There is currently 1 Senior position available. 

A Friendly Note:

Individuals can only hold 1 Senior position at a time. Meetings will be centered around MST time.

Director of Communications

Job Responsibilities: 

• Through collaboration with the Directors of Marketing, lead recruitment efforts for all organizational teams. This Includes interviewing potential candidates, development of promotional marketing ads, coordinating interview time and dates, and providing accepted volunteers information on required training.
• Must be able to prepare, organize and facilitate written, and visual documents to present to Free Your Mind’s general and director volunteer meetings.
• Collaborate with Free Your Mind’s Executive Director to connect with outside organizations to foster and maintain external partnerships. 
• Oversee social media content production and its distribution for Free Your Mind (as produced by the Events Team, Video Creation Team, and Directors of Marketing).
• Assist the Executive Director with overseeing FYM’s teams. This may include regular check-ins with teams and/ or Directors, providing information and recommendations on disciplinary actions to Directors, and coordinating virtual socials for FYM volunteers. 

Skills and Knowledge:

• Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written), analytical, problem solving, and time management skill (asset)
• Strong organization and ability to work independently and within a team (asset)
• Possess strong documentation skills, critical thinking and problem solving (asset)
• Respect for cultural and social differences 
• Knowledge and strong interest in mental health, community outreach and advocacy (required) 

Training Provided:

• General training on mental health and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion required of all FYM volunteers (12 hours)
• Training on implementing our disciplinary system required of all FYM Directors overseeing a team (2 hours)
• Onboarding meeting (1 hour)
• The Director of Communications role can be complex. Aside from the training listed above, much of the work inevitably involves learning on the job. The Executive Director and Community Consultant will be there with you every step of the way to assist you in succeeding in this role. 

Estimated Time Commitment:

Between 2-8 hours per week. This wide variation is due to this position being heavily influenced by time-dependent organization needs (e.g., recruitment periods are especially busy for this position).  

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You can find the application form for the Director of Communications below! Please ensure you are accessing the correct form.

There are currently 3 Junior positions available. 

A Friendly Note:

Individuals can hold up to 2 Junior positions at a time. Meetings will be centered around MST time.

Video Creation and Editing Team

Recommended Skills:

• Familiarity with Adobe AE, PR, PS and/ or Harmony is a strong asset, but not a necessity.
• Ability to create original and eye-catching digital art. 
• Proficiency with basic animations and/ or editing stock footage. 
• Excellent time management.
• Proactive communication with team members. 
• Ability to de-escalate and resolve interpersonal conflict.
• Familiarity with and willingness to follow relevant copyright laws and regulations. 

Responsibilities:

• Create short (3-6 minutes] videos for YouTube in conjunction with the relevant FYM team. This involves animation or stock footage creation/ compilation, video editing, and sound editing. Concept, scripts, and voice acting will be provided by the relevant FYM team (but involvement at these stages is welcome if interested). 
• Create short (10-30 seconds) clips for use on FYM social media in the form of Instagram Reels, TikToks, etc. in conjunction with the relevant FYM team. Similarly to YouTube video creation, this involves either animation or stock footage creation/ compilation, editing, and sound editing. Concept, scripts, and any necessary voice acting will be provided by the relevant FYM team. 
• Edit podcast recordings provided by other FYM teams. This involves creating thumbnails for each episode and sound editing. 

Estimated Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week