Company: GHD

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary:

Job date: Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:23:06 GMT

Job description: Job Description:Organizations don’t innovate, people do.As part of our digital transformation business, you’ll help clients unlock innovation, embrace the future and change communities for good.And we’ll help you stimulate new thinking, accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.Join our team of over 600 data scientists, design thinkers, immersive digital consultants, project managers and innovators, all working to create positive change for generations to come.Who are we looking for?Our Toronto office is seeking a motivated External Communications Coordinator to join our Marketing and Communications group. In this role, you will act as a liaison between GHD in the Americas and our PR agency, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you.With commitment, there’s no idea too big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programs to accelerate your growth.Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.This position can be based in the Greater Toronto Area, Houston, Tampa or in our Chicago officesLet’s solve the big problems together.Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Acting as a liaison between GHD in the Americas and GHD’s PR agency
• Finding and developing compelling story ideas in alignment with GHD’s market priorities in the Americas and specific geographies
• Crafting earned and paid media content to meet marketing and brand awareness goals in Americas in collaboration with Americas marketing team and PR firm.
• Monitoring earned media coverage and identifying opportunities for proactive earned media outreach and paid media stories primarily for trade media
• Developing collaborative relationships with subject matter specialists and leaders in the Americas
• Collaborating with Marketing & Communications teams in the Americas and globally
• Track effectiveness of earned and paid media outreach efforts and contribute to regular reporting
• Providing advice for the successful implementation of Americas-wide paid and earned media plans to support campaigns
• Proof-reading, editing and reviewing content
• Following GHD’s Writing Style Guide
• Handling media inquiries
• Proof-reading, editing and reviewing content

What you will bring to the team:

• Broad knowledge of media landscape in the Americas
• Tertiary qualifications in English, Communications, Journalism or related major
• Confident user of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint,
• Word
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in media relations, PR or journalism
• Experience working in a related field or industry is desirable but not essential: professional services/engineering/architecture/infrastructure/construction/transportation/en ergy/water/environment/sustainability/energy
• Exceptional writing skills, with a focus on applying appropriate writing styles for varying audiences
• Ability to turn technical or complex information into clear, concise and compelling content
• Curious about AI and keen to experiment with these technologies as part of media and communications efforts
• Effective oral communication and facilitation skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• A wide degree of creativity
• Ability to be focused, purposeful and effectively manage competing priorities and highly time-constrained situations
• Ability to nurture collaborative relationships and working environments
• Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and environments
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of initiative and the ability to work independently
• Integrity: Understand and embrace GHD’s values, codes of conduct and policies

#LI-RM1As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

GHD, a digital transformation company, is seeking an External Communications Coordinator to join their Marketing and Communications team in Toronto. The role involves acting as a liaison between GHD in the Americas and their PR agency, developing compelling story ideas, crafting media content, and monitoring media coverage. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the media landscape in the Americas, a background in English, Communications, or Journalism, experience in media relations or PR, exceptional writing skills, and be able to work independently and in a team. GHD is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion.