Careers
Marketing Intern
Part-Time
Summer 2023
We are seeking students to help us deliver our impactful marine conservation tools and scale our rapidly growing startup.
Who we are:
OnDeck delivers software critical for marine conservation and commercial fisheries monitoring. Working with the Environmental Defense Fund, The Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and companies across North America and Oceania, we're revolutionising fisheries management and ensuring sustainable fisheries for generations to come. We are an early-stage startup taking off quickly, and we are looking for ambitious students to join our team. Our recent wins include being named a top 10 most innovative and impactful ocean-tech startup in the world by the Ocean Impact Organization, and winning Canada’s Ocean Startup Challenge.
Learn more at ondeck.fish.
How you’ll be involved:
You’ll be responsible for the outwards communication of OnDeck to both a general audience, and specialised fisheries industry leaders. You’ll play a key role in communicating our company’s messages by taking ownership of all social media streams, and manage the communications strategy for all other outwards communications such as emails, presentation slides, etc. We are looking for students who are passionate about ocean sustainability and eager to use creative marketing strategies to get others stoked on saving the ocean!
What you’ll be doing:
Do you have creative ideas for marketing strategy at OnDeck? We'd like to hear them! As an early member on our team, you will play a critical role in building OnDeck as a fast-moving startup. Specific tasks include:
Manage Social media presence and create engaging content (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram)
Manage and update communications and branding guidelines.
Manage reporter inquiries.
Record and report engagement analytics.
Miscellaneous communications tasks (slide design, creating marketing assets, brand relationships)
How we work:
We are a startup racing to be first to market! Things move fast and you will get significant ownership of mission-critical tasks.
A time commitment of 10-20 hours/week is expected.
Our employees care about saving the ocean!
It’s very rare to get paid to make the ocean a better place. We match that passion for the ocean with paid compensation.
We work hard to ensure a supportive and collaborative space where everyone loves coming to work.
Employee activities, snacks, and career development opportunities are organised frequently.
We work hybrid.
In person 2-3 days/week at UBC Point Grey and Robson Square campuses.
Flexibility - Want to go travelling with friends around the country? No problem, as long as you take your laptop with you and are able to continue working, we can work together to accommodate.
Minimum qualifications:
Current undergraduate or graduate student at a Canadian university.
Eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship.
Preferred qualifications:
A passion for ocean sciences, sustainable tech solutions, and creative marketing.
Experience in marketing and social media content creation.
Strong written communication skills.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work autonomously.
To apply, please submit you application on our Careers page HERE.
To learn more about our team and our work, check out our Twitter, LinkedIn, and website.
OnDeck is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, colour, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via info@ondeck-ai.com.