Impact & Communications Strategist — Community Storytelling

Central Okanagan Foundation; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP matching

Christmas holidays office closure

Choice of Mac or PC hardware

Brand-new marketing function

Job summary

Central Okanagan Foundation is seeking a Community Impact & Communications Strategist to build and implement a comprehensive communications strategy in person at the Central Okanagan Foundation office in Kelowna. You will modernize the brand, strengthen donor engagement, and tell powerful stories about grantees, scholarships, and community initiatives.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, including digital marketing, content creation, media relations, and events to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in communications, marketing, PR, journalism, graphic design, or related field.
• 3–5 years of communications and marketing experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities.
• Experience managing websites, social media, and digital marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the COF's annual communications and marketing strategy.
• Strengthen and modernize the COF's brand across platforms.
• Create stories highlighting donor impact, charities, scholarships, and community initiatives.
• Write newsletters, annual reports, website content, blogs, and donor communications.
• Plan and execute social media and digital marketing campaigns.

Skills

Exceptional writing

Editing

Storytelling

Strategic thinking

Project management

Education

Diploma or Degree in Communications or Marketing

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

WordPress

Mailchimp

Google Analytics

Job description

Central Okanagan Foundation is seeking a Community Impact & Communications Strategist to build and implement a comprehensive communications strategy in person at the Central Okanagan Foundation office in Kelowna. You will modernize the brand, strengthen donor engagement, and tell powerful stories about grantees, scholarships, and community initiatives.

The role combines strategic planning with hands-on execution, including digital marketing, content creation, media relations, and events to drive