Social Media Coordinator Recreation
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit:
Athletics & Recreation - Communications
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, the Social Media Coordinator- Recreation will assist with social media, content creation, and recreational activities and events coverage. The selected candidate must be creative and collaborative in helping to bring these activities and events to life online.
Working hours will vary daily depending on upcoming activities, events and programs.
Responsibilities
- Provide coverage for a wide range of recreational activities and sporting events.
- Help in producing game day and score update graphics using Canva or Photoshop
- Report on game scores in real-time
- Collaborate with players, fans, and the athletics community to capture and share game-day moments
- Continue to build excitement, pride, and support for McGill’s varsity teams through fun & fresh content that resonates with the McGill Athletics brand and online presence
- Assist in producing promotional material and providing specific information to queries.
- Performs specific editing and reviewing of documents, audio, video and web maintenance as required. Some graphic design and photo editing may be required.
- Monitors and posts social media content to various platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
- Compiles and reports data in reports and manual updates as required.
- Provides technical support for graphic and photo software as well as some A/V equipment.
Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities
- Passionate and knowledgeable about a wide variety of sports and have a solid grasp of the recreational sports landscape
- Ability to multitask and confident working in a fast-paced digital environment
- Enjoy creating content and are familiar with how other schools or professional teams run their game day social media
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # (qualifier) on a scale of 0-4*.*
For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click
here
.
Minimum Education and Experience:
High School Diploma 1 Year Related Experience
Hourly Salary:
(AMUSE B) $16.35
Estimated Number of Work Hours per Week:
10 (Part time)
Position Start Date:
2025-08-01
Position End Date:
2026-04-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-07-24
This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
Social Media Coordinator Recreation
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit:
Athletics & Recreation - Communications
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, the Social Media Coordinator- Recreation will assist with social media, content creation, and recreational activities and events coverage. The selected candidate must be creative and collaborative in helping to bring these activities and events to life online.
Working hours will vary daily depending on upcoming activities, events and programs.
Responsibilities
- Provide coverage for a wide range of recreational activities and sporting events.
- Help in producing game day and score update graphics using Canva or Photoshop
- Report on game scores in real-time
- Collaborate with players, fans, and the athletics community to capture and share game-day moments
- Continue to build excitement, pride, and support for McGill’s varsity teams through fun & fresh content that resonates with the McGill Athletics brand and online presence
- Assist in producing promotional material and providing specific information to queries.
- Performs specific editing and reviewing of documents, audio, video and web maintenance as required. Some graphic design and photo editing may be required.
- Monitors and posts social media content to various platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
- Compiles and reports data in reports and manual updates as required.
- Provides technical support for graphic and photo software as well as some A/V equipment.
Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities
- Passionate and knowledgeable about a wide variety of sports and have a solid grasp of the recreational sports landscape
- Ability to multitask and confident working in a fast-paced digital environment
- Enjoy creating content and are familiar with how other schools or professional teams run their game day social media
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # (qualifier) on a scale of 0-4*.*
For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click
here
.
Minimum Education and Experience:
High School Diploma 1 Year Related Experience
Hourly Salary:
(AMUSE B) $16.35
Estimated Number of Work Hours per Week:
10 (Part time)
Position Start Date:
2025-08-01
Position End Date:
2026-04-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-07-24
This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.