Bilingual Communications Specialist

About Our Client: Our client is one of Canada’s largest and most reliable battery recycling programs.

Position Scope:

As the Bilingual Communications Specialist, you'll be the creative force behind the scenes, orchestrating every facet of our client’s internal and external communications strategy. You're not just a team member; you're the marketing and communications maestro, and your stage is set to shine!

Your mission? It's nothing short of exhilarating: championing the company's mission by crafting and unleashing marketing communication strategies and campaigns. Get ready to make waves and be part of something extraordinary!

Responsibilities:

• Support the marketing and communications team in the overall marketing efforts of the organization, including but not limited to: Public relations, advertising, partner promotions, school programs, research, thought leadership, blogs, social media outreach, tradeshows, conferences, and events.
• Develop written materials: company quarterly newsletter, bi-annual reports, corporate documents, annual reports, provincial fact sheets, press releases, promotional copy, partner blog posts, white papers, formal presentations, advertising, and marketing materials.
• Coordinate, manage, and execute project tasks for communications campaigns and outreach activities with partners; critical paths, written material, social media, and reporting.
• Handle production and distribution of newsletters, including drafting, sourcing graphics, timely delivery, maintaining database, and developing and disseminating post-delivery reports.
• Administer all database marketing activities:
• Development of targeted outreach lists
• Manage mass email or mail distributions
• Ensuring appropriate data is maintained, spearheading database clean-up efforts, and recommending process changes.
• Research and support the development and execution of program launch events.
• Maintaining inventory of marketing/promotional materials (brochures, business cards, SWAG, etc.) to ensure product availability.
• Coordinate logistics and staffing for tradeshows, conferences, and other events, including liaising with trade show event managers, compiling post-event reports, and maintaining and updating the calendar.
• Supporting speaking opportunities, which may include submitting pitches/presentations ahead of deadlines and following up accordingly.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Known for having strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, along with solid attention to detail.
• The ability to think critically and creatively and generate great ideas.
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Excellent consumer public relations writing skills and experience writing material for various channels, including press releases, media pitches, traditional media, website content, promotional and marketing outreach, etc.
• Experience supporting CRM database management, ensuring the accuracy of contacts, inputting new information, and developing mail lists, mail merges, and e-mail blasts.
• Professional, resourceful, and collaborative; ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to travel to conferences, tradeshows, and meetings on an as-needed basis (15%)
• Bilingual French and English is Mandatory

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in a Communications role and excellent Bilingual writing skills
• Degree in Marketing, Communications, PR, Journalism, or related degree
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and vendors.
• Working experience and knowledge of public relations and marketing communication practices.

Application Instructions:

To apply, please send a resume to Melanie McQueen at melanie.mcqueen@summitsearchgroup.com

Summit Search Group is a fair and equitable search firm. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.