Communications Specialist - Toronto, Canada - Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

5 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Communications Specialist - Bilingual (French & English)

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.

Toronto, ON or Montreal, QC
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group is looking for a new Communications Specialist. Are you someone who has a "can-do" attitude, enjoys new projects, and is up to date with communication trends and technologies? If yes, this may be the right fit for you

Who You Are
As the ideal team player, you have a knack for building relationships and helping people communicate more effectively. You are a strategic and forward thinker but also understand the importance of making incremental changes. You are passionate about your work and maintaining strong relationships among colleagues, managers, and stakeholders.

This is a new position for our company designed for someone who is goal-oriented and ready for any challenge that comes their way.

You are flexible and adapt easily to the evolving needs of the business.

Your openness to continuous learning is unparalleled and will be the key to your success and ours in standing out among the competition.

What You Will Do

Collaborate on communications planning and execution for both internal and external audiences
Manage multiple projects from briefing to launch project scoping, preplanning and proactive support of our leaders and stakeholders
Writing and editing of various communications materials for CCLFG and affiliates such as:
Press releases / announcements
Sell sheets/brochures
Social media posts
Employee biographies
Internal Communications
Select affiliate publications / letters
Knowledge management, including maintaining documentation and information on project progress
Build out virtual and inperson events from concept through execution
Work with the marketing and communications team to brainstorm new and innovative strategies
Work with key stakeholders to update and improve their communication strategy
Identify latest trends and technologies within communications relevant to the asset management industry

What You Bring
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Experience: You have a minimum of 2 years of communications experience
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Knowledge: You have completed an Undergraduate Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations or similar; asset management knowledge. Proficiency in verbal and written French is an asset
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Tech Savvy: Understand the fundamentals of marketing automation tools, CRM platforms, CMS (is an asset)
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Social Media:Experience in utilizing social platforms and optimizing paid and organic media initiatives for clients or at an enterprise level
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Communications: You have effective written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to improvise. You can run with a project independently but create consensus throughout the process
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Creativity: You have a creative mind with an eye for detail, ideas come naturally and you have proven it through your successful track record

About Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. ("CC&LFG") provides a broad range of traditional and alternative investment products and services to individuals, advisors and institutional investors.

Our business comprises of eleven institutional investment affiliates that are responsible for investment decision making and client service, as well as distribution affiliates including Connor Clark & Lunn Private Capital, which provides multi-asset class investment solutions and Connor, Clark & Lunn Funds which distributes single-strategy investments to individual investors.

CC&LFG partners with each of its affiliates by contributing world class operations, product development expertise, broad distribution, and business management.

We have grown from $29 billion in assets and 200 people in 2008 to approximately $96 billion in assets and almost 800 people today.

This has been accompanied by a high level of change in technology, types of assets managed, trading activity and geographic growth.

As we look forward, we can see both opportunities and challenges for further growth that only reinforce our commitment to attracting, retaining and motivating the most talented people.

This is best achieved by:
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A High-Quality Environment: To work with people who we hold in high regard; to enjoy the time that we spend at work; to focus on productive activities without the distraction of politics and bureaucracy; to treat each other with respect.
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An Opportunity to Succeed: To do work that has value and which presents the opportunity for professional growth and development.
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Recognition and Reward: To recognize each person's contribution and to align compensation with contribution.

CC&L is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or ex