Senior Manager, Communications

Swim Recruiting; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known Vancouver company is seeking a Senior Manager, Communications to enhance internal and external communication strategies while leading a talented team. This role includes a mix of media relations, public relations, and strategic partnership building, with a strong emphasis on effective communication to promote a positive and impactful brand. The company promises an inclusive work environment with a competitive salary range and excellent employee perks, ensuring work/life balance.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus structure

Professional development support

Customizable health benefits

Solid RRSP employer contribution

Generous paid time off

Excellent employee amenities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience including management.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Experience in PR with examples of earned media.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external communications across the organization.
• Oversee a team of communication experts.
• Guide advocacy initiatives and serve as a spokesperson if desired.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Presentation

Team Building

Coaching

Job description

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Base pay range

CA$115,000.00/yr - CA$145,000.00/yr

Fantastic senior management opportunity with a very well-known and loved Vancouver brand. Mix of external comms, internal comms, media relations, earned media, and public relations. Leading, mentoring, and coaching a small and talented communications team of senior-level individual contributors. Working in a fun-loving, high-performance, supportive, and humble corporate culture.

Who- the Company:

Our client is an admired and award-winning Vancouver-based company with a positive brand and reputation. This is not a company that exists purely to make shareholders richer! This valued-based and socially responsible company makes a profit that they invest back in the business, as well as into their employees and into the communities they operate within. Many people have worked with this company for a very long time due to the company’s values, the stability of the organization, the better-than-average work/life balance, and the opportunities for new learning and steady career growth over the years.

What- the Opportunity:

Senior Manager, Communications. On behalf of our client, SWIM is seeking a well-rounded and enthusiastic Senior Manager who will lead communications (internal and external) across the organization. The new Senior Manager will oversee a talented team of communication experts, with an emphasis on enhancing external communications and building effective media partnerships, as well as PR and earned media strategies.

Additionally, the Sr Mgr will play a key role in guiding advocacy initiatives to represent the interests of the organization as well as their customers and their surrounding communities. This role offers a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a strong Canadian brand. Rest assured this will be a fulfilling role where you can really feel you are adding value through crafting compelling communications and keeping the brand fresh and recognized. The Senior Manager can also act as a Spokesperson for the organization, if that is a role they enjoy and are confident taking on.

Who- the Candidate:

We are seeking candidates with exceptional writing, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences while reflecting a unique and vibrant culture. Qualified folks for this role will excel in coaching, team building, and prioritizing tasks, and will deliver outstanding experiences for both internal and external stakeholders while collaborating effectively with colleagues, media, and partners. The new Senior Communications Manager will know how to measure and share the success of communications to drive continuous improvement. Suitable candidates will have 7+ years of progressive experience, including at least a few years in a direct people management capacity. Senior and hands-on experience with both external and internal comms is required. Experience in PR is required, with proven examples of earned media. Strong desire to become a Company Spokesperson/Media Ambassador in future is preferred but NOT required if the Senior Manager prefers not to.

Where:

Greater Vancouver (not in downtown Vancouver). Hybrid work schedule- after training and onboarding, the Senior Manager can start to work from home 2 days a week. This company has a collaborative and friendly office environment and provides excellent employee amenities, including a fully equipped gym available free of charge for employees. Additional perks include bike lockers, EV charging, and free employe parking.

How Much:

The base salary for this role ranges from $120,000 to $145,000, commensurate with experience, qualifications, education, and skills. The company provides a very good performance-based bonus structure that can bring total cash compensation into the $160,000s. Benefits include professional development support, customizable health benefits, a solid RRSP employer contribution, and a generous amount of paid time off.

We are looking for a Senior Manager with a strong work ethic and lots of accountability, of course, but this company promotes very healthy work/life integration for their employees!

When & How to Apply:

This high priority search for a Senior Manager, Communications is moving quickly! SWIM is presenting the profiles of shortlisted candidates directly to the hiring team for review. If you already have a Recruiter at SWIM, please reach out very soon. If you do not yet have a contact at Swim Recruiting, please hit 'APPLY NOW' to send us your resume (preferably in Word format as it works best with our internal systems, but PDF is fine, too). Thank you!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, Marketing, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Executive Offices

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