Marketing Communications Lead - International

Role and Responsibilities

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. We digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions to empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be, building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions. Today and tomorrow, we make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter and return home safely.

We are looking for a creative self-starter with highly developed writing skills to join our growing team at CAE Defense & Security as a Marketing and Communications Specialist. A successful candidate will be highly motivated and ready to take ownership of developing communications plans and content that promote our mission and brand. The role of the marketing and communications lead is to strategically create and execute timely, engaging and quality content consistent with our voice. This individual ensures the most impactful communication for employee and customer-facing events, trade media, social media, and strategic growth initiatives. Critical to success in this position is the ability to collaborate with key stakeholders and leadership to support the strategic goals of the international group.

CAE Defense and Security strongly supports the idea of One CAE, which brings together the many differences and experiences of our employees into one collaborative team that works together for a greater good – the safety and mission readiness of our military customers. The marketing and communications group creates an environment where creativity, invention and discovery are part of our everyday.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across regions and business units to align messaging and priorities for key initiatives
• Oversee execution of PR campaigns and programs to drive positive awareness around the company brand and its product offerings
• Assist in oversight of communications calendar to ensure consistent and comprehensive messaging
• Research and pursue opportunities to gain recognition as a thought leader, communicating or mission and customer-focused capabilities
• Successfully engage our customers, partners and industry to elevate brand awareness
• Maintain quality and consistency across all communications
• Draft and disseminate high-volume of well-written and strategic external materials to include, press releases, white papers, blogs, articles and social media content
• Develop talking points, presentation materials and thought leadership platforms for executive speaking engagements
• Act as a CAE representative at events
• Work cross-functionally to plan and execute efforts across the globe that advance the company’s narrative, market leadership and industry-leading innovation

About You

• Minimum 5
• Highly developed project and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Experience in communications planning and project management
• Years professional experience in communications roles requiring exceptional written and verbal communication and public relations experience
• Experience in writing for print publications, web content, social media, and other communication(s) materials
• Proven experience executing well-written and strategic communications (e.g. press releases, media pitches, Op-Eds, speaking abstracts, award submissions, messaging, and FAQs.)
• Ability to manage simultaneous projects and meet strict deadlines
• Canadian Defense Industry or Government experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of communication practices and techniques
• Exceptional ability to develop proactive, compelling, and creative communications plans and materials
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
• Bilingual with excellent writing, proofreading and editing skills in English

Expanded Qualifications

• 10
• Knowledge in B2B, B2C and end to end marketing
• Years management and leadership experience
• Years experience in corporate or marketing communications
• 3
• Working experience with military customers an advantage
• Modeling and simulation industry experience a plus

We're looking for bold and passionate people to be a part of our mission. We'd love to have you apply, even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement. What's most important to us is finding authentic and accountable people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.

Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.

The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.