We are looking for a Communications Associate to join our team. The successful candidate is well-rounded, detail-oriented, organized, and has excellent writing skills and time management. They need to understand marketing techniques and be up-to-date with communications best practices.
Support the Communications Manager with the following responsibilities:
- Creation of ad-hoc design work: ads for events and conferences, zoom backgrounds, logos, presentation decks, etc.;
- Coordinate the production of monthly internal and external content delivered in multiple formats, including via email, online, video, or print distribution;
- Support social media management and campaigns to engage with and grow our followers across all channels;
- Source and manage marketing-related inventory, communications tools (Affinity, Mention, Vidyard, YouTube, etc.)
- Manage websites: updates, improvements, and maintenance for sagard.com and portagevc.com; as well as other websites;
- Manage freelancers and vendors in press relations, design, translation, media production, etc.;
- Research trends and new marketing opportunities;
- Maintain an intranet-type platform creation (probably on Notion);
- Write content in French and English for different initiatives (internal and external);
- Support the events team by helping with registration and production;
- Implement Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices across our websites and content;
- Manage our media monitoring platform for keywords (and refresh them regularly), set up our competitors and what’s happening on the market;
Requirements:
- The ideal candidate comes from a startup/VC comms background;
- Superb written and verbal communication skills in English and French;
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing/communications or equivalent experience in startups or venture capital ;1-2 years of experience in content management, creative writing, advertising concepts andmedia negotiations;
- Critical thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities;
- Ability to comprehend and interpret competitor strategies ;
- Proficiency in Content Management Systems (CMS) – we use WordPress;
- Proficiency with Canva, Figma, Typeform, Mailchimp;
- Ability to gather data and convert it into meaningful analysis;
- Solid organizational skills and detail-oriented;
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines;
- Design skills and creative mind;
- Ability to simplify complex information into a user-friendly format;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite and web editing ;
- Experience in fintech or private asset management is a plus.