April 28, 2024
Job Description
The Lifesaving Society is a full-service provider of programs,
products and services designed to preventdrowning. As Canada's
lifeguarding experts, we set the standard for professional
lifeguard training and certifyCanada's National Lifeguards. We are
currently seeking an individual to support Public Education
outreach.The Lifesaving Society offers a competitive salary and
benefits package.
Job Type: Permanent,
Full-time
Location: 400 Consumers Road, Toronto ON
(Hybrid)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Reporting to: Senior Communications
Officer
Salary & benefits:
Starting salary of $68,364 plus benefits
Responsibilities:
1. Support organization and collaboration among
Communications team members to achieve efficiency and consistency
across projects and product lines.
2. Contribute to Communications projects supporting Lifesaving
Society activity centres by:
- Tracking the status of Communications projects and
tasks.
- Collecting, reviewing and assessing newsletter and social
media content submissions and communication plan
requests.
- Researching, fact-checking, writing, editing and
proofreading materials for various print and digital communications
and publications.
- Drafting project briefs to support marketing and
communication initiatives for Society products and
services.
- Assisting with public relations: maintaining media lists,
drafting media advisories/releases and attending media
events.
- Compiling regular analytics reports.
- Maintaining a robust social media calendar, assisting in
planning campaigns that drive connection with online audiences to
improve engagement.
- Monitoring accounts, community, comments and reviews, and
consulting with activity centre experts to respond to customer
queries.
- Supporting the development of multimedia assets including
photography, videography, video editing and graphic
design.
- Assisting with website content development and
maintenance using Umbraco (CMS) and HTML.
- Attending Lifesaving Society events (e.g., AGM, sport
competitions, media events) as needed.
Required Qualifications
Possession of the following education, skills and experience will
enable the successful applicant to perform the primary job
functions successfully. All requirements below are essential unless
otherwise indicated as an "asset."
- Three-year post-secondary degree or equivalent experience
in communications, journalism, publishing, or business/arts
administration.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in communications or
associated field.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in
English and proven ability to write in various formats - print,
web, social.
- Strong project management, organizational and analytical
skills.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet target dates,
take initiative, and thrive in a team.
- Proficient with Microsoft 365: SharePoint, Outlook, Word,
Excel and PowerPoint.
- Basic graphic design skills - Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign and Canva.
- Basic HTML experience, familiar with website content
management systems.
- Creative thinking and experience with community
management and growth.
- Knowledge of social media analytics and ability to create
regular reports.
- Ability to research concepts and translate them into
plain English.
- Familiarity with the Lifesaving Society and its programs
is an asset.
- Familiarity with traditional print publishing is an
asset.
- Experience with media-monitoring platforms an
asset.
- Ability to work well independently with minimal
supervision.
- Ability to work cooperatively with team
members.
The Lifesaving Society is an equal opportunity
employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We
welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
If selected for an interview, please inform us of any accommodation
you may require during the process.
Contact Information
Please send resume and cover letter in confidence to applyforajob@lifeguarding.com
Further information on this position is available from
Adrian Herscovici Ouellette, Senior Research
Officer at adrianh@lifeguarding.com
We thank all applicants for their interest in this role; however,
only those selected for further consideration will be
contacted.
Special Instructions
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