Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Master's degree
Experience
5 years or more
Work setting
- Urban area
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- Rural area
- Business
Budgetary responsibility
- $100,001 - $500,000
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Develop promotional materials
- Hire, train, direct and motivate staff
- Manage contracts
- Market business services
- Plan and control budget and expenditures
- Write and edit press releases, newsletter and communications materials
- Assist in product development and direct and evaluate the marketing strategies of establishments
- Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that develop and implement communication strategies and information programs
- Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that maintain media relations on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations
- Direct and evaluate establishments and departments that publicize activities and events on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the design, development and maintenance of Internet and Intranet sites to manage an organization's Internet presence
- Act as spokesperson for an organization
- Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
- Answer written and oral inquiries
- Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
- Co-ordinate special publicity events and promotions
- Develop and organize workshops, meetings, ceremonies and other events for publicity, fundraising and information purposes
- Gather, research and prepare communications material
- Prepare and/or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
- Prepare sports, literary, performance or other contracts
Supervision
- 3-4 people
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Business analysis
- Advertising
- Business services
- Communications
- Customs services
- E-commerce
- Market research
- Marketing
- Public relations
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Willing to travel regularly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Overtime required
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Large caseload
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Dependability
- Interpersonal awareness
- Reliability
- Creativity
- Quick learner
- Accountability
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available