Company: CGL

Department : Marketing/Communications

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid

Language: English is required, French is an asset.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We are a leading Canadian financial services cooperative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our Marketing and Communications team aspires to drive innovation and be the industry leader in client engagement. Our versatile and knowledgeable team works collaboratively with business partners to enhance client experience, creating value at every point of contact. We think strategically and align our initiatives to help our organization achieve its business objectives.

As the Senior Writer, Corporate Communications, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and consult with senior leaders, communications consultants, and business partners to deliver creative content solutions that inspire action. You will support and develop executive leadership content, including but not limited to, reports, speeches, presentation notes, media articles, and video scripts. You will help develop corporate messages, narratives, and materials in the brand voice. You will consult with the writing and Consultant teams on a day-to-day basis to coach, provide guidance, feedback, enhance engagement, and identify opportunities for process improvement to enhance team efficiencies. You will need to be a strategic thinker, strong collaborator, and bring writing and content development best practices to every engagement.

HOW YOU WILL CREATE IMPACT:

• The ability to understand complex subject matter and distill it into communications that are simple and easy to understand.
• Craft well-written copy that is clear and concise across all channels, ensuring key messaging is client centric, insights led, and aligned with strategic goals.
• Present and articulate concepts to internal partners. Proactively develop content plans and make informed and insightful recommendations.
• Work closely with the writing and consultant teams to help them craft and write content across multiple platforms for both internal and external audiences, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all messaging and to established brand guidelines.
• Coach and provide direction/feedback to other content developers on topic, style, and tone of voice to ensure work is of the highest quality.
• Juggle multiple projects (multitask), prioritize, and meet rigorous deadlines while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, in all assignments.

HOW YOU WILL SUCCEED :

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions, and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

TO JOIN OUR TEAM:

• You have 7+ years of experience writing in a corporate environment or advertising agency.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to reach the hearts and minds of audiences through compelling storytelling.
• You have a post-secondary degree or equivalent in Journalism, Copywriting, or Communications.
• You have superior formatting skills in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and PowerPoint.
• You have impeccable spelling, grammar, and editing skills.
• You have experience with media across a variety of mediums, including print, digital, TV/video, radio, etc.
• A working knowledge of French is an asset but not a requisite.
• You have strong portfolio of work.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Training and development opportunities to grow your career.

Flexible work options to support personal and family needs.

A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.

• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.