Digital Marketing Intern: Full Time, Remote—Canada

by Sean Hougan
Digital Marketing Intern: Full Time, Remote—Canada

Are you passionate about sustainability, reconciliation, and natural products that reduce waste? Are you a strong collaborator and creative thinker? Are you eager to develop a diverse set of digital marketing skills while working in an inclusive, flexible, and development-focused environment? If you’ve answered “YES!” to these questions, then we want to hear from you! We’re seeking a driven Digital Marketing Intern to add to our business growth team.

About Aurora Heat, Inc.

Aurora Heat’s vision is to strengthen the widespread use of wild fur rooted in Indigenous tradition. Our mission is to welcome all peoples to thrive in harmony with Nature via natural fur for warmth and health products. Regarded as Canada’s Most Loved Hand Warmers, we sell handmade warmers that are long-lasting, reusable, and made from sustainable, ultra-soft beaver fur. Our eco-friendly products help preserve the cultural heritage of Indigenous Trappers while offering traditional and well-paid work for Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ people in Northern Canada.

Valuing the seven sacred teachings of Truth, Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom and Humility, we strive to meet our relations in these ways.

Key Responsibilities

The role of Aurora Heat’s Digital Marketing Intern is diverse and challenging, leveraging your many budding talents! In addition to coordinating and supporting the execution of marketing initiatives on a tactical level, you will be mentored by an experienced marketing strategist to drive our social and sustainability goals forward.

SEO Content Writing

  • Write, edit and publish SEO content articles at auroraheat.ca that drive relevant traffic and convert new customers

  • Monitor, evaluate and report on article traffic, keyword ranking improvement and referral sales

Social Media Marketing

  • Support in the creation of new content (including original text, images and video) that builds meaningful customer connections, increases brand awareness and encourages community members to engage with the brand

  • Support in the execution of targeted marketing campaigns, such as customer testimonial videos and community engagement strategies

Affiliate Marketing

  • Support in the planning, launch and maintenance of Aurora Heat’s Affiliate Marketing Program

  • Liaise with new and existing Affiliate Marketers to support their content and branding needs in alignment with Aurora Heat’s brand standards

  • Coordinate shipping of product samples to prospective and signed affiliate marketers

  • Monitor and report on affiliate marketing sales

Email Marketing/Marketing Automation

  • Support in the creation of email nurture campaigns using email marketing automation in Klaviyo

  • Support writing and editing email nurture campaigns in Klaviyo

  • Cleaning and maintaining customer/prospect lists in Klayvio

  • Report on email marketing campaign performance and activities

Qualifications & Experience

  • Passion for sustainability, the environment and reconciliation

  • A degree or diploma from an accredited institution in marketing, business administration or communications is desired

  • Minimum of 1 year of marketing-related co-op or volunteer experience

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

  • Strong organization skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

  • Excellent writing skills are a must

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and the Google for Business (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)

  • Experience or understanding of content management systems, marketing automation systems and email marketing systems is a plus

  • SEO/SEM experience or understanding

  • Experience or understanding of eCommerce platforms like Shopify

  • Experience or understanding of tactics to drive website traffic with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and social media scheduling tools

  • If lacking experience, a strong desire to learn and a track record of learning new technologies will be considered!

Internship Details

  • Flexible 30-35 hours per week

  • Pay: $25 - 28/hour dependent on experience 

  • 6-month internship from June - December, with the opportunity to extend

  • Vacation and statutory holidays as per governing province

Eagar (beaver)? Please email your resume and cover letter to our Head of Marketing & Operations: sean@auroraheat.ca. We’re excited to learn more about you and your aspirations!

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