Key Details

Annual Salary: $70,000

Work hours: LeBlanc (& co.) Communications has a 4 day (32 hour) work week for salaried employees, from Monday-Thursday.

Vacation: We provide 4 weeks vacation per year and a company shutdown between Christmas Eve and New Year’s.

Location: This role will be hybrid in Canada with a mix of primarily virtual and some in-person work. This position requires the ability to work in Canada. There is a preference for candidates in Winnipeg, Ottawa, or Halifax but candidates in other locations will be considered.

Contract Length: 2 years

Health Benefits: This position will come with partial subsidy of health benefits or a $100 / month stipend in lieu of benefits

Job Description

As LeBlanc (& co.) Communications grows, we will put some strategy projects under the co-leadership of the Principal Consultant and the Strategist. Working closely with the Principal Consultant, the Strategist will draft organizational communications plans; message guides; campaign strategy documents; and other strategic materials.

The Strategist will prepare ‘desk research’ for environmental scans and SWOT analyses for clients in addition to staying on top of sector news, trends, and best practices.

The Strategist will conduct revisions of strategy documents and materials after receiving feedback from the Principal Consultant and from clients, while always keeping organized and meeting deadlines during revision processes.

The Strategist will, to a high standard, copyedit documents before they are sent to clients, ensuring ‘quality assurance’ in English grammar.

The Strategist will support the Principal Consultant in preparing for and attending client meetings with tasks such as drafting agendas; taking notes; and leading meetings when necessary.

In addition, the Strategist will perform other writing-related tasks such as editing or writing client materials such as but not limited to social media content, web copy, reports, or copy for written materials.

The Strategist will collaborate with the Project Manager and Principal Consultant to build and refine relevant standard operating procedures and other materials for the company.

The Strategist will work to stay on top of sector news and best practices.

The Strategist will maintain a proactive, open stream of internal communication with the Principal Consultant, Project Manager, and any other relevant colleagues when working on client projects.

Required Communications Experience and Skills

• Experience in social impact work, including specifically in social impact communications, and a commitment to social change and equity
• Significant experience writing communications plans and key messaging
• Significant experience ‘diagnosing’ branding, messaging, and communications problems (likely gained as a consultant or in a leadership role in social impact communications)
• Expert level copyeditor in English
• Experience with leading advocacy campaigns
• Experience with public affairs and familiarity with engaging the Canadian government

Required General Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to receive and act on feedback from the Principal Consultant, clients, and other colleagues
• Ability to foster relationships with clients; meet client requests; and bring excellence in ‘client service
• Ability to be organized, meet deadlines, and conduct project management work under the guidance of the company’s operational systems and purview of the Project Manager
• Commitment to upholding an equitable work environment
• Ability to troubleshoot and independently solve problems

Desirable Skills and Experience:

**This “desirable” section lists types of skills and experience that, while not mandatory, are considered desirable

Desirable Skills

• Experience in consulting or freelancing (highly desirable)
• Fluency in French
• Experience with digital ads
• Experience with media relations

Desirable Experience

• Experience with the labour movement
• Experience with communications for private or public foundations
• Experience with global nonprofits or global foundations
• Experience with climate communications
• Experience with communications for gender justice, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, sexual health, and/or reproductive rights

The Principal Consultant is dedicated to providing training and guidance related to this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to an equitable hiring process and a safe work environment. We actively encourage applicants from all equity-deserving communities to apply for this role.

Submission Details

The deadline to apply to this posting is January 23rd at noon EST.

Applications will be accepted to hiring@leblancandco.ca

About the Hiring Process:

We are asking for all correspondence about this hiring process to take place through the email listed. In order to lead an equitable hiring process, we are asking potential candidates to not use other ways of contacting our team (such as contacting our team through DMs or other email addresses). We are doing this to ensure that everyone has access to the same information during the hiring process.

We will compensate anyone invited to interview with us with an honorarium totalling $50 for their time during the interview process.

We will provide written interview questions to interviewees in advance. We will also update all applicants who are not hired at the end of the process.