Passionate about impact investing? Join Local Investing YYC at the frontier of social finance in Alberta as we advance our vision of mobilizing capital towards Calgary’s local economy for a sustainable impact.

We are looking for an individual with experience using communication tools to further the strategic direction of the cooperative working in collaboration with the Board of Directors. The successful candidate will have a firsthand opportunity to learn and work directly within a network of Calgary-based startups, capacity builders, accelerators, media, funders, and academia advancing the innovative social-impact ecosystem. 

As a Local Investing YYC intern you will be working closely with the Communications & Engagement Committee to advance the communications plan, execute on key partnership initiatives and social media marketing strategy aligned with the cooperative’s strategic goals and priorities. This includes:

• Developing and executing social media strategy to increase engagement and awareness of the cooperative, its investee businesses, and impact investing across platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
• Manage weekly social calendars and execute the drafting, scheduling and publishing of social media content using tools like Canva
• Support the development of press releases, speaking notes, articles, webinars, presentations and other external communications as needed
• Support the ongoing refinement of investor tools and direct member communications
• Support the planning and execution of events

This is a part time position (10-15 hours a month) with a high degree of flexibility.