Social Media & Marketing Specialist, Events & Catering

Company Description

Oliver & Bonacini is recognized as one of Canada’s leading hospitality companies, operating a variety of unique and innovative restaurants, event venues, and catering services across Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. Our success is rooted in a strong culture of creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to hospitality excellence.

• Paid vacation, sick, and personal days.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, including enhanced mental health coverage
• Discounted gym membership
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
• Group life and disability insurance
• 50% dining discount at all O&B restaurants for you and up to three guests
• RRSP matching
• Employee Referral Program
• Professional Development Fund
• Join one of Canada’s leading hospitality companies, where a wide range of exciting internal career opportunities await!

We’re looking for a creative and highly hands-on Social Media & Marketing Specialist to support marketing efforts across Oliver & Bonacini’s Events & Catering portfolio. This role is execution-focused and collaborative, supporting campaign rollouts, social media management, content creation, and on-site event coverage.

Working closely with the broader Marketing team and Events & Catering stakeholders, this role supports campaign execution through thoughtful content, timely digital updates, and consistent storytelling across platforms. This is an ideal opportunity for a developing marketer with strong social media and content instincts who enjoys being on the ground at events and contributing to a wide range of marketing initiatives.

This full-time position is based in our downtown Toronto office and requires regular on-site presence at venues, including evenings and weekends, depending on event schedules.

• Manage day-to-day publishing and upkeep of Events & Catering social media channels, including scheduling posts, community management, and performance tracking
• Create and publish social content across Events & Catering channels, including corporate and event venue-specific accounts
• Support the execution of marketing campaigns for Events & Catering, including seasonal promotions, venue spotlights, menu rollouts, and new venue launches
• Assist with maintaining marketing calendars and coordinating timelines with the Marketing and Event Sales teams
• Update and maintain venue web pages and promotional content across O&B websites
• Assist with maintaining and updating internal websites and external listings (e.g., Eventsource, Unique Venues) to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Assist with coordinating marketing materials and supporting logistics across Events & Catering initiatives.

• Capture social-first photo and video content on-site at Events & Catering events and activations
• Assist with content coverage for premium events, ongoing programming, seasonal menu launches etc.
• Work with Event Specialists and the Marketing team to identify content opportunities and priorities
• Edit and adapt short-form content for social platforms, ensuring assets align with brand and platform standards
• Write and adapt copy for social media, websites, digital listings, and marketing materials
• Help organize, tag, and maintain a shared library of event, venue, and catering imagery and video
• Support professional photo and video shoots by assisting with shot lists, on-site coordination, and asset management

• Assist with tracking social media and campaign performance metrics
• Support post-campaign reporting and recap documentation
• Conduct light consumer and competitor research within the events and catering space
• Stay informed on social media, event, and hospitality trends and flag relevant insights to the team

• 2–4 years of experience in marketing, social media, communications, or digital content creation
• Hands-on experience creating, editing, and publishing content for social media platforms
• Comfortable capturing photo and video content in live event environments
• Strong writing skills with attention to brand voice and detail
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and…