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Vice President, Communications For Plus Company Canada (PCC)
About the Company:
Plus Company, founded in 2021, is an entrepreneurial network of forward-thinking creative agencies, each bringing its own expertise and empowered by the collective capabilities of the network. Brought together by the unabashed belief that anything is possible, the unique partnership of and limitless drive of the over 24 agencies deliver creative magic fueled by an innate understanding of culture, technology, and data. Plus Company has more than 3,000 employees, across 12 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Built on collaboration, not competition. Partners In Possibility.
Plus Company agency brands include: We Are Social and its partner practices Socialize, Hello, Kobe and Metta; fuseproject; All Inclusive Marketing (AIM), Aperture1, Camp Jefferson, Citizen Relations, Cossette, Cossette Media, Impact Research, Jungle Media, K72, Level Eleven, Magic Circle Workshop, Magnet, Mekanism, Middle Child, PathIQ, Septième and The Narrative Group (TNG).
About the Role:
The Vice-President, Communications Plus Company Canada (PCC), is responsible for all communications for the PCC set of agencies under the PCC umbrella reporting into Melanie Dunn, President Plus Company Canada and CEO Cossette on a national scale for both internal and external audiences. This role will report directly to the President of Plus Company Canada for all external and agency specific communications and a dotted report into SVP Talent in Canada for internal employee related communications and act as their key advisor and counsel on all things communication. This role will have both a direct and indirect team of communication specialists supporting the communication mandates.
The VP represents and promotes PCC Agencies, increasing its visibility and supporting their mission, vision and goals. The VP leads the development and implementation of a world-class communications plan to promote, enhance and protect their reputation in the marketplace.
The VP will leverage a broad range of communications and public relations activities to position the organizations, leadership teams, drive business development and support top talent attraction in all relevant markets.
This individual will be an agency ambassador and sustain key relationships with stakeholders including clients and media.
The Vice President will lead, inspire, mentor and engage a team of geographically dispersed professionals who will support and bring to life the agencies’ marketing and communications plans. This individual is a key member of the National Leadership Team, and will have oversight over a distinct marketing and communications budget and a clear resourcing structure.
What You’ll Do:

• Creates a collegial, team-building work environment, motivating staff and cultivating productive, collaborative relationships with all partners.
• Develop, execute, and oversee programs necessary to communicate the brands within the marketplace.
• Provides leadership and vision for agencies’ strategic communications functions.
• Leads and directs the marketing and communications staff who coordinate with all departments and network agencies to:
• Develops and executes comprehensive, long-term and proactive Agency-wide communications strategies consistent with the strategic goals, plans, and aspirations of the agencies.
• Serves as the agencies’ communication strategist, with the responsibility of positioning the Company in the market, determining target audiences and maintaining the desired reputation.
• Creates communications strategy that will allow leaders to cultivate and enhance meaningful relationships with targeted, high-level external audiences, including the media and key stakeholders.
• Identify challenges and emerging issues faced by the organization, working with leadership team and staff to recognize internal and external marketing and communications opportunities and solutions, and define and execute appropriate strategies to support them.
• Design and drive social media strategies and tactics
• Develop communications policies, prioritize media opportunities, prepare talking points, speeches, presentations, written content, special publications, and perform other related hands-on functions.
• Ensure strategic integration of Plus Company network internal communications.

Who You Are:

• 10 plus years of experience in communications, agency experience is considered an asset
• Experience in internal communications
• Passion for integrated communications.
• Excellent at thinking on your feet.
• Highly accountable and organized with excellent time management skills.
• Strong mentor and coach with previous people management experience
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual (French and English) would be considered an asset
• Previous senior management experience
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with plan execution.
• A collaborative leader

What’s in it for you:
We Value The ‘whole You’

• Agency summer days (exact policy differs per campus and agency)
• Dogs allowed, dedicated Play Room to support families and Private wellness room (in select offices)
• Modern, open co-working spaces with coffee & snack bars, located in great city neighborhoods, close to shops and restaurants and easy access to public transport
• Generous Vacation starting at 3 weeks + 1 extra week over the holidays
• Team social events - holiday parties, seasonal gatherings, weekly happy hours, inspiring speakers and more!
• Hybrid work models and flexible hours, plus a work from anywhere policy for short-term stays in other regions
• An innovative and entrepreneurial work environment that promotes ingenuity and individuality - with the best of colleagues, and the best of clients

We are obsessed with learning and being better humans

• Internal EDI group(s), programs & initiatives across Plus Company and opportunities to be involved in employee resource group(s)
• Focus on developing BIMPOC Talent via our BIMPOC Mentorship Program
• In-house learning & development sessions and annual career and growth conversations’
• Access to internal network of opportunities across all agencies

We invest in your health and wellness:

• Parental leave top up
• Unlimited sick & personal days
• Flexible benefits to support your lifestyle and life stage – with personal wellness spending accounts you can allocate to anything from gym memberships to pet care.
• Comprehensive mental health support including on the go personalized therapy, access to health practitioners 24/7, and a holistic array of health and wellness resources
• Dedicated play rooms for days you need to bring the kids and health and wellness rooms when you need a place to get grounded

We’re humbled by the number of talented people who apply to work with us every day. And, we thank each and every one of you. Truly. We’ll reach out directly to those we’d like to meet for an interview.
Creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on age, colour, ability, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Not only are these provisions protected by provincial and federal law, embracing difference is what makes Plus Company what it is—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any accommodations during the interview process to make it work for you, let us know.