Pr Intern, 4 Months Contract

Company Description A three-time SABRE Canadian Agency of the Year winner. North has achieved unprecedented success since launching in 2011. North disrupts the industry with its approach to PR, influencer, social and digital, establishing itself as a Canadian agency leader. Where other agencies begin to stagnate, North has found the sweet spot between boutique and large agency: this ‘twelve-year-old start-up’ is running on fresh momentum. What’s the secret? While a slew of major new clients are tapping the team for their unique blend of expertise, many of North’s "OG" clients are expanding their work with the agency, fuelling organic growth. We're an agency all about taking risks, thinking big and a true belief that good ideas can come from anywhere. (And yes, the rumours are true: North is a "No timesheet agency.") **Job Description**: We are seeking an eager, enthusiastic and highly collaborative individual with a strong interest in supporting our team and office at North as we continue to build the best PR and social media agency in Canada. If you are someone who loves to pitch in and help with whatever needs to be done in order to help our clients and teams succeed, then this role is for you. See some of the amazing work you’ll do below **PR and Social Media**: - Developing and supporting PR and social media communication deliverables to meet client objectives, including pitching magazines, bloggers, online publications, newspapers, television, radio, etc. - Drafting and editing media materials including editorial pieces, media advisories, press releases, fact sheets and briefing books. Strong writing skills are required. - Building relationships with media contacts and management of media lists. - Written and verbal outreach with media contacts - Providing timely feedback to management on progress against goals - Managing project budgets as required - Ongoing tracking and knowledge of industry & brand best practices for PR and social media - Supporting PR and social team with media drops, running errands, sending couriers, etc. **Support and Administration**: - Supporting PR and social team with media drops, running errands, sending couriers, etc. - Assisting with keeping the North common areas tidy and client ready at all times (i.e clearing white boards before and after meetings and brainstorms) - Covering front reception, as required, while simultaneously running errands when necessary - Managing mail and courier packages for delivery and pick up, including signing for couriers, completing waybills and maintaining logs for tracking purposes - Performing various other administrative duties to assist the North team and partners, as required **Qualifications**: - Post-graduate diploma, degree or certificate in Public Relations, Corporate Communications or related discipline - Excellent communication skills, dynamic, team player, excellent time management and organizational skills and is detail-oriented] - Experience with social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. is a strong asset - Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment - Event planning and execution experience - Strong client management and leadership skills; ability to manage up and down - Strategic thinking capabilities to support the development of innovative campaigns; a creative thinker Additional Information Why North Strategic? Something we’re most proud of at North is our level of employee engagement. Our employees love coming to work, but also have relationships that extend beyond the work week. As a team we celebrate our company and employee milestones and encourage quality time together. We take pride in our empowering entrepreneurial culture, which is a result of our strong commitment to employee engagement and continuous growth opportunities. **What we’re offering**: - Meaningful work where you can have a direct impact working on some of the biggest brands out there - A culture of entrepreneurship, creativity, growth and collaboration. - Work with top talent at an award-winning agency on a serious growth trajectory. - A focused commitment to career development and personal success - let us help you. Oh, and did we mention the perks? Extra-long weekends all year round, paid time off, flexible work from home/office environment, parental leave top-up program, annual summer offsites, regular social events, cell phone & internet allowance, professional development and wellness allowance, and NO timesheets Just to name a few#workperks. Thank you very much for your interest in working at North Strategic. We look forward to meeting you - North Strategic is committed workplace diversity and will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process._