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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Creative Fire moves with purpose, delivering creative concepts, communications strategies and media plans. Ideas in words, pictures and video that tell a story online and in print. From corporate reporting and recruitment to community and public relations, we work with clients to address their most important business and communications needs. We are seeking an Senior Communications Lead / Account Executive to join our Creative Fire team in Saskatoon, SK.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Communications Lead / Account Executive position is a senior role that requires an ability to understand and deliver on the communications needs of clients. The successful candidate will manage existing client relationships and projects, identify new opportunities for business development and have the ability to share information and direction with our internal team of designers, writers and media specialists.

JOB TITLE: Senior Communications Lead / Account Executive

REPORTS TO: CEO

Strategic and brand communications

  • Works with clients to identify and understand strategic goals and develops effective communications strategies to meet
  • those goals.
  • Develops brand strategies, guidelines and materials.
  • In collaboration with the Creative Fire design and digital team, develops marketing and communications campaigns and strategies, defines performance indicators, and monitors success.
  • Utilizes earned, paid, digital media and PR tactics to achieve strategic communications goals.
  • Provides media relations support to clients, including media releases, remarks, interview preparation, media pitching and
  • media management strategy.
  • Develops and edits corporate communications, such as executive remarks and presentation materials.
  • Undertakes research (such as public opinion and attitude surveys) to identify the interests and concerns of key groups served
  • by their organization.
  • Leverages the offerings of Creative Fire to the corporate sector
  • communications strategies, brand strategy/development, crisis communications, reporting (annual/sustainability/financial), digital and website design and maintenance, advertising
  • and media buying, event planning and management

EXTERNAL/CLIENT-FACING

  • Scopes and estimates client projects, managing the relationship and project outcomes through to completion.
  • Leads communications/branding strategy pitches and oversees proposal development.
  • Seeks networking and community leadership opportunities to build the agency's profile.
  • Supports Creative Fire's top corporate sector clients in Saskatchewan.
  • Finds opportunities for innovation and partnerships.
  • Develops and grows the team as the market demands.
  • Supports the development of Creative Fire's brand, purpose-driven impact and CSR reporting.
  • Expert in developing and account management of C-Suite and Board relationships of large corporations or institutions.
  • Works in partnership with Creative Fire's research division to conduct public opinion and attitude surveys to identify the
  • interests and concerns of key groups served by their organization.

Senior Communications Lead / Account Executive

  • Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Senior level communications experience with over 10+ years with larger corporate, financial and retail institutions
  • Masters Degree in communication (preferred). Candidates with a Degree in Business/Communications or equivalent will be considered.
  • Relationship-builder and seasoned Account Executive
  • Based in Saskatoon

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee

and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

As a diverse and inclusive employer, we encourage all qualified and interested candidates to apply by May 20, 2020.

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