Argyle is now ChangeMakers

You may have noticed some new branding. Argyle, which was founded 45 years ago, is now ChangeMakers - a reputation, social impact, and marketing firm with more than 400 seasoned, passionate experts of many disciplines working across Canada and in the US. Since 1979, we've evolved and grown to meet the changing needs of our clients. We've expanded across Canada, entered the US, introduced new disciplines, and most recently united with five other firms to form the ChangeMakers team.

ChangeMakers' public relations advisors help clients communicate with confidence – particularly when the stakes are high. We specialize health, finance, technology, CPG, agribusiness, infrastructure, education and energy. Together, we build stronger reputations, brands and businesses. Thanks to our people, clients and partners, we're proud to be one of Canada's leading independent public relations firms.

About the position:

ChangeMakers' Reputation Management internship program gives PR students and recent grads real, hands-on industry experience as members of a talented, collaborative team focused on solutions that help to engage audiences and solve challenges. We work hard to deliver meaningful results for clients, and also take the time to celebrate the wins together.

Our team integrates interns into all day-to-day client activities throughout the four-month internship period, across all of our practice areas. Many of ChangeMakers' current employees began their careers here as interns and have successfully grown into increasingly senior positions within the firm.

Duties and assignments:

• Assisting in serving clients in a variety of industries
• Media and influencer relations activities, including list development, outreach and coordinating opportunities
• Monitoring and tracking media and influencer coverage
• Writing and editing media materials, social content, newsletter articles, pitches and other materials as needed
• Preparing results reports and status updates for clients
• Participating in strategy sessions, team meetings, creative brainstorms and media training
• Supporting with planning, logistics and attendance of client events
• Conducting research for existing client projects and new business opportunities
• Other minimal administrative duties as assigned

Skills/knowledge required:

• Strong writing
• Media relations
• Influencer marketing
• Research
• Social media
• Content creation
• Event management
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects
• Team spirit and a great attitude

We are ChangeMakers

ChangeMakers is a 400+ person independent reputation management, social impact and marketing firm with offices throughout Canada and in the US. ChangeMakers combines deep business specialization with human-centered strategies, working alongside our clients to succeed in a disruptive world.

An equitable employer: 

ChangeMakers 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.

ChangeMakers 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, ChangeMakers 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 ChangeMakers 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.