This is an unpaid volunteer position.
Love & Help Heal is a youth-led nonprofit empowering young people to lead meaningful change in their communities, with a focus on care and wellbeing. Our motto: "love" yourself so you can "help" the world "heal." Through creative initiatives, storytelling, and community programming, we create spaces where youth can connect, access resources, and grow as leaders.
Why Volunteer With Us?
- Grow Your Skills — hands-on experience in communications, research, leadership, program development, and social impact
- Access Global Networks — connect with our extended community, including opportunities from partners like the United Nations, UNESCO, and other global platforms
- Build Your Future — free access to our internal training system (courses on budgeting, management, strategy, and more), completion certificates, professional reference letters, and verified volunteer hours
- Priority Opportunities — first in line for speaking engagements, creative projects, leadership roles, and events
- Tools That Empower You — your own LHH workspace account with an official email and productivity tools
- Retreats & Learning — access to fully-funded retreats, summits, and learning experiences (location-dependent)
We're looking to fill the following volunteer roles:
- Coordinator, Social Media
- Coordinator, Graphic Design
The Coordinator, Social Media supports the growth and storytelling of Love & Help Heal’s digital presence across platforms, with a primary focus on Instagram and LinkedIn. This role focuses on creating engaging visual and written content that highlights youth initiatives, community events, and the impact of our work. Our communications and media team helps amplify the work led by our programs team, sharing stories from youth initiatives, community gatherings, retreats, and creative projects. The Coordinator, Social Media plays an important role in translating this work into compelling content that helps grow our online community and reach new audiences.
This role offers hands-on experience in nonprofit communications, digital storytelling, and social media strategy while contributing to youth-led initiatives and social impact campaigns.
Focus: Social media content creation, storytelling, audience growth, and digital marketing.
Responsibilities:
- Create engaging social media content for Instagram and LinkedIn, including posts, captions, stories, and reels
- Support the development and scheduling of social media content aligned with organizational priorities and campaigns
- Assist with highlighting youth initiatives, programs, and community events through digital storytelling
- Connect with external organizations (including youth-led) to facilitate collaborations
- Manage and execute the weekly Youth Opportunities posts for the community
- Collaborate with team members to gather content, updates, and stories from programs and initiatives
- Work closely with Director, Marketing to review and plan content for the coming month
- Support audience engagement by responding to comments, messages, and community interactions when needed
- Monitor content performance and provide insights to help improve reach and engagement
- Maintain brand consistency in tone, messaging, and visuals across social platforms
Requirements:
- Experience creating content for social media platforms, particularly Instagram and LinkedIn
- Strong storytelling and writing skills for captions and short-form digital content
- Basic knowledge of social media growth strategies and engagement practices
- Familiarity with design or editing tools, video editing, or similar platforms
- Ability to work collaboratively with volunteers and team members
- Interest in youth leadership, community initiatives, and social impact storytelling
- Organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced volunteer environment
- Experience with or willingness to learn DaVinci Resolve is a strong asset
The Coordinator, Graphic Design will spearhead the creation of infographics and image-based marketing materials for Love & Help Heal, with a primary focus on Instagram and LinkedIn. This role focuses on utilizing Canva to design graphics that highlight Love & Help Heal’s programming, youth initiatives, and community events. Brand kits and logos will be used to establish continuity amongst all graphics that are produced on behalf of the organization. Our communications and media team helps amplify the work led by our programs team, sharing stories from youth initiatives, community gatherings, retreats, and creative projects. The Coordinator, Graphic Design plays an important role in translating this work into compelling content that helps grow our online community and reach new audiences.
This role offers hands-on experience in nonprofit communications, digital storytelling, and social media strategy while contributing to youth-led initiatives and social impact campaigns.
Focus: Graphic design, social media content creation, visual communication, digital marketing
Responsibilities:
- Design Canva graphics for Instagram and LinkedIn, including posts, captions, stories, and reels
- Translate information from the programs and research teams into sharable graphics based on the organization’s brand kit
- Maintain a consistent brand identity that aligns with the organization’s values
- Organize and manage design files, assets, templates, and brand resources
- Stay updated on current design trends, platform formats, and visual communication strategies
Requirements:
- Experience creating graphics for social media, events, campaigns, or promotional materials
- Strong understanding of visual design principles, including layout, typography, colour, spacing, and branding
- Ability to work collaboratively with volunteers and team members
- Interest in youth leadership, community initiatives, and social impact storytelling
- Organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced volunteer environment
- Stay updated on current social media trends across Instagram and LinkedIn
- Proficiency in Canva is mandatory
Please note this is a voluntary position only.
Application question(s):
- Which volunteer role are you applying for? Social Media or Graphic Design?
Work Location: Remote
