Event Coordinator, Marketing ​/ Advertising ​/ PR

Event Coordinator (Student) Position

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Little People of Ontario

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Work setting:
  Associations and non‑profit organizations, Social service or charity agencies
• Location:
  
  Toronto, ON M4T 1C6 (Hybrid – in person and remotely)
• Salary: $18.60/hour (35 hours per week)
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time, flexible hours (To be determined)
• Start date:
  
  | End date:
• Benefits:
  Financial – mileage paid

• Promote conference and meeting services or special events
• Inspect and select sites
• Develop media strategies and public relations activities
• Develop sponsorship, partnership, or fundraising programs
• Solicit event donors
• Review bids and negotiate costs
• Assist in budget preparation
• Co‑ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
• Co‑ordinate media services
• Co‑ordinate set‑ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
• Confirm and co‑ordinate speakers
• Implement social programs, food and beverage, transportation, and other services
• Set up and monitor, or arrange for the setting up and monitoring of multi‑media equipment
• Plan schedules, goals and objectives
• Develop registration systems and information materials
• Plan for required documentation and for pre‑ and post‑distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations, etc.)
• Research and design special events programs
• Plan for social events and guest programs
• Manage event logistics
• Plan and oversee webinars
• Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
• Supervise office and volunteer staff
• Project management
• Perform administrative tasks
• Maintain and manage digital database
• Answer written and oral inquiries
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Design market research questionnaires
• Prepare funding applications
• Prepare and/or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
• Gather, research and prepare communications material
• Co‑ordinate special publicity events and promotions
• Conduct online marketing, e‑commerce and website promotions
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Write and edit press releases, newsletters and communications materials
• Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
• Prepare sports, literary, performance or other contracts

• Working groups
• Committees

• Community service organization
• Conference and meeting planning companies
• Conference centres
• Hotel, motel, resort
• Multi‑purpose facilities
• Professional association or organization

• Children
• Persons with a disability

• Adobe Photoshop
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Power Point
• MS Word
• Mail Chimp
• Spreadsheet
• Electronic mail
• Word Press

• Children with a physical disability

• Interactive/new media
• Communications
• Audio/audio‑visual
• Fundraising

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check

• Travel expenses paid by employer

• Attention to detail

• Cellular phone
• Computer
• Internet access

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player
• Time management
• Resourcefulness
• Ability to multitask
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Integrity

• Mileage paid

You can apply if you are:

• A Canadian citizen
• A permanent resident of Canada
• A temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.