Are you a student or recent graduate looking for an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in the financial industries sector? FirstOntario Credit Union is excited to welcome students to work at our organization from April to September, 2025. The Advantages to being a FirstOntario Summer Student:

• Competitive wages and Career development opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities through Blue Wave
• Enhanced mental health benefits through TELUS Health
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which is designed to improve your mental and physical health and productivity at work, school, and home

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Be pursuing a Degree or Diploma in Communications, Marketing or related field
• Have a background in social media; corporate social media experience preferred
• Enjoy being creative and have had exposure to organized marketing
• Be familiar with graphic design software including the Adobe Creative Suite
• Work smart by managing multiple priorities with deadlines in a constantly changing environment
• Be quick to respond to requests for service from all of your clients
• Inherently demonstrate a high level of integrity and be trustworthy
• Be more than approachable with your superior interpersonal skills
• Innately demonstrate superior written and verbal communication skills
• Be aware of and mitigate enterprise risk factors and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and FirstOntario policies and procedures
  Interested in this role, but don’t meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn’t need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We’re actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help make FirstOntario better. At FirstOntario, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren’t just “nice to have” - they’re essential to our success.
  Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know

• Be actively involved in team meetings, brainstorming sessions, marketing planning, media relations activities and community events
• Get creative when you craft and edit engaging content for various channels, and support the design and layout of various graphics, the quarterly company newsletters and various PowerPoint presentations
• Act as a liaison across all departments when necessary to ensure information is communicated accurately and through the appropriate channels
• Proactively pitch story ideas, public relations opportunities, and fresh content/concepts to further engage audiences via social media channels
• Support the management of our social media channels
• Meticulously maintain summary reports, media monitoring and monthly data input
• Be conscious of brand standards and guidelines and incorporate them into everything that you do
• Enjoy staying on top of current events and researching industry trends so that you can incorporate it into your work
• Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the overall well-being of self and others
• Perform other administrative duties as we may need you to do