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Current Opportunities

THE PLACE

Ours is an engaged and creative team of over 40. We’re dedicated to teamwork and collaboration, which means this isn’t your typical nine-to-five culture. Our workload fluctuates throughout the year, and sometimes we are very busy. But we also make time for team activities, rooftop barbecues and other celebratory get-togethers.

Business Development and Marketing Manager

THE ROLE

As a Business Development and Marketing Manager at Works Design, you will significantly impact our studio by establishing and implementing a business development strategy (e.g., identifying sector, service and client opportunities), leading many of our pursuits (e.g., initial meetings, pitch decks, long-form written proposals, project-specific client presentations), and establishing and implementing our business development-related marketing strategy (e.g., social media, digital marketing, blogs, trends research, events) that prioritizes industry awareness, subject matter expertise and world-class service.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

  • Establishing and implementing a marketing strategy that promotes awareness of our core service offerings and grows our sales funnel
  • Tracking monthly sales and ensuring that quarterly targets are achieved, including updating and pivoting marketing techniques (as needed)
  • Proactively searching, evaluating, developing and managing all RFP, RFQ and RFI inquiries
  • Maintaining our CRM system to ensure leads are properly documented and kept up-to-date
  • Monitoring the competitive landscape and ensuring the continued relevance of Work Design
  • Creating and maintaining sales and marketing collateral to ensure that services and examples are up-to-date and relevant
  • Identifying and attending key networking events, conferences or partnership opportunities to promote awareness
  • Creating a smooth onboarding process for new clients and project teams, as well as following up with all new clients at the end of their first project to ensure satisfaction and improvement (if needed)

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, communications or a related field
  • 3–5 years’ experience managing business development and marketing in professional services
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • General understanding of corporate disclosure requirements, brand identity development and the digital ecosystem as they pertain to corporate communications
  • Experience working within a creative environment (bonus)

WHAT ELSE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

  • A self-starter attitude
  • A genuine passion for sales, client service and corporate communications
  • Ability to identify key decision makers, critical information and when to escalate
  • An eye for detail, an appreciation of process and an aversion to cookie-cutter solutions
  • Outstanding organization, research, planning, project management and time management skills

ARE THERE ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS?

While our current working environment is considered “flexible,” this role may require limited days in the studio and/or client travel.

As a member of the account team, you will be expected to make a meaningful contribution to the overall success of the agency. We expect you will find opportunities to deliver increased value and leading-edge excellence for clients, while creating a platform for your colleagues to learn and to do their best work.

All Works Design colleagues must adhere to our policies and procedures and embody the company’s values: principled, curious, inclusive, perspective-taking and fun!

TOTAL COMPENSATION

  • Base salary: $75,000 – $95,000
  • Vacation and PTO days
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Learning and development fund
  • Flexible work environment
  • Seasonal office closures (in addition to statutory holidays)
  • Fun Squad social events throughout the year

Digital Communications Manager

THE ROLE

As a Digital Communications Manager at Works Design, you are passionate about building communication strategies that manage reputation, enhance engagement, mitigate risk and deliver on key objectives. You’re a storyteller who can combine words and images within the digital ecosystem (e.g., social media, websites, emails, blogs, intranets) to capture people’s attention and create excitement. You have a passion for social media and digital marketing and a keen interest in learning about sector trends and best practices. You are a strong writer, familiar with a wide range of communications technologies, and excited by the opportunity to build your skills and work closely with clients.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

  • Developing digital communication strategies and content calendars that crossover multiple touchpoints (including social platforms) and align with overall marketing and communication objectives (this includes support in establishing baselines and key performance indicators)
  • Writing both short- and long-form content (e.g., posts, blogs, email campaigns, newsletters, etc.) and collaborating with internal teams to ensure that the content and creative execution are aligned and complement each other in delivering on key objectives
  • Monitor and respond to comments across platforms, escalating when required
  • Curate engaging content for various social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram)
  • Auditing digital platforms and identifying gaps and opportunities based on analytics and industry best practices
  • Review analytics regularly to ensure key objectives are being met and provide recommendations on opportunities
  • Perform functional and content audits of online communications as required
  • Contribute to the successful integration and onboarding of new team members
  • Help evolve processes and tools to ensure that work is being done efficiently and in a way that maximizes value

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

  • Degree or diploma in advertising, English, marketing, communications or another relevant field
  • Minimum 3 years experience with social media marketing, digital content development or digital strategy development
  • Familiarity with social listening and a working knowledge of Facebook (Business Suite), LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo
  • Experience with social media management tools (e.g., Sprout Social, HootSuite, Sprinklr)
  • Experience with analyzing and drawing conclusions from analytics using both social media platforms' native insights and other data insight tools (e.g., Google Analytics)

WHAT ELSE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

  • Commitment to delivering timely and quality client support
  • Excellent time management skills, with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment
  • Exceptional communication skills and a can-do attitude
  • Curiosity and a willingness to learn about corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation and investor relations
  • Continued interest in developing leading-edge digital and social practices
  • Experience in a corporate communications or advertising agency (bonus)
  • Experience with managing paid social media ads (bonus)
  • Experience with SEO, SEM and optimization tactics (bonus)

ARE THERE ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS?

Our workload fluctuates throughout the year, and sometimes we are very busy. Some overtime and late nights are to be expected. Our current working environment is considered “flexible,” which means you may work from home or the office, depending on your preference. This role may require a few days a week in the office for training purposes.

All Works Design colleagues must adhere to our policies and procedures and embody the company’s values: principled, curious, inclusive, perspective-taking and fun!

TOTAL COMPENSATION

  • Base salary: $70,000 – $90,000
  • Vacation and PTO days
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Learning and development fund
  • Flexible work environment
  • Seasonal office closures (in addition to statutory holidays)
  • Fun Squad social events throughout the year

Project Manager

THE ROLE

As a project manager at Works Design, you are a key member of the account team, blending the higher-level strategy of account direction with the detailed problem-solving of day-to-day project management. Managing the conflict between these two parts of your job will be key to your success.

THE DAY-TO-DAY

  • Preparing quotes, briefs, estimates, proposals, schedules and invoices
  • Participating in client and internal meetings and presentations
  • Delegating tasks to a team of design, web and print production specialists
  • Obtaining approvals and sign-offs both internally and from clients
  • Communicating project objectives and scope to design, development and production teams
  • Facilitating decisions and encouraging cooperation in a fast-paced environment

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

  • Minimum three years managing online and print projects in a busy agency environment
  • Must have experience with projects in an agency setting across our main practice areas (stakeholder communications, brand and collateral development)

WHAT ELSE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

  • Proficiency in organizing and orchestrating complex projects
  • Ability to juggle multiple (and competing) clients, projects and priorities
  • Good interpersonal communication skills and a team-player attitude
  • Excellent problem-solving and time-management skills
  • A sense of humour, collegial approach and passion for client service

ARE THERE ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS?

Our workload fluctuates throughout the year, and sometimes we are very busy. Some overtime and late nights are to be expected. Our current working environment is considered “flexible,” which means you may work from home or the office, depending on your preference. This role may require a few days a week in the office for training purposes.

All Works Design colleagues must adhere to our policies and procedures and embody the company’s values: principled, curious, inclusive, perspective-taking and fun!

TOTAL COMPENSATION

  • Base salary: $70,000 – $90,000
  • Vacation and PTO days
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Learning and development fund
  • Flexible work environment
  • Seasonal office closures (in addition to statutory holidays)
  • Fun Squad social events throughout the year

We appreciate all interest but cannot respond to all applicants. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Works Design will provide reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required with respect to the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please advise us in your application.

careers@worksdesign.com