Job Description: Ampersand Fellowship
Duration: Fixed Term/Temporary (10 weeks)
Contract Type: Full-Time
Location: Toronto office / Vancouver office
Deadline: April 12, 2024
Start date: May 6, 2024
Please email cover letter and resume with references to Pavan Ranu at hello@ampersandinc.ca
Ampersand Inc. is currently seeking a fellowship candidate from an underrepresented community to join our team, based out of either our Toronto head office or our Vancouver office, for a paid 10-week contract position.
Does the idea of working in a showroom surrounded by books, stationery, and puzzles sound like a dream? Want to work with an amazing and diverse group of publishers? Are you the type who loves interacting on #bookstagram using social media? If this sounds like you, and you are part of the BIPOC and/or an underrepresented community, we would love to hear from you!
Ampersand Inc. is an award-winning Canadian sales agency, repping the coolest books, stationery, puzzles, gifts & games coast-to-coast across a number of different publishers & lines. We work with some of the best Canadian indie publishers, as well as a wide array of US & UK publishers.
The Fellow will complete a variety of activities and projects that will support our Ampersand staff. The Fellow will also be given the opportunity to connect with industry professionals, grow their network, and build their professional portfolio. The Fellow will work with a variety of software, including Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Microsoft Teams), and social media apps such as Instagram and Canva.
The successful candidate must be a strong communicator, dedicated, reliable, and have a desire to work in the publishing industry. This role requires a patient, motivated, organized, and detail-oriented person who can commit to 40 hours a week (for 10 weeks), Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. The role will be hybrid and in-office time will be spent in either the Toronto or Vancouver office.
Ampersand Inc is an equal opportunity employer, which means we will not discriminate against any individual based on race, religion, ethnicity, indigeneity, colour, national origin, gender identity/expression, mental or physical ability, age, economic background, or family status. We encourage members of any marginalized group to selfâidentify if they are comfortable doing so. This policy applies to all aspects of employment at Ampersand, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and separation.
Our Toronto office has an elevator on the ground floor and accessible bathrooms across the hall from our office. Our Vancouver office is located on the ground floor with accessible bathrooms adjacent to the office. We are committed to accommodating disabilities of any kind and are happy to discuss tools and options for applicants who have a disability to make the process of applying at and working with Ampersand as comfortable as possible.
We believe that the best teams reflect diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring. The Ampersand Fellowship will be offering compensation of $25.68/hr. Please email cover letter and resume with references to Pavan Ranu at hello@ampersandinc.ca
Including references with your application is encouraged (from employers, teachers, counsellors, etc.)
We thank all interested candidates, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates selected for an interview will be compensated $50 for their time.
Deadline for application is April 12, 2024.
www.ampersandinc.ca
Duration: Fixed Term/Temporary (10 weeks)
Contract Type: Full-Time
Employment at the Toronto office would be based at 321 Carlaw Ave, Suite 213 Toronto, ON.
Employment at the Vancouver office would be based at 2440 Viking Way Richmond, BC.
