Communications Manager, Canada - Toronto, Canada - Change

Description

is searching for a fixed-term
Communications Manager to
be responsible for leading and managing Team Canada.

Embark on an exciting journey leading 's Communications team in Canada, where you'll amplify the powerful narratives of petition starters across diverse media and digital landscapes.

Help envision and execute a visionary media and marketing strategy for the Canadian brand, steering a passionate team. Your leadership will be the catalyst for impactful stories that resonate, motivate, and shape a brighter future.

A bit about we're a social impact business (a public benefit company), and the world's largest social change platform, with 100 million monthly users, 50,000+ campaigns launched on the site every month, and a 100% user-generated revenue model.

Our users win campaigns for change once every hour.

Local, national and international victories are happening every day thanks to the power of our users who are changing our world.

From mobilizing over 5 million people to investigate the fires in the Amazon, to mobilizing nearly 3 million against war and famine in Yemen, to large-scale mobilizations for the people of Iran and against the war in Ukraine, and calling for Racial Justice in the US, many movements were born on Dozens of local, national, and international victories are happening every day thanks to the strength of our members who are changing the lives of people around the world.

We want to help them go even further and we need your help

You will report to our Marketing and Communications Director as a key member of our Marketing and Communications team.

In this role, you will be balancing your time between hands-on tactical communications work (80% of your time) and people management responsibilities (20%).

Key Outcomes:

• Consistently gain strong, onbrand media coverage for petitions in Canada, pitching to targeted media outlets on a daily basis
• Lead and manage a small team of two in Canada, ensuring that the team is working effectively, experimenting, learning constantly and hitting all of our goals
• Share media and public relations expertise, including news room insights and demographic information about audiences across Canada
• Collaborate with global leads to share learnings and stay up to date about what is working effectively in other country markets
• Find and explore opportunities to grow and develop our brand in Canada, building and maintaining key relationships with media, influencers, organizations, activists, decision makers and community leaders

The most important skills and capabilities for the role are:


Communications:

• You are
  advanced in comms outreach skills. You have a flair for creative media relations or engaging multimedia strategies and you're an expert in some specific outreach skills. You know how to make a highly effective pitch and to develop a media strategy that would gain attention of decision makers and the public.
• You have an
  extensive network in Canada which is a testament to your ongoing, impactful relationships with journalists and influencers across various sectors like entertainment or politics.
• You have
  an advanced understanding of the PR and social landscape in Canada, with a knack for predicting exciting editorial calendars and pinpointing key figures for content distribution.
• You have
  exceptional communication skills that make complex topics a breeze for any audience or stakeholder.
• You have
  expertise in strategy and datadriven decisionmaking.

Management:

• You can
  autonomously manage a team, you know how to allocate resources effectively to achieve the goals, you provide regular timely guidance to your direct reports and deliver constructive feedback on daily operations, you're flexible and adapt well in multifaceted roles.
• Your
  dedication to investing in, nurturing, and fostering the growth of others is an essential aspect of your approach.
• Your
  commitment to coaching others reflects your dedication to elevating the entire team, leveraging your tactical expertise to set new standards.

Culture alignment:

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Deliver results:You have a can-do, positive attitude, are self-motivated and keen to learn. You thrive working in a fast paced and data-informed news or tech environment, and are willing to take risks, fail, learn and adapt.
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Championship teams:You are low-ego and have a strong sense of fun and give-and-take - our small team is constantly pushing each other to challenge assumptions, go all-in, and imagine the impossible.
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Open & inclusive:You support the values of an open platform and are willing to help amplify a wide variety of campaigns that are policy-compliant and started by individuals across Canada.


Target experience:

• 58 years of experience across one or more of the following: media, comms, brand, public relations
• 12 years of management experience leading a team

**Interested