Director, Communications - Vancouver, Canada - Flair Airlines Ltd.

Flair Airlines Ltd.

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Title:
Director, Communications

Department:
Marketing

Location:
Vancouver, BC

Work Arrangement:
The
Director, Communications is primarily based out of Vancouver, BC corporate office working a hybrid work arrangement. Occasional work-from-home flexibility and moderate travel will be required.

Position Overview:

The Director, Communications
will be responsible for building Flair's internal and external communications strategies, utilizing paid, earned, social, and owned channels.

The Director, Communications will be responsible for all communications activities as it relates to public relations, marketing, corporate communications, thought leadership, and media relations.

This role will act as an ambassador and work collaboratively with various stakeholders and team members to generate superior brand awareness and build trust and will be accountable for the following duties:

Responsible for strategizing and managing long and short-term communications strategies including evaluating existing practices, identifying new opportunities, executing, and measuring impact, with a specific tactical plan.
Develop narrative guides and key messages that can be refined for specific campaigns/activations and to aid executive leaders within the organization
Develop and manage relationships with a wide range of external and internal stakeholders
Establish and build meaningful relationships with media, managing proactive and reactive media relations
Coach and media train Flair team members in preparation for media opportunities
Lead proactive public relations plans that promote brand awareness, drive engagement and consumer behavior, supporting marketing activations and brand partnerships
Lead corporate communications strategies to support thought leadership and corporate announcements, to build profile with key stakeholders.
Identify and address highly sensitive media and communications issues, with reputation protection top of mind
Manage external agency partners in support of long and shortterm communications strategies guiding alignment across partners
Build, expand and manage Flair's inhouse communications team to grow internal capabilities

Qualifications & Requirements:

- **Education**:

Degree in public relations, marketing or communications.

- **Experience**:

At least eight (8) years of experience in communications, with relevant experience in public and media relations, corporate communications, and/or internal communications
Experience managing and coaching a team to foster growth, with a preference for experience in a startup or rapidly growing environments
Strategist with an exceptional understanding of communications channels and tools to build dynamic campaigns
A demonstrated leader who can quickly build trust as an advisor to senior leaders
Experience managing agencies, with direct experience within an agency an additional benefit.

- **Skills and Abilities**:

Exceptional writer with expertise in creative storytelling. A passion for writing effective and inspiring communication and attention to detail
Perfect spoken and written English and demonstrated care for grammar, spelling, and writing mechanics. (French fluency is an asset, but not a requirement)
Ability to work collaboratively with a team as well as be selfsufficient
The ability to create and inspire a vision, and to lead a team toward it.

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Competencies**:

Flair team members exhibit common competencies which contribute to individual, team and company success

This includes:
- the ability to lead as a Flair teammate by being collaborative and modelling our values.
- the ability to maintain diverse relationships with peers and other stakeholders.
- the ability to deliver results with impact and striving to always improve.

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Requirements:

Clear criminal record check and satisfactory references
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without restriction

Why Join Flair Airlines:

At Flair Airlines, we value our employees and provide a supportive and collaborative work environment that offers opportunities for growth and professional achievement.

Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package,
effective on your first day of employment, which includes:

Competitive compensation package including medical and dental benefits, both short and longterm disability coverage, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and an employee & family assistance program.
Pension plan with matched contributions.
Individualized performance bonuses based on achievements.
Attractive referral incentive program.
Access to our staff travel program, allowing employees and their travel companions unlimited travel access across the Flair network.

How to Apply:

If you're ready to embark on this exciting journey with Flair Airlines, please submit your resume through the job posting and answe