Manager, Corporate Communications

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Are you a creative and driven communications professional who can challenge traditional thinking and successfully execute to help tell Sun Life's story? This role is for you. As Manager, Corporate Communications, you will support the CEO's office and global enterprise with communications strategies and impactful internal and external communications. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Communications, you'll lead a creative team, delivering engaging and strategic stories to diverse audiences.

What will you do?

• Develop communications strategies that support the CEO, meet business priorities and align with Sun Life's strategy.

• Develop presentations, messages, story pitches, speeches, briefing documents and video and visual content.

• Support and lead a team of two creative professionals to drive impactful work.

• Develop and coordinate communications plans and materials to support company initiatives related to Enterprise Strategy - including Company Purpose, Ambition, and Client-focused strategy.

• Support the team in gathering and development of Client-centric stories from across the global organization for internal and external platforms.

• Assist in development and execution of communications requirements for special projects as required, including change management for corporate team reorgs and executive leadership changes.

• Set measurable communications objectives to provide data and metrics, highlighting results and effectiveness of communications activities.

• Provide quality control to review materials produced by team members for consistency, impact, and accuracy.

What do you need to succeed?

• Exceptional written communications skills including editing, proofreading and attention to detail

• Highly versed in effective storytelling and experience in developing and managing robust media plans and creative campaigns, with an emphasis on generating earned and owned coverage.

• Strong visual communications know-how and experience managing a creative team to create impactful visual tactics.

• Self-starter with the ability to deliver strategic communications plans, desired outcomes and creative ways of communicating.

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship management and project management skills.

• Strong time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and produce materials to meet tight deadlines.

• Ability to confidently counsel senior leaders with positive outcomes.

• Experience managing and coaching team members to help them grow and develop.

• Team player with a strong focus on trying new approaches and delivering results.

• Experience in tracking and analyzing effectiveness of communications campaigns and making recommendations to enhance current activities

• Minimum 7 years experience in communications/public relations

• Experience managing creative professionals and supporting effective workflow to meet deadlines

• Proven track record in both traditional media relations and digital/social media strategy with experience with social media management tools and analytics

• Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders and business partners on communications best practices

• Post-secondary education in related field (communications, journalism, public relations

• Flexibility to work on communications activities outside of regular business hours on occasion.

Assets

• Experience with HTML, content management systems, media monitoring systems, and online collaboration platforms

• Familiarity with content marketing principles

• Crisis communications experience

• Previous financial services, insurance or pension industry experience

• Experience working for a public company and/or supporting executive communications

• Working knowledge and/or fluent in French.

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We're committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We're honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health

*LI-MS

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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