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Coordinator, Communications & Marketing, Easter Seals Canada
Employment Type: Full time, permanent
Office Location: Toronto, ON (Yonge and Eglinton). Working remotely from home during pandemic.
Website: www.easterseals.ca
Start Date: March 1st, 2021
Level: Intermediate
Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 19, 2021
We are looking for an ambitious, creative, dynamic, and experienced Communications & Marketing Coordinator to join our team. The incumbent will play an important role in the development and implementation of day-to-day communication activities and content, as well as broader strategic, internal and external-facing, marketing and branding initiatives, events and campaigns.
About the Organization:
Easter Seals is a national charitable organization with close to 100 years of community service in Canada.
We are a trusted industry leader and Canada’s largest local provider of programs, services, issues leadership and development for the disability community. We strive to enhance the quality of life, wellbeing and independence of Canadians living with disabilities. Easter Seals helps to ensure that all children, youth and adults who are living with disabilities have access to the equipment, technology, programs, services and support they need to make the most of their abilities and participate fully in society.
About the Position:
Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, National Corporate Partnership, the Communications & Marketing Coordinator will help build on and enhance the Easter Seals brand in Canada by writing and creating compelling, attractive and persuasive content, print and digital communication and marketing materials for internal and external audiences, to build awareness of Easter Seals activities and impacts, elevate our public brand recognition and support our various initiatives at the national and provincial levels. This position will also be responsible for managing and maintaining a variety of the organization’s digital platforms including social media, organizational website, as well as associated fundraising and promotional campaigns and event websites.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement strategies and materials to fulfill communications, marketing and fundraising objectives/campaigns across website, emailers, social media, etc.
• Manage website content and updates.
• Develop materials including videos, digital collaterals and print materials.
• Plan and execute e-newsletters and e-blasts.
• Execute and monitor online paid and unpaid advertising initiatives (across Google AdWords,
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube).Execute and monitor efficacy of all social media activities, expanding brand reach and engagement.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual social media and Google Analytics reports.
• Support stewardship and reporting activities to funders, partners and the broader community.
• Champion the brand both internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.
Skills and Characteristics:
The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in the charity sector, and an interest in supporting those persons living with a disability.
Essential Skills include:
• Outstanding writing and other communication skills, with demonstrated experience writing a broad range of content for various audiences and objectives, including but not limited to website and social media content, SEO, annual reports, newsletters, press releases, print and digital advertising.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills, and a demonstrated ability to create compelling storytelling concepts/strategies, in addition to writing and producing written and video-based stories/content.
• Excellent organizational, project management and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Being proactive, creative, artistic, technically savvy.
• Being collaborative, flexible, adaptable, tenacious, diplomatic, and open to feedback.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Excelling under pressure and can work with limited supervision to achieve results and meet deadlines in fast-paced environment.
• Written and oral French language skills, an asset.
Education and Other Training and Experiences:
• Diploma/Degree in related field.
• 3+ years of marketing and communications experience.
• Demonstrated, advanced skills in effectively employing various digital tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop and Premiere), WordPress, Google AdWords, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, Windows Movie Maker/iMovie, Campaign Monitor (or similar) is required.
• Skills in HTML, CSS, and/or Javascript preferred.
• Graphic design, video production and web development experience, an asset.
• Experience supporting comprehensive multi-channel corporate marketing and communications, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok.
Application Requirements:
Qualified and interested applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (PDF format) addressed to Easter Seals Canada to partnerships@easterseals.ca no later than Friday, February 19, 2021.
We thank all applicants for their interest and will only contact those selected for interviews. Candidates from diverse groups are encouraged to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. If you have been contacted for an interview and require an accommodation due to a disability to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise and we will work with you to meet your needs.
For more information on current job opportunities available with Easter Seals provincial organizations, please visit the websites for Easter Seals in your province.
