OPIRG York

Company Bio:

OPIRG York is a student funded, student led activist hub on York University’s Keele campus. We work toward social and environmental justice, and support students to organize around campaigns that they are passionate about. Over the past 30 years, we have campaigned on many different issues including: fair trade, anti-imperialism, Indigenous sovereignty, food justice, economic justice and more.

Job Description:

OPIRG York is seeking support with our social media content. Working with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and potentially TikTok, this Social Media placement student will condense complex information about social movements— both campus-based and in the broader community—into engaging graphics and short videos. The student will have the option to focus on one or more platform, and will be offered training in Canva design, as well as organizational social media best practices.

Qualifications:

• Passion for social justice issues.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a non-hierarchical collective.
• Interest in consensus decision making and collective organizing structures.
• Proficient in both oral and written communication.
• Self-directed and professional in approach to the work assigned.
• Demonstrated skill with artistic composition/ design.

Additional Assets:

• Knowledge of Toronto and/or global activist movements.
• Experience with justice movements, or other activism experience.
• Ability to research and summarize research findings clearly.
• Experience using social media.