Marketing & Communications Intern
Company: Tribe Network
Role: Marketing & Communications Intern
Pay: $20.00 – $25.00 (Annual)
Flexibility: Hybrid
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Industry: Marketing & Communications
About Tribe
Tribe Network is a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship and innovation in Canada. We support our members by providing access to community, coaches and capital, arming them with everything they need to start, build and scale thriving businesses.
Our Purpose
Our Purpose is to empower a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide our members access to relevant resources to connect, work, and grow.
Our Vision
Our Vision is a world where racialized people are at the forefront of sustainable technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Our Values:
- Lead with Love
- Nurture Community
- Inclusive Leadership
- Practice Creativity
- Strive for Excellence
Opportunity Overview
At Tribe Network, we are currently seeking an eager Marketing & Communications Intern to join our growing team and contribute to our success. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in current social media trends and work to help us take full advantage of social networking platforms to grow brand awareness, attract the right audience, and encourage engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Content Creation & Social Media Strategy
- Maintain weekly/monthly content calendar, ensuring content is timely, relevant, and engaging
- Partake in daily community management, social monitoring and listening to build Tribe’s online presence and identify new engagement opportunities
- Ongoing ideation and content creation to support in the promotion of Tribe opportunities and initiatives
- Ongoing channel research and trend identification to find new avenues to boost client engagement and brand awareness
- Set up and manage paid media campaigns to amplify events, opportunities and initiatives
- Collect data from marketing and social campaigns for monthly and quarterly reports
- Schedule posts across all social networks using best practices
- Support with the creation and distribution of content for Tribe’s blog, leveraging UX, SEO and CRO best practices
Communications & Email Marketing
- Prepare and publish Tribe’s weekly newsletter and one-off newsletters
- Monitor our marketing inbox, responding to requests and inquiries as they come in
- Assist in the planning and writing of outreach campaigns to support the promotion of Tribe opportunities and initiatives
Event-Specific Support
- Create and maintain Eventbrite pages
- Capture content during events; keeping stories active
- Sharing post-event recaps via social and the newsletter
- Support marketing and program teams for online and live events
- Available for evening and weekend programming as agreed
Qualifications & Experiences
- Experience creating content for various social media platforms, including visual direction
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with using different social media apps and editing tools
- Basic graphic design skills and proficiency in tools such as Canva or Procreate is a nice-to-have
- Zoom hosting and Eventbrite setup are nice-to-haves
- Pursuing a diploma/degree in Business is preferred but not essential
Work Term & Pay
- $20-25/hour
- Work Term: Fall 2025
- Location: Halifax (Hybrid)
- 20-35 hours weekly (Open to discussion)
Eligibility
- Currently enrolled at Saint Mary’s University
- Eligible to work off-campus
Why join us?
We are a passionate, adaptable team who are helping make a more inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible entrepreneurship & innovation ecosystem a reality. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion enables us to truly make economic opportunity a reality for everyone. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous/Mi’kmaq peoples, African Nova Scotians, Black Canadians, newcomers, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. If comfortable, we encourage you to self-identify in your cover letter or résumé.
We thank everyone who takes the time to apply for this position, but only candidates under
consideration will be contacted. If you have any accommodation needs or questions about accessibility at any stage of the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team (hi@tribenetwork.ca), and we will assist you promptly.