Marketing Communications Officer Full-time 13 Month Parental Leave Coverage Contract
Marketing Communications Officer Full-time 13 Month Parental Leave Coverage Contract
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Job Description
Marketing Communications Officer (Fulltime 13 Month Parental Leave Coverage Contract)
Location: Our office is located in Toronto Ontario; however this position can be located anywhere in Canada with flexible / hybrid / and remote work arrangements available.
Reports to: Content and Media Manager
Hiring Range: $62000 $72000 annually including a comprehensive benefits plan pension plan 3 weeks paid vacation a December break (usually a week) to recharge wellness days and access to an Employee Assistance Program
Job posting Closing Date: March 18 2025
About Us
At Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) we work on behalf of good food for all. Our collective approach at CFCC is founded on dignity and respect equity and empathy. These values are core to our mission and outlined in our Good Food Principles.
CFCC is strongly committed to equity and inclusion within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of racialized groups Indigenous peoples persons with disabilities persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to an equitable and inclusive selection process and work environment.
We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment and welcome candidates to speak about how their experience has demonstrated a commitment to Equity Inclusion Reconciliation and AntiOppression.
About the position:
We are currently hiring for a full time contract role for parental leave coverage for the position of aMarketing Communications Officer. This role plays a key role in advancing and stewarding the CFCC brand in order to inspire engagement and support across the country as well as to establish CFCC as a trusted voice on food insecurity equity and poverty.
The Marketing Communications Officer is responsible for inhouse design of high quality design materials tools and resources. The successful candidate will have exceptional skills in visual communications and demonstrated experience managing creative projects from start to finish project managing internal campaigns and liaising with external vendors. The position will also play a supporting role in CFCCs organizational rebranding as well as support with ongoing brand management.
Responsibilities
Design & brand advisory
- Design and develop engaging professional omnichannel materials including branded templates infographics email headers social media graphics visual assets website graphics signage printed materials slide decks etc.;
- Act as a brand advisor both internally with CFCCs internal teams and externally with partner Community Food Centres (CFCs);
- Provide dedicated design support for CFCCs Development Programs and Policy & Advocacy teams ensuring alignment with rebranding efforts and organizational goals;
- Oversee creative aspects of crossteam projects that involve design illustration and photography
- Build and manage relationships with external vendors providing creative services to CFCC.
Brand management
- Support with auditing organizing and refreshing:
- CFCC branded materials across all departments
- CFCC and CFC brand assets such as logo files
- CFCC brand guidelines
- Brandrelated strategic documents such as photographer guidelines consent trackers brand audit spreadsheets ethical visual guidelines etc.
- Support CFCCs organizational rebranding:
- Update marketing materials with new branding and current key messaging
- Create new materials tools and graphics to strengthen new brand and fill in gaps as identified by internal brand audit
- Lead in the creation and planning of new materials for CFCCs new CFC site and head office including printed materials and signage
- Support CFCs through rebranding process
Content collection curation & maintenance
Support implementation of CFCCs ethical storytelling and content collection process. Including:
- Manage and maintain CFCCs photography collection:
- Diligently sort name categorize and track photos according to established parametres
- Curate photo collection regularly by adding in new highquality and fullyconsented photos obtained from the annual Photo Program and by removing outdated lowquality or consentexpired photos
- Lead communication with CFCC staff when changes have been made to the photo collection and educate
new staff on proper photo usage
- Enhance photos as needed adjusting for brightness exposure sharpness etc.
- Lead annual Photo Program and photography initiatives working closely with Programs staff and partner Community Food Centres:
- Establish strict project timelines for each step of the Photo Program including initial planning creating instructional documents and forms in English and French setting up digital platforms receiving submitted photography and consent forms processing grants reviewing submissions and initializing followup for missing or erroneous content
- Maintain Photo Programs project management spaces using ClickUp SurveyMonkey Apply Salesforce and Google Workspace
- Update CFCCs photo consent tracker with new submissions
- Research and implement best practices for multimedia sharing and consent process management
- Ongoing file organization of designed materials supporting documents and brand assets on Google Drive
Administrative support
- Help maintain departmental and project planning lists documents and calendars in Google Workspace and on Clickup
- Support the curation and sharing of communications updates
- Participate actively in organizational development initiatives including trainings workshops and staff meetings
- Track budget and submit invoices
Values alignment
- Align with CFCC values and contribute to the evolution of our culture and a work environment that is grounded in Equity Courage Relationshipfocused and Integrity
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate is a creative critical thinker who can work independently and with others. An activist who wants to see social change and understands how communications help to propel the mission.
- Three to five years of experience working in brand communications visual communications and/or marketing roles
- Experience working as an inhouse creative or Communications team member serving and supporting a larger organization
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of related education and experience
- Sophisticated abilities in design and visual communications and proven commitment to brand consistency
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with professional experience working in Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe InDesign
- Proficient with webbased design tools including Canva and Adobe Firefly
- Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace including Gmail Google Drive Google Meet Google Docs and Google Sheets
- Ability to create and output files according to the professional standard of the final product (e.g. for web for video or for print)
- Strong ability to navigate and adapt to new online platforms and workspaces such as project management software online form software online learning platforms social media stock image databases etc.
- Strong project management skills with proven experience overseeing design projects and managing graphic designers photographers and/or videographers
- Superior time management and organizational skills and ability to prioritize multitask and meet tight deadlines
- Solutiondriven with an ability to selfmotivate and work as part of an ambitious collaborative team
- A positive attitude is key for this role as it requires working across teams and being receptive and responsive to feedback
- Proficiency with MacOS and Zoom
- Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity equity inclusion and that strives to work from an antiracism and antioppression framework
- Demonstrated a commitment to diversity equity inclusion and reconciliation through continuous development modeling inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias
Preferred:
- Experience working in missiondriven organizations is a strong asset
- Knowledge of HTML/CSS is considered an asset
- Fluency in both English and French is considered an asset
- Past experience working in online hybrid/remote working environments is considered an asset
Why work for us
We offer:
As part of a small and vibrant Communications team there are ample opportunities for learning and collaboration.
Comprehensive benefits package including extended health dental membership in a defined benefit pension plan 3 weeks paid vacation in your first year a December break (usually a week) to recharge wellness days and access to an Employee Assistance Program
a culture of mutual support where staff are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive Canada
an opportunity to be part of a movement building health belonging and social justice in marginalized neighbourhoods across Canada through the power of food
How to apply:
To apply please scroll up and click Apply Now. Please skip the Professional Details (Skills) section attach your resume cover letter and up to three portfolio examples connected to the duties outlined in the job description. Portfolio examples must have a clear presentation and represent projects that you have completed as a professional service for past clients or employers. In your cover letter please share what you think makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Posting closes at the end of day on March 18 2025. Only those applicants being considered will be contacted. If you require any accommodations or need technical support please email (please do not email your application to this email). Thank you for your interest in Community Food Centres Canada.
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