Marketing Communications Specialist

Smith + Andersen; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Canada is seeking a Marketing Communications Specialist to join its team in Toronto. This role involves supporting offices across Canada with various marketing deliverables, emphasizing writing and project management skills. The position offers a hybrid work environment and numerous employee benefits, reflecting the firm’s commitment to sustainability and employee satisfaction.

Benefits

Flexible hours and half-day Fridays

Comprehensive Group Health Benefits

Group Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP)

Purchase Time Off Program

Transit Subsidy Program

Wide variety of community and social events

Qualifications

• Three to five years of experience in marketing or communications.
• Ability to create coherent written communication.
• Experience in the AEC industries is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong professional relationships with key staff across the country.
• Lead the project profile process, including writing copy and coordinating photography.
• Coordinate external communications pieces, including advertisements and brochures.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Writing

Education

University or College degree in communications, marketing, or related field

Tools

Mailchimp

InDesign

Project management software (Asana, Zoho)

Microsoft products (PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Adobe Creative Suite

WordPress or Drupal

SharePoint 365

Job description

Role : Marketing Communications Specialist

Location : Toronto, ON

Job Type : Hybrid – WFH + In Office

Who We Are

Smith + Andersen is a trusted, Canadian, multi-disciplinary engineering firm with ten offices in five provinces and approximately 700 employees. Our Toronto office has approximately 250 employees with a national shared services team (Accounting, Business and Proposals, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Marketing and Communications, and Operations) supporting all ten regional offices.

At Smith + Andersen, our employees contribute to some of the most sustainable building design projects in Canada. The work we do has a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to landmark projects such as hospitals, transit stations, parks, federal and provincial government buildings, and post-secondary institutions.

Our values drive and define everything we do, demonstrating a deep commitment to sustainability, mentorship, and quality work that spans nearly six decades in business. In addition, we are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work and selected as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for the highly collaborative culture we’ve built and for empowering employees to do great work!

This Opportunity

Smith + Andersen is looking for a Marketing Communications Specialist to join its Marketing & Communications team based in our Toronto office.

Supporting offices across Canada and with responsibilities spanning the marketing process, the role touches a variety of marketing communications deliverables. The role reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications. You are a marketing communications generalist, with writing as a particular strength. You are detail- and task-oriented, able to execute to high standards of turnaround time and quality. You are a self-starter who can own projects from start to finish.

Why choose Smith + Andersen? In addition to an exciting career filled with meaningful work, we offer :

• Flexible hours and half-day Fridays (all year round)
• Comprehensive Group Health Benefits Program, including a Health Spending Account
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (Employer and Employee Contributions)
• Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Purchase Time off Program
• Transit Subsidy Program
• Wide variety of community and social events
• Great Place to Work-Certified
• Best Workplaces in Canada
• Best Workplaces in Ontario
• Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness TM

What You’ll Do

• Establish and maintain strong professional relationships with key staff across the country.
• Ensure all Marketing and Communications are aligned with the Writing Style Guide and obtain appropriate approvals.
• Lead the project profile process, including interviewing subject matter experts, writing copy within established word counts, formatting within established templates, and coordinating photography.
• Provide writing and design support for proposal submissions and presentations.
• Create content for the boilerplate library, contributing write-ups based on conversations with Subject Matter Experts, and editing existing content as required.
• Create content for social media channels.
• Coordinate and provide written content for ongoing communications initiatives, including producing content for e-blasts, "how to" documents, and newsletters.
• Coordinate the organization of external communications pieces, including advertisements, brochures, flyers, and web pages.
• Work with the marketing and communications team members to provide recommendations for marketing and communications alternatives, enhancements, and solutions.
• Oversee and contribute to the calendar of customer brand events and sponsorships, maintaining an awareness of industry events in each region and coordinating speaking engagements.
• Assist Marketing Coordinator as appropriate in planning client events at each office, providing guidance to the team and internal clients.
• Maintain a calendar of industry awards and lead the submission process.
• Oversee all customer brand projects in project management software, ensuring completion of projects to expected quality and completion time.

Who You Are :

• Three to five years of experience in marketing or communications.
• University or College degree or diploma in communications, marketing, or related field.
• Ability to create coherent written communication.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including multi-tasking, time management, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, professional, trustworthy, and diplomatic manner.
• A curious, never-quite-satisfied mindset, with an eye on continuous improvement both for yourself and your deliverables.
• Experience with marketing email platforms (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, etc.).
• Experience with layout programs (InDesign, Publisher, etc.).
• Experience with project management software (Asana, Zoho, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft products (PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Experience in the AEC industries is an asset.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite products is an asset.
• Experience with website CMS (WordPress, Drupal, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience with SharePoint 365 is an asset.

About Smith + Andersen

Founded in 1965, Smith + Andersen has organically grown from an established reputation as a trusted engineering consulting firm, reaching new levels of engineering and design excellence in the mechanical, electrical, communications, security, and audiovisual fields, and providing enhanced services such as lighting, building automation systems, and intelligent integrated systems design. Thanks to our client-focused approach, we are able to apply efficient, sustainable, and reliable design and engineering solutions on some of the most exciting projects across Canada. For more information about Smith + Andersen, please visit our website at www.smithandandersen.com .

Accommodation

Appropriate accommodations will be provided to candidates upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process. If you require accommodation during any phase of the hiring process, please advise the Human Resources Specialist with whom you are in contact.

Diversity

Smith + Andersen is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, race, ethnicity, family status, religion, mental or physical status, or veteran status.

Recruitment Agencies

Smith + Andersen welcomes interest by individual applicants. For resumes or applications submitted by agencies or recruiters with which Smith + Andersen does not have an agreement in place, Smith + Andersen will not pay any referral fee. Unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies or recruiters will be deemed to have been referred without fee or other charges. Smith + Andersen is an equal opportunity employer.

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