Communications Manager
CIRA - Italian Aerospace Research Centre
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ottawa • 🇨🇦 Canada
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
WordPress
About the role
- Lead the planning, creation and direction of CIRA’s communications across all of our channels
- Partner closely with teams across the organization to build and review integrated content that supports CIRA’s goals.
- Create compelling materials and smart strategies.
- Own the cross-channel editorial Trello calendar—prioritizing, scheduling and coordinating content across website, email distributions and social, with clear workflows and approvals.
- Edit all of CIRA’s high-impact copy to keep it on-brand, accessible and CP-style clean.
- Serve as the steward for content quality and accuracy, fact-checking, line editing and ensuring technical clarity where needed.
- Work with the communications team to ensure the steady flow of corporate content published through CIRA’s owned and earned media.
- Collaborate with the Design and UX team to ensure content is optimized for all platforms including website, printed event materials, promotional assets and so on.
- Manage content pipelines and relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors alike to deliver content in a timely and efficient manner.
- Work closely with the Event Manager on internal and external events on theme creation to promotions, logistics and post-event content to ensure every event reflects CIRA’s brand and values.
Requirements
- Completion of a university degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related discipline.
- A minimum of seven years in a communications role with experience in copy editing, writing and social media.
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills.
- Experience building and executing editorial strategies.
- Strong technical skills, including knowledge of web content management systems (knowledge of WordPress is an asset) and mass-mail tools.
- Knowledge of HTML is an asset.
- Ability to create, edit and publish multimedia content (text, audio, video) with familiarity with the platforms required to do so.
- Proficiency in English is essential; bilingualism is highly recommended.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
copy editingwritingeditorial strategiesmultimedia content creationHTMLweb content management systemsmass-mail toolscontent quality assurancefact-checkingtechnical clarity
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationorganizationstrategic thinkingattention to detailtimelinesscreativityleadershipproblem-solvingstakeholder management