All Things Urban

Happy City is an urban planning, design and architecture consultancy that uses an evidence-based approach to create happier, healthier and more inclusive communities. We lead research and experiments around the world to understand how cities can transform human happiness.

Happy City is a Vancouver-based urban planning, design and architecture consultancy. We use the science of wellbeing to create healthier, happier and more inclusive communities. As a Digital Communications Coordinator, your job will be to help share our learnings and stories with the whole world. You will help people understand that city design can make or break human wellbeing.

You will be responsible for managing Happy City’s external communications platforms, including the website and social media platforms. You will play a key role on the PR team, working closely with project leads and management to share our exciting work with the public.

• Managing social media platforms using Hootsuite
• Creating clear, compelling content to share across Happy City social streams
• Creating and maintaining a content calendar for social media publications
• Managing the WordPress website
• Updating blog posts and recent projects as needed
• Providing graphic design support on client work, including project reports, presentations and print media
• Support the writing of marketing material including press releases, articles, blog posts and website content

• Clear communicator with strong writing skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently and in a team
• Excellent knowledge of various social media platforms and tools including Hootsuite, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
• Knowledge of WordPress
• Strong graphic design skills, including rendering & photo manipulation skills, with good working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• AutoCAD/technical drawing skills considered an asset
• The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated passion for urban design, planning or architecture
• Applicants must be between 15 and 30 years of at age at the start of the internship and must have recently (within 2 years) completed post-secondary studies
• Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Respect and diversity:

Happy City prides itself in providing space for people of all backgrounds to express their opinions and ideas. We welcome and respect the perspective of the least experienced as we respect that of the most experienced. Furthermore, we are proud to be a diverse team in terms of culture, religion, sexual orientation and professional background. We don’t tolerate discrimination and we seek to further nurture inclusion and diversity on our team.

Trust and accountability:

We prefer not to micromanage. Rather, we work with smart, self-motivated team members and trust them to deliver their best work in a timely manner and in a way that makes life easy for the rest of the team.

Peer review:

Happy City employs a consistent communications style and brand, as well as very high standards of quality in our products and reports. We achieve this through peer reviews from our project leads, and high-level reviews from our Principal and senior team.

Mentorship:

Personal and professional growth is a priority at Happy City. All our team members contribute to each other’s skills and knowledge through mentorship and advice.

Honest and constructive feedback:

We give each other honest, respectful and constructive feedback right away. We don’t beat around the bush. As team members we are all open to feedback, and we endeavour to turn it into pragmatic action. Our feedback is always focused on the product and the outcome.

Empathy and safety:

Our team members go out of their way to be empathetic towards their colleagues and to purposefully build a sense of support and safety within our team. We encourage team members to be honest about their emotions and challenges. And we all work to support each other through our challenging times.

We’re not fully sure whether this role is open to international candidates. If you would need visa sponsorship or work authorisation, we recommend checking directly with the employer before applying.