Location: Vancouver (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Compensation:
● Salary: $90,000 – $100,000 (can be flexible above this based on experience)
● Benefits: Comprehensive Health and Wellness Coverage
Our client is a leading cutting-edge PR and omni-channel marketing-communications strategy company.
Key Responsibilities:
● Client Leadership: Build and own strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, media, and internal teams. Serve as the primary contact for all PR and communications efforts.
● Strategic Insight: Develop a deep understanding of each client’s business context and leverage this to craft tailored, effective communications strategies.
● Integrated Communications: Lead the execution of integrated marketing communications with a focus on earned-first storytelling and a digital always-on approach. Stay ahead of trends and understand what makes a story resonate across different channels.
● Exceptional Client Service: Deliver top-tier client services with the ability to counsel and interact effectively with owners, founders, and senior management at client organizations.
Your commitment to ownership will ensure that you not only care about individual tasks but are fully committed to the big-picture outcomes for our team, agency, and clients.
● Event Management: Plan, host, and attend client events, ensuring the best possible media exposure and positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
● Team Leadership: Mentor, coach, and support team members, driving their development and holding them accountable to performance standards. Lead cross-functional teams to execute campaigns on time and within budget.
● Crisis Management: Act as the escalation point for the team, navigating and resolving issues as they arise.
● Financial Stewardship: Effectively manage team utilization and maintain financial responsibility for accounts to meet agency profitability targets.
● Business Development: Identify new business opportunities and expand existing client relationships by introducing new services and capabilities.
What You Bring:
● Experience: 7+ years in PR or Communications, ideally in an agency setting, with a proven track record in developing and executing successful communications plans.
● Leadership: Strong leadership and people management skills, with a history of mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
● Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically, creatively, and holistically about client accounts.
● Project Management: Expertise in project management, with experience managing client budgets and allocating resources effectively.
● Media Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the Canadian and International media landscape, including traditional and digital media, with strong media relationships is a requirement.
● Event Planning: Experience in planning and managing high-profile press, influencer, and KOL events.
● Client Advisory: Proven success in providing creative and strategic counsel to clients, building credibility with senior-level contacts.
● Business Acumen: Experience in new business development and driving organic growth within existing accounts.
Additional Compensation:
● Four (4) weeks paid annual vacation including three (3) weeks at your request/discretion and five (5) predetermined Agency-wide bonus paid days off throughout the year.
● Extended health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance program.
● Five (5) paid Care Days for illness, mental health, or to care for ill children or parents.
● Mobile phone allowance.
● Lifestyle spending allowance.
● Provided MacBook Air laptop.
● Hybrid team with four (4) days per week in our downtown Vancouver office and work-from-home Fridays.
● Annual team retreat.
● Lively culture of food enthusiasts who enjoy regular team lunches and social activities.
● Ongoing hospitality industry perks and benefits, including tickets to events, employee discounts and friends & family rates at some of Vancouver’s hottest restaurants (our clients!).
Ready to Shape the Future?
If you’re passionate about PR and communications and ready to take the next step in your career,
we’d love to hear from you. Join us on our exciting growth journey.
Application Process:
Please submit your resume, in confidence, via email to Puneet Singh at puneet@talentadvantage.ca. Please list your name and the role you are applying for in the subject line.
