Senior Director, Communications

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $150k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Canopy Planet Solutions

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51 - 200 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Logistics • Consulting

Canopy Planet Solutions is a mission-driven non-profit organization focused on protecting forests, biodiversity, and the climate by transforming supply chains and promoting sustainable alternatives to forest-derived materials. The organization partners with brands, producers, NGOs, Indigenous leaders, and decision-makers to run initiatives like CanopyStyle, Pack4Good, and Next Gen, which aim to phase out the use of ancient and endangered forests in textiles, paper, and packaging and to scale next-generation alternatives. Canopy Planet Solutions also engages in research, advocacy, and fundraising, and provides tools and resources for brands to reduce forest risk and implement sustainable sourcing.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and execution of Canopy’s communications strategy to achieve campaign impact and organizational priorities • Develop and deliver creative campaign communications plans aligned with strategic objectives • Position Canopy as a distinct, recognizable voice in transforming paper packaging and fashion industry supply chains from wood fibre to Next Generation Solutions to protect forests worldwide • Ensure consistent, influential narratives and messaging across key channels and audiences • Collaborate with Culture and Engagement on Canopy’s story arc and engagement journey • Create and disseminate content that activates target audiences and amplifies engagement efforts • Lead the Communications Team and manage Communications Strategists and Team Operations • Oversee media relations, digital, content functions, external communications consultants, and agencies • Advise senior leadership and the Impact Leadership Team on strategic communications • Integrate communications with campaign planning and delivery through collaboration with Impact and Culture and Engagement teams • Manage communications planning, projects, and budgets • Assess impact, apply learning, and use metrics to guide strategic and tactical communications decisions

🎯 Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience leading strategic communications, ideally within a mission-driven, nonprofit, or campaign-based organization • Proven track record building and elevating an organizational brand to drive change with strong storytelling and narrative craft across different formats and channels • Clear track record of developing creative communications campaigns and sticky individual products that help pop the organization in a crowded media/communications landscape • Experience managing and developing a communications team, with strong coaching and people-leadership skills • Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee and scope, sequence, and deliver high-profile initiatives on time and budget • Experience managing external agencies and consultants, including briefing, quality oversight, and performance evaluation • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the proven ability to translate complex or technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for varied audiences • Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence across teams and senior leadership • Experience communicating to a global or international audience/network, with sensitivity to regional nuance • Ability to undertake approximately 5-6 international trips per year, with experience delivering communications at international events • A great sense of humour • Embrace a “Yes, AND...” mindset to foster innovation and collaboration • Experience in environmental, sustainability, or systems-change communications • Experience working in at least two of the following markets: North America, Europe, China, India • Familiarity with Google, Canva, and Asana • Submit a CV, cover letter, and separate response to the application prompt; incomplete applications will not be considered