Job Title
Toronto & GTA events calendar editor (part-time/contract)
Overview
Help! We’ve Got Kids (HWGK) is seeking a part-time events calendar editor who will take charge of our online Toronto/GTA calendar of family-friendly events recommended by HWGK. You will (a) research and curate awesome things to do for families in Toronto and the GTA (b) summarize the event information, and (c) publish events to our website.
Key Responsibilities
- Find and compile upcoming family- and kid-friendly events in Toronto and the GTA with links, service info, and related images.
- Summarize events in writing, proofread them, and upload them to our website via WordPress.
- Review events submitted to HWGK by event organizers, then edit, proof, and publish.
- Prepare a weekly and monthly list of top event picks for the HWGK Managing Editor, to be included in our weekly events newsletter and monthly roundup articles.
Ideal Qualifications
- Based in the Greater Toronto Area
- Keenly aware of what matters to parents, caregivers, and kids
- Detail-oriented in terms of spelling, grammar, and fact-checking
- An efficient and concise writer who can quickly condense a press release into one knockout “why go” paragraph
- Able to work independently and remotely; this is a work-from-home position!
- Deadline-driven, with a desire to compile the best family events resource for parents in the GTA
- Experienced with basic image resizing, HTML, SEO, and WordPress
This is a part-time, work-from-home position. Approximately 8 hours per week.
To apply, please send a cover letter, examples of published writing if available, and resumé to the Help! We’ve Got Kids managing editor with the subject “HWGK Toronto events editor” to careers@maplemedia.ca.