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About the Role

This is a hands-on senior advisory opportunity for someone who wants to be both strategic and practical, commercially minded and collaborative, and comfortable advising clients when the stakes are high. As Director, Corporate Communications, you will provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards of directors, and investor relations teams. You will lead complex client mandates across corporate and financial communications, investor relations, capital markets initiatives, reputation management, crisis files, transaction communications, disclosure support, and special situations. You will also play an important role in growing our practice by identifying and leading new business opportunities, expanding existing client relationships, mentoring colleagues, and connecting clients with the right expertise from across NATIONAL's practices and offices.

Responsibilities

Provide senior strategic counsel to executives, boards of directors, and investor relations teams.
Lead complex client mandates across corporate and financial communications, investor relations, capital markets initiatives, reputation management, crisis files, transaction communications, disclosure support, and special situations.
Identify and lead new business opportunities.
Expand existing client relationships.
Mentor colleagues.
Connect clients with the right expertise from across NATIONAL's practices and offices.
Help clients communicate clearly in moments that matter to their business, their investors, their employees, their regulators, and other important stakeholders.
Bring sound judgment, strong business instincts, and a clear understanding of how markets, media, investors, disclosure, and reputation intersect.
Lead complex client mandates from planning through execution, ensuring work is thoughtful, high quality, delivered on time, and managed on budget.
Build strong, enduring client relationships.
Identify opportunities to expand existing mandates.
Lead new business opportunities that contribute to the growth of the Firm.
Manage project planning, financial management, and resource allocation.
Collaborate with colleagues across NATIONAL's practices and offices to deliver integrated communications solutions.
Mentor, coach, and develop team members.
Stay close to capital markets trends, regulatory developments, and emerging communications practices.
Help strengthen NATIONAL's presence in the Canadian capital markets and financial communications community.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in financial and corporate communications, capital markets, investor relations, strategic communications, or a consulting or corporate advisory environment.
Demonstrated experience providing strategic counsel to senior executives and leading complex communications or capital markets mandates, including crisis files.
Proven experience leading client relationships, managing budgets, and delivering complex projects in a fast-paced consulting environment.
Comfort using AI-enabled tools, for example, ChatGPT.
Qualified candidates are invited to apply by submitting a resume and a brief cover letter outlining their interest in the role, relevant experience, and fit for a senior financial communications, corporate communications, and capital markets advisory role.

Skills

Financial communications
Capital markets
Investor relations
Strategic communications
Reputation management
Crisis communications
Transaction communications
Disclosure support
Special situations
Business development
Client relationship management
Mentoring
Collaboration
Financial acumen
Market understanding
Media relations
Digital communications
Writing
Presentation
Project management
Budget management
Resource allocation
Team leadership
Coaching
Adaptability
Client service
Bilingualism in English and French (nice to have)
AI-enabled tools (e.g., ChatGPT)

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
Director

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business, Finance, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

$103,500 - $115,000 CAD

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Professional development
Coaching
Growth opportunities within a national team

About the Company

At NATIONAL, we are driven by purpose, creativity, and connection.
For 50 years, our teams across Canada have helped organizations navigate change, build trust, and shape conversations that matter.
As one of Canada's largest independent communications consultancies, we partner with leading public and private organizations to solve complex business challenges through strategic communications, corporate affairs, capital markets expertise, and creative thinking.
NATIONAL Public Relations provides creative communications solutions that move people in thought and actions.
We bring together a team of 300 seasoned professionals, who are committed to helping organizations of all sizes and in all sectors understand their challenges and opportunities and solve the issues they are facing.
For 47 years, NATIONAL has been at the center of issues and industries that matter, leading change for today and tomorrow.
NATIONAL is Canada’s leading public relations firm, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, Halifax and St. John’s.
Its network includes Time & Space, a leader in media strategy, data analysis, planning and execution.
NATIONAL Public Relations is an AVENIR GLOBAL company, the largest Canadian-owned global communications firm, ranked among the 25 largest in the world with offices in 23 locations across Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.

Equal Opportunity

NATIONAL is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Should you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us.