousingandAncillarystaffmembersandothercampusandexternalpartnersas necessary.

Create surveys and assess data as required.

Compile and arrange report data.





Contribute creative ideas to enhance student engagement and event effectiveness.

Assist with event planning, including material compilation, room setup, and scheduling.

Support summer projects as required.

Required Qualifications The incumbent will:

Workindependentlyandcollaboratively as part ofateam.

Have experience with social media content development.

Workon-siteandoccasionallyremotely.

Possessexcellentcommunicationskills.

Possessexcellentorganizationalskills.

Possessexcellentinterpersonalskills.

Exercisegoodjudgmentandsoundreasoning.

Beproficientin the use ofMicrosoft Officeprogramssuch as Word and Excel, as well as understand and be comfortable using databases.

Be proficient in the use of Canva. Proficiency in Adobe Suite (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) is an asset.

Demonstrategooddecision-makingandcreativeproblem-solvingskills.

Haveexcellent oralandwrittencommunicationskills.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Emefa Kemeh at [email protected] .

📌 Projects and Communications Assistant (Kingston)
🏢 Queen's University
📍 Kingston