Supervisor, Special Events & Sponsorships (BGC South East) 
Deadline: Until Filled
Remuneration: $30/hourly | 40hours/week

In the role of Supervisor, Special Events & Sponsorships, you will develop and implement a special events and sales plan with a goal to achieve and grow annual revenues of $2Million+. Reporting to the Director, Resource Development and Communications, you will expand partnerships and community outreach to meet and grow the organization’s operations and long-term sustainability of service. The successful candidate should be comfortable working flexible schedules for special events, including work on evenings and weekends. They should also be comfortable in a leadership role, working with a team and overseeing others.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop new and nurture existing partnerships with the goal to achieve and grow annual revenue goals of $2Million+ through sponsorships, special events, partnerships, and donor engagement.
• Lead the planning, coordination, promotion, and execution of a minimum of five major special events annually, including an annual gala, golf tournament, breakfast fundraiser, and other signature fundraising events.
• Manage event budgets, timelines, vendors, logistics, sponsorship deliverables, guest experience, volunteer coordination, and event-day execution to ensure events meet established revenue and attendance objectives. BGC South East
• Develop and implement strategies to increase event revenue through sponsorships, ticket sales, table sales, auctions, donations, in-kind support, and other fundraising opportunities.
• Monitor and report on fundraising and event performance, including revenue, expenses, sponsorship performance, donor retention, attendance, engagement, and return on investment, and recommend strategies for improvement.
• Develop and maintain fundraising and event calendars, project plans, budgets, prospect pipelines, and tracking systems to ensure deadlines, deliverables, and revenue targets are met.
• Lead and grow third-party and community-led fundraising initiatives, providing organizers with the tools, resources, guidance, and support needed to successfully plan and execute fundraising activities
• Develop and present customized sponsorship packages for special events, programs, facilities, and organizational assets, including prospecting, proposal development, negotiation, recognition, fulfillment, and renewal.
• Lead donor stewardship and related administrative processes, including donation processing, tax receipting, mailout campaigns, thank-you communications, donor recognition, record management, and follow-up, ensuring accurate, timely, and professional service to donors and partners.
• Lead the implementation of giving campaigns, including: ○ Monthly giving; ○ Regular mailouts and donor campaigns;
• Major gift strategy; Legacy giving plan.
•  Support the marketing plan and team, including the development of campaigns and materials to achieve fundraising and program goals aligned with the Club brand;
• Develop regular impact-focused communications and campaigns to boost the organization’s reach and support levels;
• Develop and nurture a partnership list including individual donors, small businesses, large corporations, Club families, and Club Alumni;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of prospects, partners, sponsors, donors, event participants, commitments, and stewardship activities within the organization’s CRM and related systems.
• Represent BGC South East professionally at community, business, networking, and fundraising events, building awareness of the organization and identifying new opportunities for engagement.
• Embrace and actively advance the mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of BGC South East, while building strong relationships across departments and with BGC Clubs and partners across Canada.

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Post-secondary education in business, communications, or related fields
• Graduate degree level considered an asset; 2 BGC South East
• Past experience in fundraising and/or sales role;
• Fundraising certifications considered an asset;
• Marketing experience considered an asset;
• CPIC/Police Check with Vulnerable Sector Check; and Valid Province of Ontario Class G driver’s license.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills;
• Confidence in community outreach and growing partnerships;
• High degree of professionalism, accuracy and confidentiality;
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc);
• Strong self-direction and independent work skills;
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines;
• Ability to work well in a team environment, as well as on an individual basis;
• Seeks out learning, training and personal development opportunities;
• Adaptive to changes in schedules, projects, special events, etc.

Submit resume and cover letter indicating position applying for to the attention of: HR Coordinator at hr@bgcsoutheast.ca

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Publicity Assistant (Red Eye Media)
Remuneration: $25/hourly | Part-Time
Deadline: 4 October 2026

Red Eye Media is a leading boutique arts and culture media relations firm operating for over 20 years in Toronto and working predominantly with leading theatre producers and performing arts organizations as well as on some major scripted television properties.

We are looking for an emerging communications and media relations coordinator who is particularly interested in working in communications and media relations in the arts, who ideally is passionate about Toronto’s growing performing arts sector and the opportunity to support it, and who is a detail-oriented self-starter who loves rocking a spreadsheet and juggling multiple projects simultaneously.

This is a 3-month 15-20 hours per week contract position (remote, paid hourly, hours to generally be worked in the morning with some flexibility) with the potential to be extended.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Morning tracking and distribution of media breaks to clients
• Completing earned media campaign reports
• Coordinating and distributing media assets for projects
• Coordinating opening night event invitations and tracking RSVPs
• Assisting in scheduling and maintaining media schedules for projects
• Assisting with writing media releases and other materials
• Researching relevant grassroots promotional partners and influencers and coordination of promotions
• Assistance with maintenance of media database
• Setting up releases and invites in Mailchimp
• Updating web site
• Social media content creation

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary education in communications, media relations, media studies, or an arts degree
• Entry level experience in marketing, communications, and/or publicity, ideally in an arts or entertainment environment.
• Dedicated personal interest in the theatre and culture sectors.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Being detail oriented is essential.
• Proficiency in standard office software and tools (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive) as well as Mailchimp, Canva, and Meta social media platforms.
• Comfortable self-directing and looking for opportunities to improve systems.

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Growth & Marketing Coordinator (Substrakt)
Remuneration: $60000 – Salary
Deadline: Until Filled

Substrakt creates exceptional digital experiences for arts and cultural organizations. We work with museums, galleries, theatres and other cultural organizations across the UK, Europe and North America, helping them connect with their audiences through websites, digital products and services.

This is an early-career role combining hands-on marketing with research, data and business development. You’ll understand our markets, help deliver campaigns and connect us with organizations that could benefit from working with Substrakt.

If you enjoy writing and organizing, are curious about what makes a campaign effective and like turning research into practical ideas, we’d love to hear from you.

RESPONIBILITIES

• Help deliver our marketing: Coordinate activity across email, social media, our website and industry events, keeping content calendars, assets and approvals on track.
• Create and share content: Help write and schedule thoughtful blogs, case studies, email campaigns and social media posts that bring our work to life.
• Research our markets: Explore prospective clients, competitors and sector developments, identifying useful insights and opportunities for our products and services.
• Support new business: Build and maintain prioritised lists of target organizations and contacts, helping identify decision-makers and opportunities to start conversations.
• Support client growth: Help identify opportunities for existing clients to benefit from additional products and services, preparing research, briefings and sales materials.
• Coordinate events: Support conference appearances, sponsorships and marketing materials, alongside outreach before events and follow-up afterwards.
• Keep our data useful: Maintain accurate CRM records and help report on campaign performance and business development activity, turning findings into clear, practical insights.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Around 1 – 3 years of experience in marketing, sales or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage several tasks and deadlines.
• Clear, engaging written communication and confidence adapting content for different audiences and channels.
• Confidence working with spreadsheets, data and CRM systems to keep information accurate and spot patterns.
• A curious, thoughtful approach to research, with an interest in understanding organizations and their needs.
• Clear, friendly communication and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a primarily remote team.
• Initiative and a willingness to learn, share ideas and ask for support when needed.
• Experience supporting marketing campaigns or creating content would be useful, as would familiarity with tools such as Monday.com, Mailchimp and LinkedIn.
• Experience in a B2B, SaaS or agency environment, and an interest in arts and culture, would also be welcome.

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Theatre Critic & Researcher (Kingston Theatre Alliance)
Remuneration: $21.65/hourly – Part-Time
Deadline: Rolling

The Kingston Theatre Alliance’s Performance Blog is a primary resource for audiences, artists, and theatre practitioners to engage in critical dialogues. Our platform consolidates events and news about arts workers and organizations in the Southeastern Ontario area in an accessible and accountable manner never seen before by the region. The writing team looks for passionate individuals who are committed to questioning who and what criticism is FOR, all while building a stronger sector for live performance in the region.

Kingston Theatre Through the Years (KTTY) is a research project that will consolidate the past century of Kingston’s theatre history. We are working to celebrate the growth of theatre in our region and provide a resource to artists and arts administrators that will benefit them in grant applications, collaborations, and historical pieces. KTTY is looking for writers and researchers interested in uncovering Kingston’s stories and sharing them with the public.

The Theatre Critic and Researcher will work with both the KTA Blog and KTTY team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce and publish reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, and other forms of coverage on theatre/live performance practice in the Kingston and Southeastern Ontario region. Content may take the form of writing, video, podcasts, etc.
• Achieve a fast turnaround (24 hours) for each article.
• Pitch ideas for blog content including potential reviews, interviews, and opinion pieces.
• Attend weekly meetings with the editorial team.
• Represent the blog in a professional manner while attending all events.
• Assist the Project Leads in gathering online resources.
• Collect the Queen’s Archives information and compile it in an easy to access way.
• Create an internal database/system for locating where the in-person materials are (for future people on the project to access easily).
• Create a citations spreadsheet.
• Digitize documents/take photos of relevant material.
• Miscellaneous administrative tasks, as needed to support Project Leads.
• Write essays to accompany the timeline.
• Collaboratively develop the timeline.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• This position is funded by Student Work Placement and requires the successful candidate to be a student.
• Detailed-oriented; strong time management and organizational skills.
• Research productions, producing organizations, and individual artists to contextualize articles.
• Passion for live performance and a desire to inspire community engagement with theatre and other forms of live performance in Kingston.
• Thrives while working within a small and passionate collaborative writing team.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong understanding of Google Spreadsheets
• Strong writing, research, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Familiarity with southeastern Ontarian arts.
• Must be a student of a post-secondary institution in which there is crossover between employment and studies.

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Piano Teacher (Long & McQuade)

Deadline:Until Filled

Lessons Teachers work as independent contractors. The majority of Long & McQuade stores have on-site Lesson Centres that offer lessons in piano, guitar, bass, drums, woodwinds, brass, strings and voice.

QUALIFICATIONS

Suitable candidates must have at least one of the following:

• a music degree or diploma from a recognized University or College
• a minimum Grade 8 RCM standing with Grade 2 Rudiments professional equivalency
• Must have previous teaching experience with all ages of students
• Knowledge and application of standard teaching methods and lesson curriculum in the private or group lesson situation is required

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Guitar Teacher (Long & McQuade)
Deadline: Until Filled

Lessons Teachers work as independent contractors. The majority of Long & McQuade stores have on-site Lesson Centres that offer lessons in piano, guitar, bass, drums, woodwinds, brass, strings and voice

QUALIFICATIONS

Suitable candidates must have at least one of the following:

• A music degree or diploma from a recognized University or College
• A minimum Grade 8 RCM standing with Grade 2 Rudiments professional equivalency
• Must have previous teaching experience with all ages of students
• Knowledge and application of standard teaching methods and lesson curriculum in the private or group lesson situation is required

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Woodwinds Teacher (Long & McQuade)
Deadline: Until Filled

Lessons Teachers work as independent contractors. The majority of Long & McQuade stores have on-site Lesson Centres that offer lessons in piano, guitar, bass, drums, woodwinds, brass, strings and voice.

QUALIFICATIONS

Suitable candidates must have at least one of the following:

• A music degree or diploma from a recognized University or College
• A minimum Grade 8 RCM standing with Grade 2 Rudiments professional equivalency
• Must have previous teaching experience with all ages of students
• Knowledge and application of standard teaching methods and lesson curriculum in the private or group lesson situation is required

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