Community Management Intern

Summary

Join Wealthsimple's dynamic team as a Community Management Intern and contribute to impactful youth engagement initiatives. This 12-16 week, full-time internship (35 hours/week) focuses on supporting social media strategy, ambassador programs, and financial education workshops. You will plan and execute digital and in-person activations, create engaging content, and coordinate event logistics. The ideal candidate is passionate about community building, youth empowerment, and possesses strong storytelling and social media skills. Wealthsimple offers a supportive team environment, mentorship opportunities, and hands-on experience in community management and event coordination.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a student at a Canadian post-secondary institution or technical bootcamp
• New graduates - Within 6 months of your graduation date
• Available to work full-time hours
• Residing in Canada
• Has a strong passion for community building and youth engagement
• You care about empowering youth and creating inclusive spaces for conversations about money
• Loves all things social media and has a proven ability to create content!
• A growth-minded self-starter who loves to turn ideas into action. Productive, proactive, and ready to learn
• You can take what’s complicated and make it easy
• You want to learn to repurpose complex topics into simple, engaging and relevant content to break down barriers to access and knowledge

Responsibilities

• Help plan and execute digital and in-person activations, financial education workshops, and networking events (like campus tours and Foundations Day)!
• Assist in planning, creating, scheduling and community management for social media content for TikTok and Instagram
• Coordinate logistics for in person events including pre-event marketing, liaising with partners, set up, and feedback collection post-event

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in student leadership, volunteer work, or online community management is a plus
• Strong storytelling skills with an ability to make financial and early-career topics fun and relatable
• Experience in event planning and coordination is a plus
• Operational knowledge of video editing, graphic design, or content creation tools
• Love spending time on TikTok and Instagram – you know the trends, what your peers are talking about and how to connect with them
• You can take direction and start acting with minimal need for oversight
• You feel ownership and responsibility for your work, and thrive balancing multiple projects simultaneously
• You know the importance of executing and can be relied on by the team to meet deadlines

Benefits

• Hands-on experience in community management, event coordination, and digital engagement
• Opportunity to make a real impact in financial literacy for youth across Canada
• Mentorship & career development within a mission-driven organization
• A fun, collaborative, and supportive team environment
• Competitive salary with retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• Generous vacation days and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Intern programming including educational workshops, hackathons, and mentorship
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year