Title: Account Coordinator, Social Change
Location: Winnipeg
At Castlemain, we work for and with Indigenous organizations and communities. We strive to build meaningful and productive relationships that serve the needs of our clients, and we are proud that many of our new clients choose to work with us on a repeat basis. Based on our expertise, our services are also sought after by all levels of government. With offices on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam in Vancouver, our team consists of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals who bring together diverse backgrounds in communications and engagement, policy development, natural resource management, and sustainable economic development. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in the work we undertake.
At Castlemain our services are organized with one objective in mind: to achieve results for our clients. Our services are performed by an award-winning team that possesses a wide range of knowledge, experience, and skill. At Castlemain, the services we offer are organized within five practice groups: Negotiation, Governance and Policy, Economic Development, Strategic Engagement and Communications, Settlements and Social Change.
The Account Coordinator, Social Change will be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, exciting environment working on diverse accounts and projects. Our Account Coordinators are always on their feet and ready to assist their colleagues on new business opportunities and client engagements. They will have excellent written and oral communication skills, keen attention to detail, and strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
The Account Coordinator is responsible for maintaining strong relationships with clients by collaborating with them and internal teams to ensure timely execution of all client marketing and communication needs.
Responsibilities will include:
- Writing for internal, client and media audiences
- Research, creative briefs, reports, proposals, and presentations
- Supporting integrated communications programs
- Overall project coordination
- Contributing to strategy
- Writing for earned and owned media (news releases, fact sheets, backgrounders, web copy, social media posts, emails and more)
- Supporting client teams
- Developing and managing critical paths
- Coordinating activities with digital and creative team members
- Documenting client meetings and next steps
- Maintaining client files
- Ensuring projects are being delivered on time and on budget
We're looking for someone with:
- Post secondary degree, diploma or certificate in communications, journalism, marketing, business or related field
- Strong oral/written communication skills; storytelling abilities
- Basic photography and videography skills
- Experience in social media writing, posting and monitoring
- Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Problem solving skills and good judgement
- Flexibility to travel as required
- Valid driver's licence
- Flexibility to travel as required
- Knowledge of First Nations culture and customs
- Self identifies as First Nations, Metis or Inuit
We are Believeco:Partners
Believeco:Partners is an independent owner, operator and builder of the foremost partner-led marketing, communications, and engagement agencies. Made up of Believeco, our full-service marketing agency, Argyle our public relations and advisory engagement agency and Castlemain, our Indigenous advisory firm. With over 300 people, across seven offices, in 6 provinces and 2 countries, our goal is to be one of North America's largest and most acclaimed full-service agencies.
An equitable employer:
Believeco:Partners is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all its forms, a commitment that enriches our company culture, the ideas that we generate, and the quality of service that we provide our clients. We encourage applications from Indigenous communities, racialized communities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and people from other historically marginalized communities.
Believeco:Partners is committed to providing employment accommodation under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility Disabilities Act provincially by providing employment accommodations. If you are a job applicant with a disability, Believeco:Partners will make every effort to accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. Please inform us if you require any accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
At Believeco:Partners, we recognize that the best candidate may not meet all the criteria listed above. We encourage all those interested and with relevant experience to apply even if you don't match the job posting perfectly. We welcome creative, out-of-the-box thinking, and lived-experience and we strive to provide an environment for best-in-class innovation that quickly and fulsomely meets our clients' needs.