Communications & Campaign Lead
Part-time contract – Transition Salt Spring
Hours: 15-20 hours per week (flexible, with some evening/weekend availability around events)
Location: Salt Spring Island, BC or hybrid. Most work can be done remotely, but regular on-island presence is required.
Compensation: $32/hour
Application deadline: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
About Transition Salt Spring
Transition Salt Spring (TSS) is a volunteer-led community organization working on local climate action, ecosystem protection, affordable housing, food security, and local governance. We work closely with community partners, local government, and Island residents to advance practical, place-based solutions.
2026 is a pivotal year. A local government election in October coincides with a once-in-a-generation review of the Islands Trust Official Community Plan (OCP) – the document that shapes land use, housing, and environmental protection on Salt Spring for years to come.
The Role
We’re looking for a capable, creative, self-directed communications and campaigns professional to help us execute our campaign strategy before, through, and into the months that follow the October election.
This is a hands-on role spanning four main areas: campaign communications, community engagement, post-election OCP advocacy, and the launch of a public Climate Action Report Card. You’ll work closely with our Advocacy Circle – an experienced group of community volunteers – and help coordinate activities. We have the strategy and tools in place; we need someone to drive execution.
What You’ll Be Doing
Campaign communications: producing and editing content across digital, social, print, and earned media channels, and keeping our messaging consistent and on schedule
Community engagement: coordinating and staffing public events, surveys, and outreach, and supporting our volunteer network
OCP advocacy: carrying our communications efforts into the post-election phase, translating policy positions into accessible public-facing materials
Report Card launch: writing and coordinating communications around the public release of our Climate Action Report Card
What We’re Looking For
Essential
Demonstrated experience writing, editing, and managing communications across channels for a community-facing organization
Strong, adaptable writing – able to move between long-form persuasive pieces, plain-language public content, and platform-appropriate formats (social, newsletter, web)
Project coordination skills and the self-direction to manage multiple workstreams with light supervision
Comfort with digital tools: social media platforms, email/newsletter tools, WordPress or similar CMS, shared documents and other digital tools
Sound judgement and discretion, especially around politically sensitive and election-period work
Strong assets
Familiarity with Salt Spring Island, the Islands Trust, the CRD, the OCP process, and local government
Experience with community organizing, public engagement, or campaign communications
Comfort working with data and complex issues and communicating clearly with a variety of audiences
Media relations experience
Graphic design skills (an asset – design support is available)
You’ll thrive here if you are practical and execution-focused, have strong digital and people skills, work well within lean resources and a distributed team, care about climate and community resilience, and are comfortable wearing several hats in a small, collaborative, volunteer-driven organization.
Working Arrangements
15 - 20 hours per week, averaged over the term, with flexibility around busy periods
Part-time position, with possibility of moving into permanent employment after contract completion
You provide your own computer and workspace, but will also work in the office at times
Term runs July 15 to Dec 31, 2026, with possibility of extension
How to Apply
Please send a short cover note, your resume, and one or two relevant writing or communications samples to chris@transitionsaltspring.com by Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Ensure these are delivered in one combined PDF document.
Transition Salt Spring welcomes applicants of all backgrounds. We are committed to reconciliation and to building an inclusive community.