Hiring the ideal, highly experienced full-time web editing candidate can be challenging (or even unrealistic), so聽we offer this step-by-step聽guide with advice and options to suit different needs and budgets. This document is not exhaustive: in addition to the recommendations here, you must聽still聽follow all applicable personnel policies, procedures, and/or collective agreements.

This toolkit is designed to help communications officers, advisers, or teams improve their capacity for planning, building, and maintaining high-quality websites and applications.

1. Step 1: Evaluate your needs

2. Step 2: Evaluate your resources

   • A. Training an existing employee
   • B. Hiring a part-time employee or Work Study student
   • C. Adding web editing in the mandate of a future full-time employee
   • D. Hiring an agency

3. Step 3: Moving forward with the option that works for you

   • A. Training an existing employee
   • B. Hiring a part-time employee or Work Study student
   • C. Adding web editing to the mandate of a future full-time employee
   • D. Hiring a freelancer
   • E. Hiring an agency

4. Appendix

   • Relevant qualifications for web editing
   • Sample Work Study posting