Digital Ads & Social Media Intern Canada Summer Jobs 2026

Digital Ads & Social Media Intern - Canada Summer Jobs

Location: IslamicFamily Hub (Street)

Report to: Community Relations Manager

Salary: $17 ( 16 weeks)

Position Start Date: May 18 2026

Position End Date: Aug 30 2026

About the Role

IslamicFamily is seeking a creative and community-minded Digital Ads & Social Media Intern to support our outreach and digital storytelling efforts. This role involves creating engaging content for distribution across platforms like Instagram and TikTok promoting events and programs and attending select events to capture moments that highlight our impact. Help design develop and create content that can be used throughout the year.

This position is ideal for someone who is passionate about using social media to inform engage and inspire diverse audiences. Strong visual storytelling skills attention to detail and a commitment to community-building are essential.

This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Tell Our Story:
   Help share IslamicFamilys mission by creating engaging posts that highlight our programs events and community.
2. Plan and Post Content:
   Schedule and post content on Instagram TikTok and more to keep our followers informed and inspired.
3. Create Visuals and Videos:
   Design graphics take photos and make reels or short videosusing tools like Canva or your phone.
4. Capture Event Moments:
   Attend events to snap photos film clips and showcase what makes our gatherings special.
5. Track Engagement:
   Monitor likes shares and comments and suggest ways to improve our reach and impact.
6. Stay Organized:
   Help manage a content calendar to align posts with events and campaigns.
7. Contribute Ideas:
   Share creative input to strengthen our online presence and connect with more members of our community.
8. Support the Team:
   Jump in wherever neededfrom brainstorming to helping at events.
9. Be Present:
   Attend events and meetings in person including some evenings and weekends.

Required Qualifications

1. Social Media Comfort:
   Youve created or supported content on platforms like Instagram or TikTokwhether for yourself a club or a causeand youre excited to use social media creatively and responsibly.
2. Strong Storytelling Skills:
   You can communicate clearly through words and visualswriting captions making simple graphics or editing short videos. Bonus if you enjoy design photography or video but no pro skills required.
3. Independent and Collaborative:
   Youre reliable manage your time well and work well both solo and with a team. You welcome feedback and enjoy creative collaboration.
4. Passion for Youth and Community:
   You care about building spaces where people feel seen and connected. You want to help others engage with what IslamicFamily offers and be part of something meaningful.
5. Culturally Aware and Team-Oriented:
   You bring cultural sensitivity interpersonal skills and a collaborative spirit to a diverse community-focused team.
6. Those hired under CSJ must be between 15-30 years of age and either a Canadian citizen permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred (foreign students are ineligible) and be legally entitled to work in Canada.

16 Week Overview

Weeks 12: Learn & Plan

• Meet the team and get oriented
• Review past content and digital tools
• Attend events and capture content

Weeks 313: Explore & Create

• Attend events and capture content
• Become familiar with the variety of IslamicFamilys programs and services
• Engage with different departments and learn about who we serve and support
• Propose content & campaign themes
• Draft digital engagement plan
• Draft content for future campaigns and special events

Weeks 1416: Reflect & Wrap Up

• Revise and bank digital content for future distribution
• Finalize a distribution plan with specific dates for posting
• Submit all content reflect and celebrate the work

About Islamic Family
IslamicFamily supports the mother fleeing abuse without asking her to compromise her identity or safety. We support the man seeking counselling that honours his values. We support youth in search of creative platforms that amplify their voice. We support families starting over amidst hardship. We are IslamicFamily created to serve. For over 30 years we have been driven to disrupt systemic inequity reflect a rich tradition with beauty innovate and serve with excellence.

Rooted on Treaty 6 IslamicFamily serves people from all walks of life. We run one of Edmontons Food Banks largest depots provide urgent financial relief support survivors of gender-based violence empower refugees and offer youth programming.

IslamicFamily is an Imagine Canada & Great Places to Work accredited charity and a proud recipient of the Government of Albertas Inspiration Award for its work combatting domestic violence (2020) the Canadian Mental Health Associations Professional Service Award (2020) the Justice Innovation Award (2022) and the YEG Startup Community Award (2022).

About The Green Room

The Green Room is an IslamicFamily initiative that provides support for Muslim youth and young adults through peer connection engaging events programs and collaborative partnerships. We offer a range of activities and services designed to promote well-being learning and community involvement. Whether at our Community Hüb exploring Edmonton or connecting on high school and university campuses The Green Room provides safe and welcoming spaces for open dialogue personal growth and mutual support. Our hope is to nurture a vibrant community where young peoples spiritual educational and emotional needs are honouredhelping them become grounded confident individuals who contribute positively to society.

How to apply

Confidence (or the lack thereof) can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. Well let you in on a secret there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. This role is about growth creativity and making a difference in newcomer communities. If youre passionate about community programming and eager to learn we encourage you to apply even if you dont check every single box. Curiosity and initiative matter just as much as experience.

Submit the below through our Collage job postings portal!

To be considered for this role please submit:

1. Your resume
2. A cover letter or a 5m video discussing
3. • What type of digital content do you think contributes to community building
   • Tell us about a time when you created digital content and its impact or about a digital campaign that influenced you in a positive .