Manager of External Communications supporting REMAX Canada network by leading PR efforts and collaborating with leadership. Ensuring message consistency and writing executive communications.
About the role
- Manager for GWAM Communications at Manulife focused on media relations and executive communications strategies. Collaborating with various teams to ensure consistent messaging and engagement.
Responsibilities
- Drive comprehensive executive communications support (emails, town halls, presentations, speeches) for senior leaders
- Develop integrated communications plans and measure outcomes to ensure effectiveness
- Build strategic partnerships across segments and global teams to connect colleagues to mission, strategy, and culture
- Collaborate with global communications partners for consistent messaging, positioning, timing, and language
- Direct and liaise with service providers (branding/creative, translation, web, production)
- Support transformation, change, engagement, people, culture, and brand initiatives
- Develop and execute media relations strategies aligned with business goals and brand positioning
- Build and maintain relationships with top-tier financial services, trade, online, print, and broadcast media
- Identify earned-media opportunities and lead proactive storytelling highlighting leadership, products, and innovation
- Serve as a media contact: manage inquiries, coordinate interviews, and provide timely, accurate information
- Draft press releases, bylined articles, media pitches, statements, briefing documents, Q&As
- Monitor media coverage and industry trends; prepare insights and reporting for stakeholders
- Prepare spokespeople with training/coaching and high-quality briefing materials
- Collaborate closely with internal communications, marketing, legal, and business teams for alignment and risk mitigation
- Provide support during issues / crisis communications with timely escalation and coordinated response
- Partner with Thought Leadership and Executive Visibility teams to drive integrated storytelling; contribute to integrated communications plans across the global network
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, English, or related field
- 5-7+ years in media relations, with demonstrated earned-media results
- Experience in executive communications -- emails, town halls, presentations, speeches, thought leadership, -- a plus
- At ease advising and partnering with senior executives; strong influence / negotiation and consensus-building skills
- Outstanding writing and storytelling; ability to simplify complex topics
- Digital-first mindset; strong attention to detail; proactive self-starter with urgency and initiative
- Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, transformational environment
- Advanced proficiency in Office 365; ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team
- Strong media relations acumen; established relationships with business / finance media are a plus
- Operates calmly under pressure; manages sensitive issues with discretion
- Strong project management; cross-functional collaboration
- Knowledge of financial services and asset management media is a plus; flexibility for global time zones and occasional travel to staff executives
Benefits
- health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- life and AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans)
- global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
- financial education and counseling resources
- up to 11 paid holidays
- 3 personal days
- 150 hours of vacation
- 40 hours of sick time
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