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Date Posted: March 10, 2025
Application Deadline: April 07, 2025
Job Type: Seasonal / Contract
Job Category:

• Arts and Media
• Culinary, Tourism and Hospitality

Job Start Date: May 05, 2025
Job End Date: August 29, 2025
Job Location: On-site Position (Summerside, PEI, Canada)
Positions Available: 4
Salary: $16.50 per hour
Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Description

Culture Summerside is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can work alongside our Program Coordinator in developing and delivering public programming to promote and bring awareness to Summerside’s dynamic museum sites and cultural offerings.

The Public Programming Assistant will aid in the development, organization, and implementation of signature summer events and festivals presented by Culture Summerside. This includes marketing and promotion through developing advertisements, proofreading ads, creation of online content, photography, and graphic design work. They will be responsible for providing administrative support such as scheduling meetings, correspondence, assisting with invoicing and record keeping.

They will also work with programming partners, volunteers and the public during events and assist with set up and tear down. Other museum-related duties, such as welcoming visitors and providing tours of museum sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have some university or college education. Relevant experience in education, event planning or arts administration considered an asset.
• They should possess excellent oral and writing skills in addition to having a creative nature.
• The successful candidate will be comfortable with public speaking and working with the public. T
• hey should also be detail-oriented, manually dexterous, and comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-faceted organization.
• Candidates must have good organizational and computer skills (email, Microsoft Office applications, Canva) and be a positive team player.
• French language skills would be considered an asset.

Other

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must fit the Young Canada Works program eligibility requirements including: 

• Must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada; be legally entitled to work in Canada;
• Be between 15* and 30 years of age at the start of employment (*where permissible under provincial/territorial labour laws);
• have completed the school year at the start of employment;
• Have registered as a full-time* student in the semester preceding the YCW job (*as defined by their educational institution); and
• intend to return to full-time studies* in the semester immediately following the YCW summer job.

How to Apply

Submit your application by email to the company contact listed below.
Documents to be included:

Cover LetterResumeReferences

Company Information

Company Name: City of Summerside

Address: 275 Fitzroy Street

City/Town: Summerside

Postal/Zip Code: C1N 1H9

Province/State: PEI

Country: Canada

Website:

Company Contact

Contact Person: Ashley Schurman

Contact Person Job Title: HR Coordinator

Telephone: 902-432-1230

Email: jobs@summerside.ca