NATIONAL

NATIONAL

Associate

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sponsorship not specified$50k-$63kDetected 15 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementLogisticsResearchCommunicationCollaborationMentoringAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • This role is ideal for someone early in their career who wants broad agency exposure, enjoys practical execution, and is motivated to learn by doing.
  • You'll be hands-on with research, writing, monitoring, reporting, and coordination, while gaining exposure to a range of clients, sectors, and practice areas.

Responsibilities

  • Support the day-to-day delivery of integrated communications programs across media relations, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, digital, social, and corporate reputation channels
  • Develop and contribute to high-quality communications materials, including media pitches, press materials, briefing notes, key messages, social media copy, newsletters, client updates, and executive-ready summaries
  • Use AI-enabled and digital tools responsibly to support research, content development, brainstorming, summarization, workflow efficiencies, issues tracking, reporting, and audience insights, while applying fact-checking, privacy awareness, and sound judgment
  • Coordinate logistics and project management for meetings, events, stakeholder engagements, internal working sessions, and awareness campaigns, including agendas, briefing materials, vendor coordination, timelines, approvals, budgets, and status documents
  • Support campaign planning, new business proposals, team brainstorming, and cross-practice collaboration while staying current on business, AI, media, and communications trends

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of experience in public relations, communications, corporate communications, marketing, public affairs, or a related field
  • Familiarity with social media platforms, media monitoring tools, and digital communications channels
  • Professional development, coaching, and growth opportunities within a national team, with occasional travel as required by client and team needs
  • 2-3 years of experience in public relations, communications, corporate communications, marketing, public affairs, or a related field; agency experience is an asset
  • Post-secondary education in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, business, political science, or a related discipline
  • Strong writing and editing skills with excellent attention to detail
  • Interest in corporate communications, reputation management, media relations, public affairs, business issues, and integrated campaigns across sectors
  • Comfort using AI-enabled tools, such as ChatGPT, to support research, writing, summarization, and workflow efficiency, with appropriate fact-checking and judgment
  • Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and reliable follow-through
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
  • Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable taking direction while anticipating what needs to happen next
  • Collaborative team player who enjoys supporting different teams, practices, and client files
  • Curious, adaptable, and motivated to continuously learn and grow across sectors and communications disciplines

Compensation

  • The expected salary for this role is $50,000-$62,500 CAD.

Benefits

  • Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity.
  • Support media relations activities, including media list development, journalist research, pitch coordination, coverage tracking, and preparation of media briefing materials
  • Prepare client-facing reports, project updates, and campaign summaries that translate data, media coverage, and engagement metrics into clear, actionable insights

Company info

  • Conduct research, environmental scans, and monitoring across business, media, policy, competitor, stakeholder, and social/digital landscapes to identify insights, trends, risks, and opportunities
  • For 50 years, NATIONAL has worked alongside organizations as they navigate change, protect reputation, and solve the business challenges that matter most.
  • In Toronto, our Corporate team supports clients across sectors and works closely with colleagues across practices to deliver integrated communications programs, from media relations and stakeholder engagement to issues management, digital, and campaign support.
  • We're looking for an associate who is curious, organized, and ready to roll up their sleeves to help keep great client work moving.
  • Opportunities to work on high-profile mandates with leading organizations across sectors

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • Should you require any accommodation during the selection process, please inform us.
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