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Taiga Motors est une entreprise de développement et de fabrication de véhicules récréatifs et utilitaires 100 % électriques en pleine expansion, située à Montréal, au Québec. Dans les dernières nouvelles, Taiga est fière d’avoir remporté le prix 2022 World Changing Ideas de Fast Company et de faire partie des 200 meilleures inventions de 2022 du magazine Time.

Dans le cadre de sa mission visant à accélérer l’accès à l’exploration en plein air sans compromis, Taiga est à la recherche d’un gestionnaire des relations publiques bilingue et passionné. Il ou elle sera responsable de l’élaboration, de l’exécution et de l’évolution de la stratégie ainsi que de la gestion et de la direction des communications externes de Taiga, dans la région Nord Amérique.

Responsabilités

• Élaborer et exécuter des plans complets de relations avec les médias à court et à long terme aux niveaux local, national et international sur diverses plateformes.
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes de direction, de Relations Investisseurs et de marketing afin de créer un programme de RP/Communications qui complète notre stratégie de RI, la vision de l’entreprise et les feuilles de route du marketing, de la marque et des produits.
• Travailler étroitement avec la Directrice Marque et communications pour articuler une stratégie inspirante et visionnaire pour le récit de l’entreprise Taiga.
• Élaborer une stratégie de relations avec les médias, en cherchant à obtenir une forte exposition dans la presse écrite et en ligne.
• Coordonner toutes les activités de relations publiques, identifier et mettre en œuvre les opportunités permettant d’accroître la notoriété de la marque et du produit par le biais des principaux influenceurs du secteur.
• Exploiter les relations existantes avec les médias et cultiver de nouveaux contacts au sein des médias commerciaux et industriels.
• Gérer les demandes de renseignements et d’interviews des médias
• Agir comme premier point de contact avec les agences Évaluer les besoins en agences externes pour exécuter le programme de relations publiques de Taiga
• Identifier, cultiver, former et préparer les porte-parole de Taiga afin qu’ils soient équipés pour susciter un sentiment positif et une sensibilisation à la marque dans les médias, les événements de l’industrie (par exemple, les occasions de prendre la parole) et les médias sociaux.
• Superviser la création de contenu pour les communiqués de presse, les articles de presse et les présentations. Rédiger à l’occasion certains communiqués de presse.
• Définir les indicateurs clés de performance des relations publiques et surveiller, analyser et communiquer les résultats des relations publiques sur une base trimestrielle.
• Maintenir une bonne compréhension des tendances de l’industrie qui affectent les clients et faire des recommandations appropriées concernant la stratégie de communication qui les entoure.
• Développer et exécuter un programme de gestion des problèmes et des crises de l’entreprise.

Ce que vous apporterez à l’équipe

• Un diplôme BA/MA en marketing, publicité, communication ou dans une discipline connexe.
• 5 à 10 ans d’expérience professionnelle avérée en relations publiques requise
• Maîtrise de l’anglais et du français, afin de communiquer avec les parties prenantes externes de la clientèle américaine et locales
• Expérience avérée dans la conception et l’exécution de campagnes de relations publiques réussies, tant au niveau local que national, une expérience internationale étant un atout majeur.
• Relations solides et leadership avec les médias commerciaux et industriels locaux et nationaux.
• Expérience en tant que porte-parole de l’entreprise ; à l’aise et compétent dans les entretiens avec les médias audiovisuels et la presse écrite.
• Expérience de la mise en œuvre de stratégies de communication innovantes axées sur les résultats.
• Compétences exceptionnelles en matière de communication écrite et orale, d’interviews et de relations interpersonnelles.
• Hautement motivé et adaptable, avec une capacité démontrée à s’épanouir dans un environnement stimulant, au rythme rapide et axé sur le travail d’équipe
• Capacité à influencer les gens et à faciliter la coopération des partenaires internes et externes.
• Capacité à comprendre les indicateurs clés de performance, tant quantitatifs que qualitatifs, de manière convaincante.
• Passionné d’aventures en plein air et d’électrification.

Avantages

• Jouez un rôle essentiel dans la mise sur le marché des premiers véhicules électriques tout-terrain au monde.
• Horaire de travail flexible et hybride
• Événements de l’entreprise – barbecues, rafting, journées d’essai pour les employés, etc.
• Régime de santé complet
• RPA – REER collectif
• #LI-Hybrid

Taiga accorde une grande importance à la diversité dans l’embauche et dans sa main-d’œuvre, et accueille les candidatures de personnes ayant des origines, des formations et des expériences diverses. Nous reconnaissons qu’il existe de nombreux obstacles à l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi et aux possibilités de développement de carrière, et nous nous efforçons d’embaucher des groupes sous-représentés dans l’industrie technologique. La diversité chez Taiga signifie favoriser un lieu de travail où les différences sont appréciées pour les contributions qu’elles apportent à notre formidable équipe.

Public Relations Manager

Taiga Motors is a rapidly scaling 100% electric recreational and utility vehicle development and manufacturing company in Montreal, Quebec. In recent news, Taiga is proud to be the winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards and to be one of Time magazine’s 200 best inventions of 2022.

Expanding on our mission to accelerate access to outdoor exploration without compromise, Taiga is seeking a passionate bilingual Public Relations Manager, responsible for developing, executing, and evolving our integrated strategy and managing and directing Taiga’s external communications.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and execute comprehensive short- and long-term media relations plans at local, national, and international levels across various platforms.
• Work closely with the Executive, Investor Relations and Marketing teams to create a PR/Communications program that complements our IR strategy, company vision and marketing, brand and product roadmaps.
• Work closely with the Director of Brand and Communications to articulate an inspiring and visionary strategy for the Taiga corporate narrative.
• Develop a media relations strategy, seeking strong exposure in print, broadcast and online media.
• Coordinate all public relations activities, identifying and implementing opportunities to increase brand and product awareness through key industry influencers.
• Leverage existing media relationships and cultivate new contacts within trade and industry media.
• Manage media inquiries and interviews
• Act as first point of contact with agencies to execute Taiga’s public relations program
• Identify, cultivate, train and prepare Taiga spokespeople so they are equipped to drive positive sentiment and brand awareness in the media, industry events (e.g. speaking opportunities) and social media.
• Oversee the creation of content for press releases, news articles and presentations. Occasionally write some press releases.
• Define PR key performance indicators and monitor, analyze and report PR results on a quarterly basis.
• Maintain a good understanding of industry trends affecting clients and make appropriate recommendations regarding the communications strategy surrounding them.
• Develop and execute a corporate issues and crisis management program.

What You’ll Be Bringing to The Team

• BA/MA degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or a related discipline
• 5-10 years Proven working experience in public relations required
• Fluency in both English and French, in order to communicate with the external stakeholders for US customer base and local ones.
• Proven track record designing and executing successful public relations campaigns at both a local and national level, international experience is a big plus
• Strong relationships and leadership with both local and national business and industry media outlets
• Experience in acting as a company spokesperson; comfortable and skilled in both broadcast and print media interviews
• Experience implementing innovative communications strategies with a focus on results
• Outstanding written, verbal, interview, and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated and adaptable with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a challenging, fast paced and team-oriented environment
• Ability to influence people and facilitate cooperation of internal and external partners
• Ability to understand key performance indicators, both quantitative and qualitative in a compelling way
• Passionate about outdoor adventures and electrification.

Benefits

• Play an integral role in bringing the world’s first electric off-road vehicles to market
• Flexible and hybrid work schedule
• Company events – BBQs, Rafting, Employee Test Ride days, etc.
• Comprehensive health plan
• RPP – Group RRSP

Taiga values diversity in hiring and its workforce, and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, education, and experiences. We recognize that there are many barriers to equal access to employment and career development opportunities, and strive to hire under-represented groups in the tech industry. Diversity at Taiga means fostering a workplace in which differences are appreciated for the contributions they bring to our amazing team.

We thank all applicants for their interest in TAIGA, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Taiga Motors (TSX:TAIG)

Competition Number: REQ 5001

TITLE: Manager, Government Relations

DIVISION: Government & External Relations

SALARY: Full Time Admin, Band 10, $77,521 – $96,900 per year

LOCATION: 230 Richmond Street

STATUS: Full Time Admin

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 2023

Land Acknowledgement

George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other.

George Brown College is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment. We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.

At George Brown College, we have established a reputation for equipping our students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. As employees, we are committed to creating an enriching learning community for our students, delivering excellence in what we do, holding ourselves accountable for our work and demonstrating diversity and respect for one another.

What responsibilities will you have in this role?

Reporting to the Director, Government Relations (“Director”), the Manager, Government Relations (“Manager”) is a strategic advisor, and organizational lead who supports the Director in ensuring leaders at George Brown College (“GBC”) effectively build and steward key relationships with officials at all three levels of government and with related key sectoral partners.

• Monitors, identifies, and interprets trends, opportunities, developments, and proposed legislation on matters related to GBC.
• Recommends GBC’s position on legislative and policy issues to achieve desired results.
• Assists with the development of a comprehensive government relations strategy, and related policies, priorities and best practices.
• Seeks to strategically position GBC within the priorities of the federal, provincial and municipal governments by identifying key research sectors within government priorities, creating new partnerships and supporting nation-wide and provincial advocacy strategies.
• Provides expertise, leadership, analysis, and counsel to Director on matters of government affairs, and public policy; ensures coordination and alignment for all government relations activities across GBC (i.e., monitors government interactions across the institution and ensures alignment, coordination, and compliance with federal and provincial lobbying legislation).
• Assists Academic leaders with identifying and securing appropriate government funding opportunities including proposal development and funding submissions.
• Works collaboratively with the Director to develop a comprehensive government relations plan (e.g., vision, key initiatives, targeted relationships, framework, priorities, resources, work plans, outcomes, and indicators) in alignment with the organizational strategic plan.
• Discovers and supports potential opportunities with sectoral partners and acts as an advocate to position the President and other senior leaders as key spokespeople for GBC’s strategic initiatives.
• Creates and coordinates events designed to raise GBC’s visibility and profile and to generate engagement with, and support from, government and key influencers, in collaboration with External and Community Relations team.
• Coordinates and organizes meetings for senior GBC leaders with elected officials and public service members at all levels of government.
• Other related duties as assigned.

What qualifications do you need for this role?

• Three-year degree or equivalent from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Minimum five years’ experience working in government and/or in a government relations role. Experience with strategic policy and planning – specifically, demonstrated success in the development of strategic government relations plans.
• Experience in complex (public and private), multi-stakeholder environments with sensitivity to issues of diversity and community interests.
• Experience in an academic environment (strong asset).
• Demonstrated familiarity with managing broad ranging, sensitive issues, understanding their implications and developing practical solutions to address them.
• Comprehensive understanding of the political landscape (federally, provincially, and municipally) and academic environment as it affects the priorities of post-secondary education, research, and infrastructure funding.
• Analytical skills and knowledge to assess and successfully predict emerging policy directions at all levels of government and across sectors.
• Ability to integrate large, complex communications and initiatives in a politically ambiguous and rapidly changing landscape.
• Superior capability and capacity to build relationships across multiple stakeholder groups, to collaborate with others and to gain buy-in and achieve consensus in the midst of diverse opinions.
• Strong understanding of short- and long-term requirements for initiatives (i.e., stakeholders, government, financial and legal) and what implications may be across the College.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and electronic communication skills including expertise with office and presentation software and familiarity with a range of social media tools.
• Strong understanding of government decision-making processes and knowledge of communications theory related to government relations.

NOTES:

• If employed currently or previously employed at GBC, please log into Cornerstone with your employee account.
• Please ensure your resume highlights all relevant education, training and experience that are applicable to the minimum qualifications for this role.
• The College requires proof of degrees, credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post-secondary institutions and/or their international equivalents. Credentials may require validation at the time of interviews.

Closing: Open until filled.

George Brown College is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). The Human Resources representative responsible for the recruitment for this position will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process. Candidates who require accommodation in the interview process may contact talentacquisition@georgebrown.ca and all information received will be addressed confidentially.

As a unionized workplace, we support our internal employees by providing first consideration to qualified applications as set out in the Collective Agreement.

For information on George Brown College, please visit our website at www.georgebrown.ca.

George Brown College

Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers!

Great Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan.
• Nine-day work cycle which normally results in every other Monday off, providing for a balanced approach to work, family life and community.
• Flex-time and partially remote work schedule (providing the option to work remotely 3 days per 2 week period), depending on nature of work, operational requirements and work location.

Manitoba Hydro is a leader among energy companies in North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba’s best as we continue to build a company that supports innovation, commitment and customer service.

The Director of Digital is at the forefront of Manitoba Hydro’s digital ambition to enable the business, customers, and employees to adopt new digital practices and technologies that will deliver simpler, faster, and better services, enable insight-driven decision making and yield more efficient and effective operations. Reporting to the Vice President of Digital and Technology (D&T), the Digital Director is a key member of the D&T Executive Leadership Team. The Director of Digital is responsible for the Corporation’s data strategy and roadmap, leveraging digital innovation and new ways of working to enhance customer and employee experience.

The Digital Division includes three departments: (1) Data & Analytics Practice Department; (2) Digital Innovation Hub Department, and (3) Modern Digital Workplace Department.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the definition, creation and implementation of the enterprise data strategy and assures the ongoing relevance, of Manitoba Hydro’s data strategy.
• Works with Executives, Enterprise Excellence and Legal to enable enterprise data governance, and to create a culture that manages data as an enterprise asset. Using a federated style of data analytics, a key responsibility will be, influencing stakeholders to maintain accountability for their data and associated business outcomes and at the same time ensuring the development of technology, processes, capabilities, and data management practices are in alignment with key business outcomes.
• Responsible for enabling the business to improve data trust (quality) by establishing effective mechanisms to measure and monitor the quality of strategic, operational and production data.
• Responsible for putting into place a programmatic approach for enterprise information management to identify, prioritize and execute the enterprise data and analytic initiatives with clear line of sight to enterprise strategies and business outcomes.
• Responsible for leading the development and deployment of the enterprise’s data and analytics capabilities for digital business. In a federated style, the business will be developing data analytic products that drive insights and actions. This role will be a key enabler in influencing the business to develop self-service analytics capabilities, at the same time put in the processes, standards, and guidelines so that the integrity of the enterprise data estate is maintained.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders, the Director of IT and the Director of Cyber Security & Enterprise Architecture to design, solution, implement and ensure long-term sustainability of the enterprise data estate and associated strategy.
• Collaborates with business and Information Technology Division stakeholders to transition to a product-oriented IT operating model with cross-functional product teams that deliver both Change and Run using agile delivery methods.
• Build critical strategic partnerships across the enterprise that enables and encourages agile and innovation approaches to remove technical roadblocks, explore unseen opportunities and influence value-driven outcomes.
• Identifies, advocates, and builds consensus around digital solutions that support employee and customer experience.
• Responsible for managing the strategic relationship with Microsoft vendor, and the Microsoft platform strategies including M365, Power Platform, and Azure Data Platform and the SAP Analytics Stack.
• Responsible for leading a fast-follower information technology innovation approach with the appropriate processes, tools, and metrics to support new growth opportunities and overall business goals.
• Responsible for the development and sustainment of Digital Division performance management, in alignment with enterprise business priorities and outcomes.

Qualifications:

The successful applicant will possess:

• A University Degree in an appropriate discipline with ten years of related management experience demonstrating progressively greater responsibility or an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• 10+ years relevant experience.
• Relevant work experience in the Utility industry would be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience with the following:
• ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment, dynamic would be an asset.
• building formal and informal professional networks.
• maintaining and extending networks within, across and external to organizational boundaries.
• soliciting information on the enterprise’s direction and goals, as well as the industry’s competitive environment, to determine how the digital function can add value to the organization, employee experience, and customer satisfaction.
• guiding enterprise leadership to take an “outside-in” view of the digital possibilities for the future of its industry.
• employing sound judgment in determining how digital innovations will be deployed to produce business value.
• generating ideas, and critically evaluates future scenarios.

The successful applicant will also possess a demonstrated proficiency in all of Manitoba Hydro’s Executive Competencies including:

• Principled Leadership
• Agility
• Strategic Solution Builder
• Driving Execution
• Influence
• Optimizing Talent

Apply Now!

Visit www.hydro.mb.ca/careers to learn more about this position and to apply online. The deadline for applications is APRIL 3, 2023.

We thank you for your interest and will contact you if you are selected for an interview.

This document is available in accessible formats upon request. Please let us know if you require any accommodations during the recruitment process.

Manitoba Hydro

Milo Casting is currently seeking Young Paw Patrol Fans in Ontario who speak Various Languages for a Global Campaign!

Looking For:

• Kids roughly age 3-7 yrs who are Paw Patrol fans! 

Seeking Children in Ontario who can speak any of the following languages:

• Mexican Spanish 
• Parisian French 
• Mandarin
• German 
• Italian
• Portuguese (Portugal dialect)
• Polish
• Hungarian

Kids may be featured alongside a parent, grandparent, or older sibling! 

You are in Ontario, and able to attend a shoot in the Greater Toronto Area
Previous acting experience is not necessary, simply looking for real Paw Patrol Fans who speak these languages!  

Details & Submission Information 
Those chosen will be paid $1500 per person to be featured. 

Shoot: The week of April 17th 

ONTARIO RESIDENTS ONLY 

ZoomerMedia Limited is a growing public company in the media space. We are a dynamic and creative organization, where employees have the opportunity to be a part of a truly innovate brand of media development and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate interesting, original and current show ideas and angles
• Track down and confirm high-profile and expert guests for on-air interviews
• Prepare draft scripts and questions for use by on-air hosts
• Design and produce shows, including oversight of graphics, editing video footage to help illustrate coverage, and written intros
• Manage resources to ensure delivery of succinct, dynamic programming
• Assist with shooting of items
• Fact check stories
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications:

•  At least 3 years of experience managing a daily or weekly television news production within tight deadlines
•  A diploma/degree in television broadcasting
•  Proficient in Final Cut Pro X with the ability to assembly edit
•  Experience creating and managing television show budgets
•  Experience researching current affairs programs
•  Experience chase producing
•  In-depth knowledge of domestic and international news and current affairs
•  Deep understanding of national politics, business, foreign affairs, as well as a broader interest in boomer-related issues, science and technology, entertainment and culture, health and wellness, sports, and other topics that arise in the daily course of events.
•  Able to take a story from idea stage into a fully produced segment
• Demonstrates ability to originate coverage of developing stories with speed, accuracy, and proven journalistic attributes
•  The ability to work with minimum supervision and be extremely detail oriented 
•  A positive attitude and willingness to work in a team environment
•  Highly motivated self-starter; thrive under pressure
•  Excellent writing, research and fact checking skills
•  Excellent organizational and communication skills
•  Reporting experience and fluency in all social media platforms

Application Process: If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume through LInkedIn or to hr@zoomer.ca (clearly identifying Associate Producer position in the subject line). 

ZoomerMedia Limited

CASTING HOCKEY PLAYERS!

SEEKING:

• ADVANCED OR HIGHER-LEVEL
• MALE HOCKEY PLAYERS (FORWARDS AND DEFENCEMEN) IN THE GTA,
• 25-35 YEARS OLD FOR A FUN COMMERCIAL!

RECEIVE $575-$2,300+ FOR ONE DAY OF FILMING.

Do you LOVE hockey? Do you hit the ice every week? If so, we want to hear from you!

PLEASE NOTE:

This is a NON-UNION project.

You don’t need any acting experience; however, you should be outgoing and comfortable being filmed and interviewed.

CASTING GOALIES!

RECEIVE $575-$2,300+ FOR ONE DAY OF FILMING.

SEEKING:

• ADVANCED OR HIGHER-LEVEL
• WHITE MALE GOALIES IN THE GTA
• 25-35 YEARS OLD
• 5’8” – 6’0” TALL
• FOR A FUN COMMERCIAL! 

Casting Call!

Seeking a non-union female actor with a confident on-camera presence (25-40 yrs in appearance) for a 1-day corporate shoot in Kelowna, BC for a very popular & internationally recognized product. Flexible shoot date between April 10-24. 

Rate: Minimum of $400 flat rate for 1 day of shooting. 

Auditions: Self-Tape only

Kensington Grey Agency Inc is a Boutique Influencer Management Agency rooted in diversity. We specialize in Influencer casting, talent, strategy and campaign management.

Job Description

Kensington Grey Agency Inc is hiring a Talent Manager to join our expanding Influencer Management Agency. As an Influencer Account Manager / Talent Manager, you will drive revenue from Kensington Grey’s top spending brand partners and new revenue from business development to our roster of diverse social media influencers. 

You are passionate about sales with brand and agency contacts and have a strong knowledge of the Influencer Marketing landscape. US social media agency experience is preferred but not mandatory. 

Ideally, you are a self-driven creative thinker, who is prepared to roll up their sleeves and get the job done in a fast-paced, high growth environment. You’re creative, open-minded, persistent and highly collaborative – all vital attributes in order to interact successfully with internal and external clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Build awareness of Kensington Grey’s Influencer roster and agency capabilities through client presentations.
• This role combines new business development and sales skills with ongoing relationship management.
• Negotiation of in-bound sales opportunities 
• Develop and execute sales strategies for long-term revenue growth
• Building a strong partnership with our Campaign Management division
• Offer expertise & thought leadership on industry trends and best practices for Influencer Marketing to advertisers across all verticals, which includes key performance metrics, creator content creation, and attribution methodologies across all marketing channels (TV/Digital/Social)
• Evangelize and build confidence with clients using various customer and media insights to better define media execution and buying strategy

Experience / Background

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in managing relationships with advertisers and agencies
• Strong existing relationships with brand and agency stakeholders is a preference 
• Past Influencer Marketing sales experience is ideal, but we’ll consider candidates with other digital sales experience and business
• Understanding of industry trends with regards to Influencer Marketing
• Experience operating within and across cross-functional teams (project management, implementation, legal, finance, talent, etc.)
• Ability to balance competing priorities and manage several time-sensitive projects/agreements at once, in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction
• Strong attention to detail, highly entrepreneurial, creative, open-minded, persistent and highly collaborative, with a passion for and understanding of Kensington Grey’s services
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to formulate and articulate contractual, technical, financial, and value points with partners and internal teams

Kensington Grey Agency Inc

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ROLE: SR. ART DIRECTOR

TEAM: THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA

ABOUT THE KITCHEN NORTH AMERICA

The Kitchen brings together a range of disciplines and capabilities. It’s an agile team of creatives, producers, data analysts and social experts working together to deliver remarkable ideas that live in a variety of mediums, with a focus on social media.

This team moves at the speed of culture. It is built to respond to trends and events as they happen, coming up with the ideas that transcend social media to capture the spirit of the moment, earn media impressions, and get the country talking.

OVERVIEW

As the team’s Sr. Art Director, you’re a key contributor of ideas, and the visual leader of a creative team dedicated to producing high quality content. Your work will stand out on social platforms and in the real world, driving conversation and headlines. You’ll be a leader to a team of social creatives, and a partner to a Writer who (like you) wants to make clever, disruptive work for iconic brands.

You’ll partner with your team’s Creative Director, your writing partner and a team of designers and creators to innovate, and visually concept design ideas that break the norms and disrupt social media. When the Kitchen isn’t reacting to cultural moments, it’s making its own moments: planning 365 days of culture: acts, content, thumb-stopping design, and interactions that breathe personality and life into amazing brands all year long.

You’ll need a strong understanding of the best-practice design principles for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, but you’ll also need to be comfortable breaking them with innovation that captures attention in new ways. Your experience in traditional mediums will help you raise the quality of work that we do and ensure we tell compelling stories. You’ll work at a pace that fits the dynamic needs of an agile agency, working quickly when needed to capture the moment, and taking the time to perfect ideas when the opportunity allows it. You’ll use your unique skillset and design eye to inspire others around you.

Your work will make a meaningful impact with a multi-talented team in North America (Toronto & Chicago) that blurs the lines of what marketing can be in today’s always-on, socially connected marketing industry.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• CREATIVE IDEATION: Work in collaboration with your creative partner to create and develop world-class ideas that earn attention and gets talked about online and in the media. You understand how to spot a consumer or cultural tension point, and to find an idea that leans into it.
• ART DIRECTION: You are an experienced art director who manages others to a level of visual quality that meets your own high standards. You have experience elevating others’ work and a care for your craft.
• TEAM LEADERSHIP: Leads by example to help inspire the creative team around them. Motivates and works with a team of designers, producers, social media/community managers and strategists to ensure that The Kitchen is a collaborative place for producing great ideas. Pushes the creative team around them to be more agile – generating ideas quickly, reactively, and constantly.
• INNOVATIVE & TRADITIONAL DESIGN: You work in a wide range of mediums ranging from traditional video and photo content, real world design (experiential) and social media content.
• BRAND DESIGN: You steward the look and feel of iconic brands, ensuring they have a consistent look and feel online. You are the final voice in ensuring these brands have a consistent high-quality look and feel across all mediums.
• PRESENTATION: Create compelling visual stories that bring ideas to life and gets hands-on as required to design those presentation decks that sell through big ideas. Develops storyboards and presentation decks that help preview the creative ideas we want to make.
• COLLABORATION: Acts with optimism and a love for the next big challenge, working as one integrated team with your creative partner, as well as the broader team. Participates in and occasionally leads brainstorms with positive energy and big-idea thinking – ability to think about how we can bring ideas to life visually, but also able to think broadly about big ideas and how they come to life.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• 5+ years of experience at the art director level, or experience with a as an art director with a proven track record of leading and stewarding brands visually
• A broad portfolio that includes examples of work you have created yourself. Your portfolio includes examples of ground- breaking, innovative work, including examples of social media work that elevates the medium
• College or University diploma in Advertising, Graphic or Communication Design is preferred
• The ability to execute concepts at a level that is among the top-tier in the industry
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
• Exposure to Art Direction, Photo Shoots, and UI/UX are an advantage
• Proficient using Mac OS, Adobe Creative Cloud (Expert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (or Keynote)

The Kitchen