Job Description

Candidate profile details:

• Degree/Certifications Required: Mix of work experience and post-secondary/university degree in a related discipline such as English, Journalism, Public Relations, and Marketing/Communications (asset)
• Years of Overall Experience: 5-7 years of experience (flexible)
• 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

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• Reporting to the Manager, Communications, client, the Communications Associate role supports the execution and delivery of strategic business communication and marketing programs across client. The successful candidate will leverage their experience and expertise to support a diverse portfolio of initiatives.

Key accountabilities for this position include:

• Develop and implement comprehensive communication plans and produce content for various client 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 within client 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 client and its products, including client's 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:

• Ability to produce professional messages that are tailored to audience needs and support the overall success of the client's business
• 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
• Solid knowledge of MS Office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro, and with exposure to social media
• 2+ years of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or investment industry experience

Soft skills:

• Strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to take on complex initiatives and multi-task, managing multiple timelines, stakeholders and relationships
• Flexibility to quickly adapt to changing and ambiguous initiatives or requirements

Nice-To-Have:

• Bilingualism (English/French)

Job Details
13723
Contract
12 months
Toronto
37.00 CAD
Recruiter
Pranshu Gupta
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