Vice President, Marketing & Communications (MATERNITY LEAVE COVER 13 MONTHS)

Enterprise Strategy Change & Leadership Communications

• Lead WildBrains enterprise marketing and communications strategy ensuring clarity consistency and confidence across all audiences.
• Partner closely with the CEO executive leadership team and HR to develop and execute change management communications tied to evolving priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on strategic narrative executive messaging and stakeholder communications including town halls leadership updates and board-level materials.
• Play a central role in articulating and socializing WildBrains story and unique position in-market aligning messaging across internal and external channels.

Internal Communications

• Own and evolve WildBrains internal communications strategy ensuring employees understand the companys direction strategy and how their work contributes to long-term success.
• Partner with HR to strengthen WildBrains Employee Value Proposition (EVP) employer brand and culture narrative supporting talent attraction engagement and retention.
• Oversee communications related to people initiatives leadership changes organizational updates and company-wide programs with a strong lens on transparency and trust.
• Work with the internal communications team to ensure internal channels content cadence and leadership communications are effective engaging and fit for a global organization.

Corporate Brand External Communications & Reputation

• Steward WildBrains corporate brand positioning ensuring it reflects the companys strategic priorities and future focus across all touchpoints.
• Oversee external communications including corporate announcements press releases thought leadership industry speaking opportunities and executive visibility led by the Senior Director of Global Corporate and Trade Communications.
• Work closely with the Communications team to manage media relations issues management and reputational risk.
• Identify opportunities to elevate WildBrains profile through strategic storytelling partnerships and industry engagement.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead and support a high-performing marketing and communications team providing clarity direction and continuity during the maternity leave period.
• Drive strong collaboration across MarCom HR Investor Relations Audience Engagement Studios Franchise and Licensing teams to ensure alignment and avoid duplication.
• Ensure clear prioritization governance and resourcing across initiatives in a fast-moving environment.
• Oversee agency relationships and external partners ensuring high standards efficiency and alignment with WildBrains strategy.

Qualifications :

• Progressive experience in corporate marketing communications or related roles ideally within media entertainment technology or a similarly complex organization.
• Senior leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and advising executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in change management communications internal communications and executive messaging.
• Strong experience partnering with HR on EVP employer branding and employee engagement initiatives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to distill complex strategies into clear compelling narratives.
• High degree of comfort working in ambiguous transitional environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience in a public company environment is strongly preferred.
• Highly organized calm under pressure and known for strong follow-through and stakeholder trust.

Additional Information :

What We Offer 

Working at WildBrain is more than a job  its the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits and we invest in our people and their future.  

Total Rewards 

At WildBrain we strive for equitable and consistent pay practices within a robust total rewards framework. Compensation may vary within the same role based on experience performance specialized expertise and overall impact.  

Compensation: Base salary is part of a comprehensive total rewards package that includes: 

• Paid time off 

• Retirement savings with company matching 

• Comprehensive health and dental coverage with shared premium costs from day one. 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Hybrid work model 

Our Hiring Process 

• Initial virtual screening with our Talent Acquisition team 

• Interview with the hiring manager (virtual or in person TBD) 

• Interview with 23 key business partners (virtual or in person TBD) 

• Role-specific assessment where applicable 

AI in Our Hiring Process 

We use artificial intelligence (AI) to support and enhance the recruitment experiencefor example by organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. AI is never used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals. AI tools used in our recruitment process are subject to rigorous privacy security and risk assessments and are applied in alignment with WildBrains Inclusive Hiring framework. We believe technology should enhance human judgment not replace it. 

Our Commitment 

Diversity Equity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees stakeholders and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued respected and brings their authentic self to work.  

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what weve listed here we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience transferable skills and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. 

About WildBrain 

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360 franchise managementspanning Content Creation Audience Engagement and Global Licensingour mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts Teletubbies Strawberry Shortcake Yo Gabba Gabba! Inspector Gadget and Degrassi we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy ShowSnoopy in SpaceCamp Snoopy Teletubbies Lets Go! Yo Gabba GabbaLand! Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. With a library of approximately 14000 half-hours our shows reach kids and families everywhere including on our YouTube network which has generated more than 1.7 trillion minutes of watch time. Our consumer products licensing arm WildBrain CPLG represents our own and partner brands in every major territory worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at . 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract