Senior Communications Specialist, Editorial and Executive / Spécialiste principal·e des communications, rédaction éditoriale et soutien à la direction
$71,083–$71,083 year
HybridVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
EXPIREDVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaHybridFull Time$71,083–$71,083 yearSenior LevelSmall
Full TimeSenior LevelSmall
Job Summary
Edit cross-organizational content including technical reports, media releases, and op-eds while enforcing style guidelines to ensure consistent brand voice. Coach staff to improve internal writing quality and produce hallmark content like the Science Matters program to position the organization on environmental and social justice issues. Support the Executive Director and Leadership team by ghostwriting speeches, managing media inquiries, and co-developing crisis communications to mitigate reputational risk. Monitor media landscapes for emerging opportunities and escalate critical items to management. Manage the internal Communications Framework, including community moderation protocols and the Foundation's ISBN Canada account.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as a Senior Communications Specialist, Editorial and Executive
- Ability to master the Foundation's strategic position, voice, and values within Canada's socio-political landscape
- Ability to translate complex strategies into authentic messages
- Support for PR, driving engagement and protecting brand
- Versatility in communications across all mediums
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Ability to produce inspiring, actionable content
- Ability to carry out executive and brand communications to high standards
- Strong representation across all DSF channels (web, email, social, media relations) with measurable results
- Ability to enforce style guidelines
- Ability to edit and review cross-organizational content including technical reports, media releases, briefing notes, letters, articles, op-eds, and digital content
- Ability to coach staff to improve internal writing quality and capacity
- Ability to support brand messaging and narrative development aligned with organizational strategy
- Ability to identify, refine, test, and embed key messages across all DSF content
- Ability to produce hallmark content such as the Science Matters program
- Ability to position the organization on environmental/social justice issues and promote key narratives
- Ability to monitor media for opportunities and risks
- Ability to counsel individuals and teams
- Ability to draft high-quality media releases, editorials, emails, briefings, web/social content, and ad copy
- Ability to collaborate with Digital and Engagement teams to optimize for all channels
- Ability to develop public-facing responses to support front-line staff
- Ability to support the Executive Director and Leadership team with social media strategy, messaging, speechwriting, and internal communications
- Ability to edit job postings, presentations, intranet content, policies, memos, and announcements
- Ability to ghostwrite or edit speeches, articles, presentations, and memos for the Executive Director and Leadership team
- Ability to ensure authentic alignment with organizational strategy in executive communications
- Ability to pitch news stories/op-eds
- Ability to cultivate journalist relationships and manage media inquiries/speaking opportunities
- Ability to boost Executive/Leadership visibility
- Ability to support the Executive Director's social media strategy and content
- Ability to monitor media for emerging risks/opportunities
- Ability to escalate critical items to management and leadership
- Ability to co-develop executive communications with leadership to navigate crises, mitigate reputational risk, and shape public response
- Ability to manage the development, implementation, and maintenance of the internal Communications Framework
- Ability to build internal capacity by managing communications briefs/templates
- Ability to help managers embed best practices into org-wide processes and training
- Ability to implement community moderation protocols
- Ability to draft responses to social media comments
- Ability to monitor sentiment and share trends and insights with the team
- Ability to inform strategy with shared insights
- Ability to manage the Foundation's ISBN Canada account
- Ability to assign IDs to eligible publications
- Hybrid work arrangement (combination of remote work and 1 day per week in-office)
- Proximity to one of the three offices (Vancouver, Montreal, or Toronto) is preferred
- Ability to move to 2 days per week in-office eventually
- Unionized role acceptance
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding of the intersection of the climate and biodiversity crises with social justice and equity
- Knowledge of Indigenous leadership and the rights, title, and sovereignty of Indigenous nations
- Experience working with a broad spectrum of people and organizations throughout Canada including Indigenous communities and all levels of government
- Knowledge of environmental justice
- Experience with scientific research, traditional ecological knowledge, innovative policy and legal solutions
- Experience in public engagement
- Ability to work with diverse identities, lived experiences, and world views
- Commitment to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion
- Experience in decolonizing practices and becoming an anti-racist organization
- Ability to create a socially and environmentally just world
- Understanding of interdependence with nature and with each other
- Experience in creating sustainable communities
- Knowledge of the David Suzuki Foundation's mission to protect nature's diversity and the wellbeing of all life
- Experience in advancing climate solutions
- Ability to help nature thrive
- Experience in building sustainable communities
- Knowledge of the traditional territories of Vancouver (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səlilwətaɬ), Montreal (Kanien'kehà:ka), and Toronto (Tkaronto)
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