About the role

  • Communications Strategist leading communications strategies for Ecojustice's advocacy campaigns. Developing messaging, managing stakeholder relations, and ensuring communication excellence in environmental protections efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Leads strategic communications plans and advocacy campaigns that will drive support for Ecojustice’s priorities, collaborating cross-functionally to do so
  • Writes concise and compelling copy for multiple assets and channels, including email, the Ecojustice website, media outreach efforts, political outreach efforts, etc
  • Analyzes and adapts to ongoing political developments and shifts in public sentiment, adjusting messaging, campaigns, and projected outcomes accordingly
  • Manages relationships with media outlets, and Ecojustice’s clients, partners, and allies, and represents Ecojustice’s perspective in strategy and campaign discussions
  • Ensures high standards for all Ecojustice communications by providing advice for peers, program staff, and external stakeholders; training spokespeople for media appearances, and performing quality checks

Requirements

  • 5+ years of journalism or professional marketing and communications experience, including experience working on political and advocacy campaigns, media training spokespeople, and coordinating partner relations
  • Experience within the Toronto media market is an asset
  • Demonstrated proficiency in communications and advocacy strategy and campaign planning
  • Experience with project management and strategy development
  • Strong storytelling, copywriting, and editing skills, and confidence working across multiple channels and speaking to multiple audiences
  • A track record of delivering high-quality work and developing high-trust relationships, particularly when working with multiple stakeholders
  • Ability to distil complex subject matter into accessible public messages and can present information in an accurate and compelling way
  • Bilingualism in French and English is an asset but not required
  • Experience in Ecojustice’s Healthy Communities program area is also an asset but not required

Benefits

  • 5% of your salary as a non-mandatory RRSP contribution
  • Parental leave top-up for birthing and non-birthing parents
  • Abundant paid time off options that recognize 14 public holidays (including National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & National Indigenous Peoples Day), starting with 4 weeks of vacation, 1 week of winter holidays, 2 float days, and more
  • Additional flexible leave policies that accommodate physical and mental health leave, caregiving responsibilities, volunteering, and other life events
  • A focus on supporting your health and well-being through an employer-paid extended health benefits package, employee and family assistance program, and a wellness spending of $500 per year
  • Learning opportunities to further our strategic commitment towards justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation

Job title

Communications Strategist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$82,758 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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