- Develop strategy for major campaigns and projects, including election campaigns, national and provincial projects, and rapid-response work

- Provide overall direction and strategic advice

- Lead discovery, research, and strategic planning for client campaigns

- Facilitate discovery meetings and workshops

- Serve as the client's go-to strategic advisor throughout engagements

- Lead key informant interviews and collaborate with research partners on message testing, polling, and focus groups

- Develop audience profiles and creative insights to guide creative development and production

- Lead strategic communications planning and develop in-depth communications plans

- Lead campaign, paid media, and organizing plans with internal and external subject-matter experts

- Provide strategic leadership and oversight to internal project teams and deliverables

- Report on campaign outcomes

- Facilitate workshops, presentations, and client training

- Contribute to current business through relationship cultivation, proposals, sales opportunities, and client pitches

- Provide thought leadership and build relationships to strengthen the agency's reputation

- Support and mentor Strategy team members

Requirements

- 3-5+ years of relevant experience in a comparable role

- Experience and relationships within Ontario's labour and/or political ecosystems

- Direct experience on a municipal, provincial or federal election campaign, or a third-party campaign, as paid staff, volunteer, or candidate

- Positive reputation as a smart and strategic campaigner and relationship builder

- Familiarity with the latest campaign tactics and technology





- Ability to work non-standard hours and travel as needed

- Must be based in Canada and legally eligible to work in Canada

- Must be based in Toronto or Ottawa

- Some travel and overtime required as needed

- Professional fluency in French or other languages is an additional asset

- Experience with new campaign technology and organizing tools is an additional asset

- Familiarity with third-party structures and advertising rules is an additional asset

- No minimum requirement for education or training

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic campaign development, including election campaigns and project management, while providing leadership and mentorship to teams. Proficient in relationship building within Ontario's political ecosystems and familiar with campaign tactics and technology.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Strategic Campaign Development

- Client Relationship Management

- Election Campaign Experience

- Strategic Communications Planning

- Mentorship and Team Leadership

Hard Skills

- Campaign Strategy

- Research and Discovery

- Audience Profiling

- Communications Planning

- Message Testing

- Polling

- Focus Groups

- Proposal Development

- Sales Opportunities

- Client Pitches

Soft Skills

- Strategic Advisor

- Relationship Builder

- Facilitation

- Thought Leadership

- Presentation Skills

Industry Keywords

- Ontario Labour Ecosystem

- Political Ecosystem

- Municipal Campaigns

- Provincial Campaigns

- Federal Campaigns

- Third-Party Campaigns

Tools & Technologies

- Campaign Technology

- Organizing Tools

- Advertising Rules Familiarity

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