Job Description

Description

Position at H+K Canada

Hill + Knowlton Strategies is looking for a Content Writer to join our team in Toronto. The successful candidate would work in the Content + Publishing team and will play a key role across the business.

As a Content Writer you will:

• Be responsible for researching and writing on various writing projects across sectors.
• Be responsible for long- and short-form content writing. The scope of format may include website copy, blogs, social media content, technical topics, research-based white papers, as well as persuasive pieces (i.e., op-eds or press releases).
• Synthesize information and create strategic messaging and written materials in tandem with client and account leads.
• Develop or support the development of editorial calendars, plans and editorial concepts.
• Provide copy editing and proofreading, as required.
• Integrate SEO and create web and SEO optimized copy, including meta-tagging as required.
• Support the Director, Editorial + Writing in ensuring writing best practices and style guides are implemented across all written work at H+K.
• Experience working in PR/corporate/public affairs environments.
• Experience in journalism is preferred.
• Experience with/knowledge of financial services and corporate affairs an asset.

What else is in it for you?

• Full health benefits package-including paid time off, schedule flexibility, wellness reimbursement, and more
• Strong leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, mentoring, learning + development to help you grow, expand your skills, and become your professional best
• Access to best practices across H+K and WPP global agency structure.
• A passionate, smart, fun, and creative culture

What you'll need to get here:

• 3-5 years of experience in journalism, political communications, or executive communications
• Fluent in CP style and ability to produce error-proof written products, optimized for the channel (media, blog, etc)
• Extensive experience in preparing executive-ready documents and messaging
• Thorough understanding of citing and referencing sources, ensuring credibility is documented at every level
• Exceptional writing and research skills; journalism and or think tank experience, a benefit.
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to manage internal and external deadlines and deliverables across multiple client accounts
• Articulate, poised, quick on your feet; able to work in a fast-paced environment and independently.
• Organized, detail-oriented, problem solver, energetic

Hill+Knowlton Strategies is dedicated to employment equity, diversity, in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to us.

About us:
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada (H+K) is a public relations and public affairs' consultancy providing services to local, multinational, and global clients from its eight offices across the country.

The firm works with clients to solve complex communications challenges and delivers award winning campaigns and is focus on continued innovation for the industry. H+K offers deep sector knowledge and breadth of public relations and public affairs' expertise including specialists in health + wellness, technology, goverment+public sector, energy+industrials, consumer packaged goods, financial+professional services, food+drink, retail+leisure and sports.

Globally, Hill +Knowlton Strategies Inc., has offices in more than 40 countries as well as an extensive associate network; and it is a member of WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY), one of the world's largest communications services groups.

Accommodation Statement:
H+K Strategies welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, as such reasonable accommodations are available upon request from a candidate with a disability, thus ensuring you can take part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If as a qualified job applicant, you request an accommodation, we will consult with you and provide reasonable accommodations according to your accessibility needs. If you wish to make a request, please provide a cover letter, when applying to this position.

The successful candidate to this role may be asked to complete a background screen, which may include criminal, credit, employment, educational checks and/or COVID 19 vaccination checks. All offers of employment are conditional on the receipt of satisfactory results of any applicable check. In our continued commitment to prioritize colleague health, comply with customer/business partner requirements, and help preserve our business continuity.

H+K Strategies requires employees, contractors, and business partners to be fully vaccinated with relevant dose(s) of a Health Canada approved vaccine for all new hires by their start date in order to attend the office or meet with employees or clients. "Fully vaccinated" means it has been 14 days after receiving the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (i.e. two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series), and which may include, at the Company's discretion, any further doses in accordance with Health Canada guidelines.

Exemptions will only be granted for medical reasons or on a protected ground under applicable human rights legislation.

Statement on Diversity & Inclusivity:
H+K Strategies Canada provides services in one of the most diverse countries in the world. The diversity of our communities takes many forms. It includes differences related, amongst others to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, gender expression and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. We see diversity as an asset to our organization and communities and strive to be reflective of the communities that we serve. We commit ourselves to promoting better understanding and appreciation of our human diversity; a commitment which is best realized through our individual and collective effort.

We are professionally and personally committed to celebrating the rich diversity, equity and inclusion of people who work in our company, to those who live in our communities, and to those who access our services and resources. We believe that it is critical that our services empower freedom of thought and opinion in an environment of mutual respect. All our activities and interactions are enriched by accepting each other as we are and by celebrating our uniqueness as well as our commonality. We are guided by the principle that celebrating diversity, equity and inclusion enriches and empowers the lives of all people.

Message to Agencies:
H+K Strategies Canada does not accept unsolicited telephone calls, referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. H+K Strategies Canada will not consider unsolicited telephone calls, referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. The submission of referrals or resumes by anyone other than a candidate directly to H+K Strategies Canada is not welcome. Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to H+K Strategies Canada will be deemed gratuitous, and H+K Strategies Canada will not be obligated or bound in any way to pay a referral or any other fee if a person referred to us from a source other than a direct candidate is subsequently hired.