Careers
About Us
We are a thriving women owned and operated small business with two locations, our HQ in Toronto's buzzy west end & our downtown outpost in the gorgeous Waterworks Food Hall. Our mission is to make great wine accessible and fun. It’s our goal to create a safe, welcoming work environment for all. We bring an equitable and inclusive lens to our take on hospitality and teamwork. We strive to be Toronto’s premiere bottle shop and natural wine hub & have fun while doing it.
Social Media Creator & Strategist
Role: Social Media Creator & Strategist
Reports: Creative Director
Employment Type: Part Time, approximately 16-20 hours a week, on site & from home, with at least one weekday, daytime Wednesday-Friday available for batching content
Wage: $25-30+/ hour, based on experience
Position Summary: Join our (tiny!) social media team, as our resident content WHIZZ, taking our static & video content to the next level, as a proud, public cheerleader of all we do at GW! In this fast-paced role, you’ll have two objectives. ONE dynamically communicate our recurring content from weekly menu features, to staff picks, new-in-shop bottles, thrilling arrivals & reminders of our ever-changing events on offer. TWO use your big, creative brain to help us thoughtfully EXPAND, by developing and launching our TikTok strategy, & tracking, pitching & executing reel and static ideas & trends across platforms. You'll be confident pitching multi-channel campaigns, coordinating shoots, editing content and reels, and working closely with our small creative team to execute entertaining & well-researching original content that speaks to our brand & grows our audience. While time spent is flexible, this role allocates one day a week on-site coordinating & filming content, & a second day researching, editing & scheduling content.
If you’re interested, please send a resume, a bit about yourself, your social media handle, examples of your static & video content & why you're interested in working with us to jobs@grapewitches.com.
MUST HAVES —
A deep love & understanding of the digital landscape, with a comfort in the nuances of each social media platform.
Creative & visual skills to create compelling instagram & TikTok (& beyond!) static & video content, with successful experience bringing brand stories to life.
Experience with content strategy and comfort developing and exectuing short & long term campaigns aligned with company goals & values.
Detail-oriented & consistent: ability to organize props & people, follow systems & hit weekly deliverables, along with larger scale seasonal and annual goals.
Strong communicator with a sense of pride and responsibility in your work and our space. We’re a small team and you’ll be a big part of it translating all that we do to the outside world!
Love of audience engagement & trend monitoring. Create joyful content we love to see, that shares who we are & what we're up to. Keep track of how it's landing, and how we can take that data to better inform our strategy.
Upbeat, warm and enthusiastic.
WHAT WE OFFER —
A positive, supportive, and inclusive work environment.
Three paid sick days annually.
Learning opportunities through frequent tastings, winemaker events and collaborations.
Juicy staff discount on delicious wines!
NITTY GRITTY —
We are looking for a part time Social Media Content Creator & Strategist (~16-20 hours/ week) to capture campaigns and activations at our Dundas and Waterworks locations. Hours are flexible, but will include some nights & weekends for special events.
Accommodations Statement:
While we are big natural wine people, it’s not a requirement for you to be as deeply into it as we are! We're looking for someone who loves what we do, & is curious & interested to help us share our mission to provide great wine & the tools to find it with the world.
We are passionately committed to equal opportunity for all employees, increasing diversity at our workplace, and providing team members with a work environment free from discrimination and harassment.
Applications are open now & close on Sunday, September 21st. Successful candidates will be contacted by Friday, September 26th. While we do our best to contact all candidates, sometimes due to the volume of emails we receive that is not possible.