Senior Consultant, Health & Wellness
APPLY NOWProof Strategies is seeking an eager candidate to join our Health & Wellness practice as a Senior Consultant. Proof is a hybrid work environment, and this role would be located in our Toronto office. If you are keen to join Canada’s largest health team where you can learn from some of the most respected and seasoned communications practitioners – this is the position for you. As a member of the Health & Wellness practice, you will not only have the opportunity to work on clients in the pharmaceutical and consumer health environments, but you will have exposure to and guidance from senior people in this practice group, as well as talented Proofers from across the agency – including those from other practice groups and our unified marketing communications team. Come learn from the best and grow with us!
What you’ll do:
- Supports plan development, implementation, and account management including exposure to aspects of managing and tracking budgets.
- Ability to develop creative non-traditional, integrated programs while keeping client business objectives in mind.
- Leads aspects of accounts along or in collaboration with a senior colleague (e.g., owning aspect of project management, execution, earned media, pitching media) and learning and modelling leadership capabilities (e.g., exposure to strategy development and planning).
- Delegates, provides support and constructive feedback to Account Coordinators and Consultants.
- Understands client’s business and competitive landscape.
- Anticipates key issues and needs of clients; in partnership with senior support, provides counsel to client.
- Supports issues management work through activities such as messaging, materials development, etc.
- Collaborates with the team to participate in developing measurable goals for each campaign, generating results aligned with the strategy, measuring these results, and analyzing the best way to progress.
- Builds and fosters relationships with key partners including clients, influencers, media, and stakeholders.
- Identifies new and organic growth opportunities as part of Proof’s broader new business strategy.
- Carries out all other reasonable duties assigned by the company.
What you’ll bring:
- Completion of post-secondary education in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field is considered an asset.
- A minimum of 5 years working in public relations, ideally including agency experience within the health care space.
- Knowledge of health industry trends and current affairs.
- Experience in earned, owned, and paid approaches to communications and marketing.
Skills:
- Leadership: fosters a collaborative work environment through enthusiasm, creative ideation, teaming and open communication.
- Autonomy + Prioritization: proactive, self-motivated, and accountable.
- Collaboration + Feedback: seeks feedback and responds well to constructive input when it’s received.
- Communication: a developed ability to communicate clearly, actively listen, ask better questions, and provide strategic counsel; utilizes excellent interpersonal, written, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills for a variety of assignments.
- Curiosity: has a demonstrated passion for learning and growth in familiar and new areas.
- Empathy: operates with self-awareness and professionalism while following the Platinum Rule (treating others the way they would like to be treated).
- Planning + Organizing: ability to manage a multitude of tasks and clients and manage time and deadlines appropriately; highly organized with strong attention to detail and responsiveness to stakeholders.
- Problem Solving + Judgment: resourceful, solution-oriented, and demonstrates good judgment for clients’ and Proof Strategies’ businesses.
- Technical: strategic social media thinking and skills (e.g., online listening and analysis, content development, engagement, etc.); solid proposal development and presentation skills.
Bonus if you have:
- Experience with health and wellness clients, including pharmaceutical products.
- Knowledge of the Canadian health regulatory environment
- Working proficiency of Adobe Creative Suite is considered an asset.
- Competence with multiple languages is considered an asset.
What we offer:
- The chance to contribute and grow with a rapidly evolving team looking to push limits and foster positive change.
- A forward-thinking culture that expects and rewards curiosity, bravery, and new thinking.
- An award-winning, inclusive workplace known for living The Platinum Rule.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits from day one.
- Subsidized continuing education and frequent personal & professional development events.
- Generous vacation time as well as office closures between Christmas and New Year’s.
- Canadian, independent ownership that provides flexibility and local decision-making.
At Proof Strategies, we believe that delivering exceptional work, building trust, and having fun is the best path to a successful communications agency. Three decades of continuous annual growth has proven that philosophy.
Proof Strategies is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.
No phone inquiries, please. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest in Proof Strategies.
