Communications Manager

3 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Full time

**About the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade**

Since its inception in 1887, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada’s leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy. With a Membership whose employees comprise one third of B.C.’s workforce, we are the largest business association between Victoria and Toronto. We leverage this collective strength, facilitating networking opportunities, and providing professional development through our programs. In addition, we operate one of the largest events businesses in the country, providing a platform for presidents, prime minister, and national and international business and thought leaders.

**Position Description**:
**Communications Manager - Full Time**

You will be responsible for managing and growing the Board of Trade’s digital presence, through various social media channels, including new visual and digital content creation. You must be a strong writer, comfortable supporting CEO communication as well as planning the editorial content and writing/editing our Blog and monthly publication, _Sounding Board_. You will have experience in media relations as well as preparing media advisories, releases, statements, and opinion pieces. To be successful in this role, you must be a self-starter who is curious, creative, and knows how to hustle. You also must be a team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple tasks and deadlines, and working with a wide array of departments and stakeholders. If this sounds like you, come join a team working to support sustainable prosperity throughout Greater Vancouver.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

Writing
- Responsible for editing internal and external communications, some examples include annual report and web content.
- Manage the editorial content, write/edit all articles, for our monthly publication, _Sounding Board _and our Blog.
- Support the CEO’s communications including writing speeches, opinion pieces, letters, and Messages to Members.

Digital
- Advance a digital-first content strategy to evolve the digital presence and communications of the Board of Trade.
- While maintaining the appropriate level of professionalism, grow the digital presence of the Board of Trade including but not limited to website and social media channels.
- Coordinate the production of multimedia products like videos, digital publications, and infographics.
- Collaborate with team members on the ideation, scheduling, and production of GVPOD - Greater Vancouver’s business podcast.
- Work with the advocacy team and our in-house designer to turn research and writing into compelling content.
- Stay up to date on current trends in design, social media, and video to help implement fresh ideas to tell our story and drive membership growth and engagement.

Media
- Prepare, edit, and distribute media advisories and invitations for Board of Trade events and announcements.
- Write news releases on breaking news and government policy announcements.
- Act as the main media contact for the Board of Trade, maintaining and nurturing important media relationships to drive media coverage.
- Prepare CEO in advance of media interviews.

**Qualifications**

**Experience**:

- A university degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related discipline.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in communications and/or journalism.

Preferred Experience:

- A strong multi-tasker who is creative, eager to learn, and excited to work with the team to elevate our company’s brand assets and visual identity.
- Experience managing staff, leading a team and overseeing consultants (photographers, videographers, designers, etc.) would be an asset.
- Past experience creating digital video content for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. would be a welcome addition to our team — or a willingness to learn those skills and help us develop creative ways to communicate with our members.

**Special Factors / Physical Demands**

The standard work week is 37.5 hours. The successful applicant will need to maintain flexible scheduling as both early morning and evening membership events occur several times each month. The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade engages in multiple high-volume activities that require careful scheduling and often require last-minute changes. Occasional lifting of equipment is also required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $46,841.43-$102,050.69 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Work Location: In person

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