Position Summary

• Collaborate with communications and other CRRF departments to manage and monitor CRRF’s communications planning, media relations, social media, and onsite event strategy and delivery, and build meaningful engagement with CRRF’s various audiences.
• Research, write, and proof compelling, audience-appropriate copy, and create or coordinate graphic design for press releases, webpages, opinion pieces and other public-facing messaging.

• Provide support to the senior leadership team and other staff as required, including writing speeches, speaking notes, issues management and key messages, and prepare presentation decks.
• Contribute during team meetings including suggesting ideas, brainstorming or providing feedback citing Communications best practices.
• Maintaining CRRF’s brand and messaging across platforms.
• Manage relationships with external vendors including processing invoices and overseeing deliverables.

• Work with the management team to organize, schedule press conferences, live remotes, and interviews as required.
• Coordinate and manage media partner activity, oversee press activity on site at events, coordinate announcements with media partners, and speak to media on behalf of the CRRF as necessary in both official languages.
• Keep abreast of relevant issues and support media monitoring when necessary.
• Contribute to internal and external communications planning and programming.
• Develop and maintain professional networks and relationships in this sector.

• Fluently bilingual (verbal and non-verbal) in French and English is considered essential.
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience) in journalism, communications, business, or marketing, or another related field.
• Certificate or diploma in public relations, marketing, digital marketing or analytics is an asset.
• Minimum 3 years of recent related experience in media relations, communications, publications, and design/marketing principles.
• Demonstrated ability to engage media.
• Demonstrated ability to write compelling copy for various platforms.
• Technical skills such as social media design, videography, editing, and podcasting are assets.
• Proven writing/editing, and presentation skills.
• Experience with project management and reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and other communications-related digital tools and applications such as WordPress, Canva and Adobe Suite.  Comfortable using Zoom and other platforms as required for hosting online meetings and events.
• Experience working with non-profits in the areas of social justice, racial equity and diversity.
• Possess a passion for public advocacy and demonstrate an understanding of the current challenges of racism and the opportunities for anti-racism work.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.