Communications Officer

4 weeks ago


Toronto ON, Canada CD Howe Institute Full time

The Institute is seeking a Communications Officer to support its communications efforts. Reporting to the Director of Communications and the Senior Communications Officer, the Communications Officer will provide internal and external communications support with a primary focus on writing, editing, social media, media relations and project management.

The Role

We offer

  • Competitive compensation package,
  • Opportunities to do challenging and meaningful work,
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan with employer match,
  • Annual wellness account,
  • Learning and Development account,
  • Group benefit plan including health and dental benefits, as well as life insurance,
  • Hybrid work environment with prime downtown Toronto location close to transit

You will

  • Create social media content and manage social media channels (LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Instagram).
  • Create graphics, infographics, visual content as well as engaging and creative communications strategies to disseminate and promote Institute research.
  • Develop and write content and other information for communications materials targeted at various audiences including Institute members, policy stakeholders, media, and the informed public.
  • Assist with development of quarterly reports, annual reports, newsletters, or other communications materials.
  • Maintain currency of the Institute’s digital properties and online content as required.
  • Write and pitch editorial content to external sources to promote the Institute and our key messages.
  • Edit Institute blog posts and prepare them for posting to our website.
  • Analyze and provide actionable insights from social media channel metrics.
  • Write news releases, backgrounders and other materials for major announcements.

The Candidate

Must-haves

  • Active interest in Canadian policy issues, with a high level of understanding of Canadian economics, history, politics, and governance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in public policy, communications, journalism or related fields or recognized equivalent required.
  • At least 3+ years of experience in public relations, communications, marketing, or journalism.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a strong commitment to accuracy and strong attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate advanced academic material to a number of different audiences, including researchers and the public.
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines with accuracy.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite of applications and Adobe Photoshop.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with website administration, content management, web analytics and social media analytics. Strong working ability with WordPress, Drupal, Salesforce, Pardot, Google Analytics or other equivalent web analytic tools.
  • Experience managing multiple social media channels and providing marketing insights from social data analytics.
  • Excellent design sense in line with composition, colour, photography and typography.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Express, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe InDesign.
  • Bilingualism (English/French).

The Company

The C.D. Howe Institute is Canada's leading economic think tank. It is an independent not-for-profit organization whose overarching mission is to raise Canadians’ living standards by fostering economically-sound public policies. Non-partisan in nature and national in scope, the Institute commissions authoritative peer-reviewed papers by recognized experts on emerging issues and convenes policy events that bring together private and public sector leaders.

We look forward to hearing from interested candidates.

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