
Communications Specialist
IFEX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$68,212 - CA$72,224 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
WordPress
About the role
- Write and edit various materials, including website copy, social media posts, captions, articles, newsletters, emails to members and allies, and press releases
- Find and commission suitable visual content to accompany articles
- Manage the IFEX content calendar for different communication channels, including social media, website, and newsletters, and assist with its implementation
- Coordinate communication projects, ensuring deadlines are met
- Collaborate with designers, videographers and writers to produce assets for campaigns, social media, and publications
- Design assets in accordance with brand guidelines, using pre-made templates
- Monitor and analyze engagement metrics and provide suggestions for improving communications impact.
Requirements
- 3 + years’ experience in communications or content creation
- Experience working with or within creative agencies is an asset
- 1+ years’ experience collaborating with designers (e.g., writing briefs, providing feedback) and using tools such as Figma and Adobe Suite to update and adapt existing templates
- University degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Fluency in English is required
- Advanced knowledge of project management, including strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Working knowledge of the practices and techniques of branding, web and print design principles, and UX
- Basic knowledge of web content management systems (e.g. WordPress), social media management tools (e.g. Buffer), email content management systems (e.g. Mailer Lite) and analytics tools
- Basic knowledge of current events and the ability to contextualize communications accordingly is an asset.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and generous benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
content creationcopywritingproject managementbrandingweb design principlesprint design principlesUXanalytics
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcollaborationcommunicationtime management