Job
description
Are you a marketing
expert who is highly skilled in account and project management who wants to
make a difference in the world?
Free The Children
empowers youth to fulfill their potential to be agents of change. Through our
organization’s unique youth-driven approach, more than two million young people
have been involved in our innovative programs in more than 45 countries.
Founded by international rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children
has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for the
Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations, and Oprah’s Angel
Network. In 2011 Free The Children, was awar
ded Canada’s Top Employer for Young
People for our amazing opportunities for young employees!
Free The
Children
seeks a driven and experienced Marketing
and Communications Coordinator who will report to the Associate
Director of Creative and Communications.
The Marketing and Communications Coordinator develops and maintains the
department’s relationship with internal clients, and is the key liaison between
these stakeholders and the in-house creative team throughout the creative
process — from concept development and execution through to final approval. He
or she is responsible for understanding the client’s brand, marketing
challenges and objectives, and works closely with the client and the in-house
creative team to provide marketing expertise and creative solutions.
The process begins
with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator developing a concise creative
brief for each project, and communicating the client’s marketing objectives,
project background, research and consumer insights to the relevant members of
the Creative and Communications team. The Marketing and Communications
Coordinator works with others to ensure that the right resources have been
allocated to the project and then monitors the creative process so that
deadlines are met and that the creative output fulfills the client’s marketing
objectives and overall organizational brand standards. This portfolio focuses
on corporate and family engagement.
Free The Children’s
Creative and Communications department develops and oversees the organization’s
cutting edge international branding. As part of the team, you will have a
unique opportunity to work alongside world-class brands and with award-winning
creative agencies. Our marketing, communications, branding, strategy and
overall production value is always at the forefront of marketing trends not
just in the non-profit sector, but the for-profit sector, too. Our work is
internationally renowned and showcased in such publications asThe Globe and Mail,
Huffington Post, Greystone Books and Metro Media. Within Free The
Children’s Creative and Communications department, you will have an opportunity
to take your work to the next level—all the while doing meaningful work that
makes the world a better place. Join a team that truly makes a difference.
The position is
based out of Free The Children’s International office in Toronto (233 Carlton
Street). A minimum two-year commitment is expected. Salary is to be negotiated.
There is a three (3) month probationary period, upon reaching the three (3)
month period, all staff members are offered a health plan including dental and
Employee Assistant Program.
While resumes are
important, we want to know what makes you a great fit for our team and culture.
We will consider resumes on a rolling basis and would like the right person to
join us as soon as possible.
Responsibilities:
- Act as
the relationship manager and main liaison between the Creative and
Communications department and internal/external clients; provide excellent
customer service, in this ‘account manager’ type role. - Develop
concise creative briefs for each project and communicate requirements to
the creative team. - Become
the brand expert on behalf of the client by gathering, analyzing and
disseminating all relevant brand research and background. - Work
closely with the management team, creative team and the production manager
to drive project execution. - Ensure
that internal and external client needs and strategic objectives are being
met and that creative output is on message and on brand. - Collaborate
with the Associate Directors, Production Manager and the Creative Manager
on scheduling and resource allocation to maximize the creative team’s time
and ensure project delivery on deadline. - Assist
in setting internal processes and ensure they are followed. - Lead
status meetings with members of the content, design and communications
teams and closely follow project progress. - Lead
post-project analysis and reporting for (a) continuous process improvement
and (b) to track and measure results. - Assist
Associate Director and Director with planning and department
prioritization. - Report
to the Associate Director on project progress, department issues and other
issues as required.
Skills and
Qualifications:
- Minimum
two years of experience working in a leadership role as a project manager
as part of a creative team or within a marketing department or agency. - Must
have experience overseeing both written and visual content. - Excellent
customer service and collaboration skills. - Ability
to motivate and cultivate a team environment. - Ability
to set and meet project deadlines and motivate team members to do the
same. - Ability
to multi-task in a demanding and fast-paced work environment. - Experience
managing and/or marketing to diverse audiences. - Excellent
organizational, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills. - Willing
to work outside of standard working hours as needed and be a dedicated
member of the team. - Well
organized, detail-oriented, analytical, thorough. - Experience
writing for a nonprofit or copywriting is an asset.
Key
Competencies
- Project
management - Organization
and planning - Problem
analysis and creative problem-solving (experience with Google Analytics
and Excel are strong assets) - Project
team leadership - Formal
presentation skills - Persuasiveness
- Adaptability
- Innovation
- Judgment
- Decision-making
- Stress
tolerance - Collaboration
What makes
Free The Children unique…
A Top Employer for
Young People, Free The Children is filled with passionate, driven, hardworking,
entrepreneurial, shameless idealists, this means we work late, set high goals
and exceed them, and then push hard the following year to beat and exceed last
year’s goals of empowering youth to change the world.
If you are looking
for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
If you are inspired
and excited by collaboration, making friendships with the most incredible
people, unique additional responsibilities like working on our We Days and your
personal values align with our core values, we would love to hear from you.
Free The Children
sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an
interview will be contacted.
How
to apply
Please apply at http://www.freethechildren.com/about-us/careers/
