Senior Consultant, Consumer Marketing

Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We’re a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full-service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.

Hill & Knowlton Canada is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our dynamic Consumer Marketing team in Toronto. If you are looking to propel your career forward, work on some of the world’s leading brands (Google, Whirlpool and Volkswagen are just a few), we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and execute programs within the Consumer & Brand PR space, while also working alongside a passionate, engaged and growing national team.

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter with an excellent track record of providing smart client counsel and ability to take the lead on large, integrated communications programs. We are looking for not only incredible talent, but also great attitude, energy and passion for the H&K brand and our clients.

Our people bring their individualism, curiosity and creativity to work every day and love what they do.

Here’s what you’d be doing:

• Running the day-to-day client liaison and program execution on several files and projects
• Helping oversee entry-level team members, delegating tasks, executing client initiatives, ensuring client satisfaction and anticipating needs and potential issues as they arise
• Developing the plans for and executing earned media and influencer strategies; managing media relations and influencer engagement projects and building relationships with key contacts
• Helping spearhead integrated campaigns, working alongside H&K’s creative, strategy and content teams
• Supervising and contributing to all campaign measurement including influencer activities, media monitoring, data analytics and reporting on all projects
• Exercising your creativity and strategic thinking in account management and planning
• Ensuring work delivered to clients is strategic, well written/presented, and error free
• Contributing creativity, passion and expertise to an entrepreneurial team environment where everyone’s voice is heard, highly valued and rewarded

What you’ll need to get here:

• 5-7+ years’ experience in a communications role (prior agency/consulting experience an asset)
• Undergraduate degree from an accredited post-secondary educational institution
• Natural curiosity and genuine passion for storytelling
• Strong client management skills, including in-person presentations and relationship building
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Excellent media relationships and a desire to build new ones
• An understanding of the traditional PR, social and digital program space
• Ability to recommend and lead execution of strategic PR and marketing programs
• Experience developing and executing integrated communications programs (media relations, influencer engagement, digital, community management, events, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills that can be applied across various platforms
• Strong project and budget management skills, ability to delegate and prioritize
• High attention to detail
• The ability to meet deadlines and prioritize
• Knowledge about current trends and pop culture
• True team player with a can-do mindset

What else is in it for you?

• Full health benefits package—including paid time off, schedule flexibility, wellness reimbursement, and more
• Strong leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, mentoring, learning + development to help you grow, expand your skills and become your professional best
• A passionate, smart, fun, and creative culture