Marketing & Community Engagement Intern
About Tribe:
Tribe is a leading technology, entrepreneurship and innovation hub for racialized (i.e., Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour) communities — we provide our members access to relevant resources (i.e., Community, Coaches and Capital) so they create wealth and make the world a better place.
Our Purpose: We empower a community of racialized people pursuing technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Our Mission: We provide our members access to relevant resources to connect, work and grow.
Our Vision: 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
Overview
Supports founder recruitment, community engagement, communications, and marketing initiatives that drive awareness, participation, and growth across Tribe’s programs and events.
Key Responsibilities
Marketing & Communications
- Support the execution of marketing campaigns across social media, email newsletters, websites, and event platforms.
- Assist in developing content that promotes Tribe programs, founder success stories, and ecosystem activities.
- Contribute to campaign planning and content calendars.
- Help create promotional materials and event communications.
Community & Ecosystem Engagement
- Support engagement activities for founders, alumni, mentors, and ecosystem partners.
- Assist with the promotion and delivery of networking events, community gatherings, and ecosystem initiatives.
- Help strengthen relationships with community members and partners through consistent communication.
Recruitment & Growth
- Support outreach campaigns to attract applicants for Tribe programs.
- Track recruitment performance and application pipelines.
- Assist in identifying opportunities to increase participation and community engagement.
- Help communicate program value propositions to target audiences.
Insights & Performance Tracking
- Monitor marketing and engagement metrics.
- Support analysis of campaign performance and participation trends.
- Contribute recommendations to improve recruitment, engagement, and retention outcomes.
Qualifications & Experiences
- Ongoing diploma/degree in Business Administration is preferred but not essential
- Experience creating content for various social media platforms, including video and photo content
- Basic graphic design skills and proficiency in tools such as Canva or Procreate
- Relevant writing experience
- Tech savviness, including familiarity with different social media apps and editing tools, and camera and mic configurations; Zoom hosting and Eventbrite setup are nice-to-haves
Other attributes
- Willingness to learn new tools
- Team player
- Self-starter
Eligibility
- Currently enrolled in 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.
To apply, send a copy of your résumé and cover letter to hi@tribenetwork.ca with the subject line “[Your Name], Marketing & Community Engagement Intern”
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 let us know and we will assist you promptly.
