Job Description

Location: Toronto | Hybrid Work Environment

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Financial Services



Are you a bold, strategic communicator with a passion for protecting and shaping brand reputation? ChangeMakers is looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Director to lead strategic communications programs for high-profile corporate clients across a range of sectors.



This highly motivated leader will play a lead role in delivering integrated communications strategy and thought leadership campaigns, counseling senior executives, leading breakthrough campaigns and providing issues/crisis management, internal communications counsel and change management.



Managing and coaching high-performing teams and driving new business growth - identifying opportunities for organic growth, proactive business development, and taking the lead in responding to RFPs - are integral parts of the role.

About ChangeMakers:

ChangeMakers is a strategy and communications firm built for today's most complex challenges. Brands call on us to help them build reputation, relationships and drive real-world impact. Our deep sector expertise across CPG, technology, healthcare, finance, agribusiness, education, infrastructure and energy helps leaders navigate complexity, especially when the stakes are high.

Responsibilities:

Client Leadership & Strategy

Work with senior leadership, taking a lead role in the development and execution of internal and external communications strategies grounded in insights, trends, and measurable outcomes. Provide strategic counsel to senior clients including narrative development, media relations strategies, employee engagement programs, executive thought leadership plans, brand storytelling, and issues/ crisis management. Oversee the execution of strategic corporate communications plans while effectively managing budget, revenue and team resources.

Team & Project Leadership

Manage and mentor account teams and oversee development of direct reports while creating the opportunity for them to deliver high-quality, high-impact work. Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture and support professional development across levels. Collaborate with in-house specialists in creative, media, digital, influencer, data, and social impact to deliver seamless, multi-platform campaigns.

Business Development

Identify opportunities for organic growth while working in collaboration with senior leadership on new business development.

What You Bring:

12+ years of experience in public relations or strategic communications, with deep corporate experience working within a highly matrixed corporate setting and/or an agency environment. Financial services, enterprise tech, and/or higher education client experience is an asset. Proven success managing complex strategic communication programs and integrated brand campaigns, from strategy to execution. Strong expertise in media relations, crisis/issues management, thought leadership strategy development, internal communications and change management. A growth mindset and comfortable driving new business pitches and building client relationships. Excellent writing, storytelling, presentation, and team leadership skills.

Leadership Attributes:

Decisive and confident in high-stakes situations, with the ability to lead teams and clients through ambiguity. A builder of culture and community: supportive team leader, mentor, and collaborative partner. Energized by creativity, curiosity, and purpose-driven work

We are ChangeMakers

Change Makers is an independent owner, operator and builder of the foremost partner-led marketing, communications, and engagement agencies. Made up of Change Makers, our full-service marketing agency, Argyle our public relations and advisory engagement agency and Castlemain, our Indigenous advisory firm. With over 300 people, across seven offices, in 6 provinces and 2 countries, our goal is to be one of North America's largest and most acclaimed full-service agencies.

An equitable employer:

ChangeMakers is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all its forms, a commitment that enriches our company culture, the ideas that we generate, and the quality of service that we provide our clients. We encourage applications from Indigenous communities, racialized communities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and people from other historically marginalized communities.



ChangeMakers is committed to providing employment accommodation under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility Disabilities Act provincially by providing employment accommodations. If you are a job applicant with a disability, ChangeMakers will make every effort to accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. Please inform us if you require any accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your needs.



At ChangeMakers we recognize that the best candidate may not meet all the criteria listed above. We encourage all those interested and with relevant experience to apply even if you don't match the job posting perfectly. We welcome creative, out-of-the-box thinking, and lived-experience and we strive to provide an environment for best-in-class innovation that quickly and fulsomely meets our clients' needs.