Int. Communications Specialist

Duration: 1 year, possibility of extension

Work Location: hybrid, 4 days on-site, Toronto, ON

- Anchor Days (if applicable): Monday - Thursday

Team Size/Culture: 12 people + marketing teams, very collaborative and supportive work environment, relationship building is important.

How is performance measured? Hitting deadlines/timelines, quality of work/writing (typos, grammar etc.), ability to take on complex work

Preferred Candidate Background: Banking or financial institution - investments, asset management, mutual funds would be preferred

Selling Points of Position (CVP): Opportunity to work with a big bank, experience working multiple business lines within marketing and communications

Daily Responsibilities:

Supports the execution and delivery of strategic business communication and marketing programs. The successful candidate will leverage their experience and expertise to support a diverse portfolio of initiatives

•Develop and implement comprehensive communication plans and produce content for various business initiatives - e.g., sales campaigns, conferences, product launches

•Act as the communications lead with project teams, providing strategic counsel and sound communications advice and regularly advising partners of communication strategy status

•Work with colleagues to identify distribution efficiencies and build these into channel-specific content

•Draft and edit a variety of content including sales tools, brochures, product overviews, special reports, press releases, website copy, and other communications as required

•Oversight of BAU or regular communication vehicles, such as newsletters, where applicable.

•Contribute to the development of standards for content including look and feel, tone, focus, audience, relevance, etc.

•Maintain a working knowledge of and its products, including Mutual Funds and ETFs, and product trends within the investment industry, and conduct comparisons

•Build and foster strong working relationships with key stakeholders including sales teams, product, creative, legal and compliance

MUST-HAVE Hard Skills:

1.) Ability to produce professional messages that are tailored to audience needs and support the overall success of the business

2.) Exceptional writing, editing, proofing and presentation skills, with an ability to synthesize and summarize details quickly and leverage the power of words in a variety of media

3.) Solid knowledge of MS Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and with exposure to social media

4.) 2+ years of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or investment industry experience

NICE-TO-HAVE:

1.) Bilingualism (English/French)