The Marketing & Communications Department at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia are seeking a seasoned Online & Social Media Specialist. This position is a 9-month contract position, based at the Vancouver Point Grey campus.

This position reports to the Manager, Interactive Marketing and the Director, Marketing & Communications, and works closely with other staff within Sauder’s marketing and communications department as needed.

Summary of responsibilities:
1. Co-ordinates Sauder’s online and social media presence, and assists in developing online, social media, SEO, brand and communication strategies as needed.
2. Liaises with internal and external content creators i.e. faculty, students, alumni, staff, agency/creative firm, and writers, to write, edit and facilitate production of online marketing and communications materials, while working closely with the marketing team to ensure consistency with the brand identity and graphic standards.
3. Manages production and uploading of web content, ensuring consistency, optimizing content for search, and ensuring appropriate and relevant linkages and synergy between website sections and our social media channels.
4. Responsible for day-to-day execution of online and social media updates. Regularly updates and maintains branded content on social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.) to keep content current/relevant.
5. Maintain accounts across social media platforms by promoting and sharing content, increasing our follower base, engaging our audience, generating dialogue and building relationships. 
6. Monitor comments and user-generated content. Escalate issues and provide feedback on community happenings.
7. Participates in the development of social media relations programs, and engages key influencers.
9. Develops metrics and dashboards, and measures ROI for participation in social media sites and for integrating user generated content into branded websites.
10. Responsible for miscellaneous online and digital productions, and other duties/ projects as needed.
11. Video project planning and co-ordination including creating briefs, defining video messaging, basic storyboarding, coordinating shoots and the edit, archiving, publishing and sharing the videos.
12. Responsible for coordinating meetings and briefings to facilitate marketing and communications planning between departments and key stakeholders.

Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Digital Media, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English or related field.
* Minimum of 4 years of work experience in a marketing and communications capacity, preferably online experience.
* 2+ years experience in online and social media content development.
* Strong project management skills and a proven track record in coordinating marketing and communications projects with multiple stakeholders.
* Experience working within a complex organizational structure; and understanding of the academic and public sector environment is an asset.
* Experience working with external service providers, such as writers, videographers, ad agencies, designers.
* Demonstrated multi-tasking skills; ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
* Established user in social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook with a demonstrated ability to engage readers. Relevant experience across other social media sites including LinkedIn, blogs, YouTube, Flickr, etc.

Skills:
* Excellent writing proof-reading and editing skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
* Should be able to demonstrate editorial judgment and writing ability. Ability to quickly craft short, compelling copy in an authentic voice that resonates with our target audience, driving engagement, link sharing and click-through.
* Time management and problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.
* Good experience with HTML, CMS and blog publishing tools (WordPress), Adobe PhotoShop, and Microsoft Office.
* Experience and working knowledge in web content publishing and multimedia production.
* Solid understanding of visual design aesthetics and graphic standards. Experience working with digital assets.
* Conversant in SEO, SEM, SMO, web analytics, web technologies, community, and the concepts of creative/brand.
* Strong knowledge of social media platforms, especially Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
* Strong knowledge of social media principles, community building and an understanding of how corporate and user generated content works together. Experience using social media to drive business goals a plus.
* Ability to appropriately adjust writing tone for different communities, and to think of new ways to engage them.
* Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze analytics and social media metrics across various platforms.
* Familiarity with one or more listening platforms e.g., TruPulse, Radian6 is a definite asset.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* A high level of enthusiasm and professionalism.

Bonus:
* Knowledge of video production, editing, formats and best practices in video for the web.
* Video project planning and co-ordination skills including creating briefs, defining video messaging, basic storyboarding, coordinating shoots and the edit.
* Basic video and photography skills would be a plus.

About Guaranteed SEO
Guaranteed SEO is a Vancouver based internet marketing company. In the business since 1996, We just moved to our new Gastown office with an great view and are looking to expand our team of experts.
If you have experience in SEO and SEM and would like to work with a fun dynamic team, please reply to this ad send your resume.

Internet Marketing Strategist - SEO Specialist
You have at least two years experience managing Internet marketing campaigns, achieving top rankings for your clients, and reporting with extensive Google Analytics analysis. You are passionate about Internet marketing, and strive to provide exceptional customer service to a wide portfolio of clients. This position may lead into a managerial position to lead the SEO department.

Qualifications
- 2 years of experience in internet marketing
- Extensive knowledge in SEO, Social Media and E-commerce
- Deep understanding of Google Analytics
- Proven track record of driving traffic and increasing rankings
- Great communication skills to respond to customers inquiries
- Strong grammar, writing, and communication skills
- Degree or Diploma or equivalent work experience
- Ability to work without supervision as well as part of a team
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Basic HTML and web design knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities
- Prepare website audits for clients and potential clients
- Implement SEO strategies to help clients reach their goals within their budget
- Communicate regularly with team members to ensure consistency of services within budgetary constraints and proactively make strategic campaign recommendations to Account Managers
- Create monthly reports for clients and identify opportunities to improve the current rankings and traffic
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends by regularly reading articles from industry leading websites
- Liaise with link development providers to develop inbound links for clients’ websites
- Monitor campaign results, analyze key metrics, and optimize click-through and conversion rates using Google Analytics
- Provide technical SEO expertise to the sales team as required

Consistently named one of the 10 Best Christian Places to Work in Canada, Focus on the Family Canada is a dynamic and growing organization with a strong team. The online marketing specialist is responsible for analyzing the effectiveness of our online initiatives, conducting and planning our email campaigns and managing our online advertising campaigns on Facebook and the Google and Microsoft partner networks.

Responsibilities include:
* Implementation, setup and maintenance of Google Analytics or similar web analytics solution
* Independently research and conduct detailed analysis of online activity data for purposes of optimizing web usage; ensure timely delivery and accuracy of regular, periodic and ad hoc performance reports
* Production of emails, ensuring adherence to corporate brand standards, privacy and security policies, and marketing best practices
* Manage our various email lists and assume responsibility for managing “soft” bounce procedures, list selection and email delivery through ExactTarget; provide regular monitoring and analysis of email effectiveness
* Work with the director of integrated marketing to plan our online advertising campaigns; monitor success by analyzing sales statistics, conducting online traffic studies and analyzing click-through data.
* Manage our online Google AdWords, Microsoft adCenter and Facebook campaigns
* Research and document traffic related to core keywords for our online initiatives to inform web structure and content, and to ensure effective, organic SEO

Qualifications:
* A university degree in marketing, communications or business
* 2+ yrs experience in online or email marketing, web or marketing analytics, or CRM experience
* Proficient with common business and web software including Outlook, Excel and Google Analytics
* Familiarity with standard process documentation techniques, SQL reporting services, MS Business Intelligence tools, Exact Target or comparable email management system would be considered an asset

For more details about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website at www.focusonthefamily.ca

Are you involved in conversations about where social media and online marketing is headed?
How does an engaged community make a difference to the marketing efforts of an organization?
Do you constantly try new strategies to engage an audience and get more Facebook likes or thousands of Twitter followers?
Do you live for improving processes, creating meaningful and creative online user experiences?
Do you want the flexibility to work either by contract, by week or in between existing work?

We are creating a position where your ideas and suggestions take life. You will feel energized and excited.

Summary of Position:
We are looking for an exuberant, lively and business oriented Social Media Community Coordinator (Coordinator) who can develop, establish & direct exceptional social media campaigns and policies for our growing community and client projects. The Coordinator will be responsible for researching internal and external sources to generate ideas and guide the development of social media platforms of a campaign.

Current tools:
- facebook
- blog site
- twitter
- linkedin

The Coordinator is responsible for creating and nurturing relationships and developing marketing opportunities by engaging our diverse community of partners, vendors, clients and even competitors! The Coordinator should combine these efforts with their well honed SEO and analytics skills to achieve business objectives and exceed client expectations. The Coordinator must perform these feats of magic while following content strategy guidelines and respecting and strengthening our business brand.

The Coordinator must ensure strategic continuity of content, design and business objectives across different elements of an online project.

The ideal candidate will be able to create a perfect marriage between branding and the online business narrative to create unique user experiences that elicits responses, engage the audience and help execute the business objectives of the campaign. We search for team members who:

- are professional strategic thinkers & excellent communicators
- are intelligent, proactive team players with positive attitudes who excel in high pressure creative environments
- are social media fanatics with a love of detail, creating buzz and excitement in a community, and - paying close attention to the nuances of online relationship management
- are able to engage in broad business discussions to help realize business objectives while respecting brand and editorial integrity
- have a keen, analytical mind and are able to take complex ideas, simplify them and execute them for an unforgettable online experience

Primary Responsibilities
- work with team lead to create engaging content titles and key elements for short term program
- communicate and direct various online social media campaigns with a focus on branding, marketing, business goals and visitor needs
- Develop, implement, test and improve social media policies and guidelines for campaigns and client engagements
- Act as an online brand advocate, connecting one-to-one with stakeholders, development team members, clients, visitors and other influencers to discover the best campaign strategy
- work on link building and socialization of web content, promotions, and advertising campaigns aimed at increasing our web presence
- Work with Analytics software to identify, track, test and improve social media initiatives
Research and implement improved social media tools to leverage social media activities
- Strategize and educate internal team members & departments about incorporating relevant social media techniques into their departmental activities as they relate to our mission
- Continuously research new social media trends and identify best methods for implementing new concepts in order to achieve business objectives

Other Duties
- Participate in suggesting, evaluating, reviewing and executing the implementation of new technical solutions based on company’s business objectives
- Provide weekly written reports to immediate supervisor
- Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience as a member of a multidisciplinary Web design/development team
- High familiarity with web 2.0 tools and tracking measures
- Knowledge and background in business & marketing strategy with a demonstrable understanding of - marketing, branding, audience analysis, and usability issues
- Fluency with content management systems and content analysis
- Proven ability to balance multiple projects, work with various creative and technical specialists, and deliver against aggressive and demanding deadlines
- History of independent thinking, decision-making, and consensus-building
- Strong consulting and presentation skills
- Strong client engagement, communication, and team-building skill
- Strong analytical, strategic planning, and organizational skills
- Able to navigate complex client relationships and respond with diplomacy and graceful tact

Benefits
- Contract or hourly positions available, compensation based on past experience and skills
- Company sponsored training and skills improvement opportunities

Is building social communities so ingrained, you just can’t stop?  Have you helped organizations create meaningful dialogue with their customers?  (Senior Social Media Strategist)

Regular Full-Time -Vancouver

One of Canada’s Top 100 and BC’s Top 55 employers, BCLC leverages off of its corporate values:  integrity, social responsibility and respect.  Our culture is one that embraces change, initiates opportunity and is passionate about growth.  We believe strongly in spirited teamwork and pushing the boundaries of innovation.  Our success is based as much on the dedication and hard work of our team as it is on the innovative games we offer and the ways in which we conduct our business.

Are you a big picture thinker? Conversation starter - then let’s talk . . . .
We are seeking a corporate-focused Senior Social Media Strategist who can help build the BCLC brand, lead the strategic use of social media applications to engage our customers, enhance customer relationships and increase public understanding and support for BCLC.  The Strategist is responsible for creating and implementing BCLC’s social media strategy and will act as a “hub” that can support business units as required.

At BCLC we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salaries, variable incentive program, flexible benefits and rewards that come with being integral to our innovative and growth-oriented environment.

Are you curious about where the Internet is going and how an engaged community can make a difference at an organization? Do you constantly try new strategies to engage an audience and get more Facebook likes or thousands of Twitter followers? Do you live for improving processes, creating meaningful and creative online user experiences? Do you yearn for a company and a position where your ideas and suggestions take life and you can’t help but feel energized and excited? Come, explore an exciting new opportunity as a Social Media Community Coordinator with us!

Summary of Position:
We are looking for an exuberant, lively and business oriented Social Media Community Coordinator (Coordinator) who can develop, establish & direct exceptional social media campaigns and policies for our growing community and client projects. The Coordinator will be responsible for researching internal and external sources to generate ideas and guide the development of social media platforms of a campaign.

The Coordinator is responsible for creating and nurturing relationships and developing marketing opportunities by engaging our diverse community of partners, vendors, clients and even competitors! The Coordinator should combine these efforts with their well honed SEO and Analytics skills to achieve business objectives and exceed client expectations. The Coordinator must perform these feats of magic while following content strategy guidelines and respecting and strengthening our business brand.

The Coordinator must collaborate closely with the Content Strategist, User Interface Designer, Graphic Artist, SEO & Analytics Specialists, and Traffic Manager to ensure strategic continuity of content, design and business objectives across different elements of an online project.

The ideal candidate will be able to create a perfect marriage between branding and the online business narrative to create unique user experiences that elicits responses, engage the audience and help execute the business objectives of the campaign.

We search for team members who:
are professional strategic thinkers & excellent communicators
are intelligent, proactive team players with positive attitudes who excel in high pressure creative environments
are social media fanatics with a love of detail, creating buzz and excitement in a community, and paying close attention to the nuances of online relationship management
are able to engage in broad business discussions to help realize business objectives while respecting brand and editorial integrity
have a keen, analytical mind and are able to take complex ideas, simplify them and execute them for an unforgettable online experience

If the above describes you, then we invite you to read more about the position and see how you and a select team of specialists can make creative and memorable online experiences.

Primary Responsibilities
Create, communicate and direct various online social media campaigns with a focus on branding, marketing, business goals and visitor needs
Develop, implement, test and improve social media policies and guidelines for campaigns and client engagements
Act as an online brand advocate, connecting one-to-one with stakeholders, development team members, clients, visitors and other influencers to discover the best campaign strategy
Work closely with the SEO Specialist to engage in link building and socialization of web content, promotions, and advertising campaigns aimed at increasing our web presence
Work with Analytics software to identify, track, test and improve social media initiatives
Research and implement improved social media tools to leverage social media activities
Strategize and educate internal team members & departments about incorporating relevant social media techniques into their departmental activities as they relate to our mission
Continuously research new social media trends and identify best methods for implementing new concepts in order to achieve business objectives

Other Duties
Participate in suggesting, evaluating, reviewing and executing the implementation of new technical solutions based on company’s business objectives
Provide weekly written reports to immediate supervisor
Other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
4+ years of experience as a member of a multidisciplinary Web design/development team
High familiarity with web 2.0 tools and tracking measures
Knowledge and background in business & marketing strategy with a demonstrable understanding of marketing, branding, audience analysis, and usability issues
Fluency with content management systems and content analysis
Proven ability to balance multiple projects, work with various creative and technical specialists, and deliver against aggressive and demanding deadlines
History of independent thinking, decision-making, and consensus-building
Strong consulting and presentation skills
Strong client engagement, communication, and team-building skill
Strong analytical, strategic planning, and organizational skills
Able to navigate complex client relationships and respond with diplomacy and graceful tact

Benefits
An annual salary range of $40,000- $55,000 based on experience
Company sponsored training and skills improvement opportunities
Home DSL Connection
Extended Health & Dental Care following successful completion of probationary period
10 paid vacation days per year
5 paid sick/administrative leave days per year
Participation in Social Calendar of community and employee activities and events

We are an established SEO/SMM business. With the use of increasingly popular social media marketing networks, Facebook, Twiter, Youtube, LinkedIn, etc, search engine and viral marketing campaigns, we provide and maintain our clients a maximum online exposure and an help them to monetize on their social networks.
After attending a recent international trade show, we stated to receive a high volume of emails manifesting interest in regards to our services.

At the present moment we are seeking a creative, motivated individual, experienced with all broadcast commercial and Google TV platform services, to join our team and work on a variety of corporate video and multimedia projects, from concept to creation, and including distribution from all video channels like YouTube, Google TV, Vimeo, Metacafe, Blip.Tv, Veoh, Facebook, etc.

Video/Photography:
- Develop and integrate multimedia elements with online content, including vector, 3D and Web graphics, animations, video, and music production.
- Work with subject matter experts to develop and implement multimedia elements and user interfaces to be used with online applications
- Integrate courses with the client’s learning management system and participate in all aspects of training and marketing video production.

Basic Qualifications:
-3+ years of experience with the following:

- Video animation and editing using Adobe Video Collection: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Encore
- Knowledge of Vegas video
- MS office platforms
- Adobe Flash or Action Script 2.0 or 3.0
- Online Multimedia design, development and marketing
- Training project management
- Producing and acquiring video elements using HD cameras for online use
- Ability to create visual and UI design
- Ability to multitask across multiple projects and clients in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
- Video production/shooting experience