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- Editorial leader shaping newsletters, fundraising materials, and executive communications for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Translating complex community issues into compelling organizational storytelling.
Responsibilities
- Provide editorial leadership and strategic direction for UJA's priority organizational communications
- Lead editorial planning and development of newsletters, community communications, blog and website content, donor and fundraising materials, social content, executive communications, and other priority writing
- Establish editorial approaches, messaging frameworks, content priorities, and standards for complex and high-profile communications
- Determine editorial direction, messaging, audience approach, tone, structure, and format for assigned initiatives
- Advise internal stakeholders on messaging, storytelling, positioning, tone, and communications approach
- Partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to clarify objectives, identify key messages, anticipate issues, and determine effective audience strategies
- Conduct interviews and original research to identify compelling stories, perspectives, themes, and opportunities
- Research complex subject matter and develop comprehensive background briefs
- Translate complex research, data, organizational priorities, and community issues into clear, accessible, and compelling content
- Lead editorial development of moderated conversations, panels, interviews, webinars, speeches, remarks, and event scripts
- Identify emerging communications opportunities, challenges, and sensitivities and recommend editorial responses
- Influence and align stakeholders across departments on editorial priorities, messaging, and communications approaches
- Establish and promote standards for clarity, accuracy, consistency, tone, organizational voice, and audience
- Provide functional leadership, editorial guidance, coaching, and expert advice to colleagues and contributors
- Review and strengthen high-priority and sensitive content, considering reputational, donor, fundraising, community, and stakeholder implications
- Provide project leadership across complex editorial initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Manage multiple high-priority editorial initiatives and adjust approaches to emerging organizational needs
- Maintain awareness of current events, community issues, communications trends, and emerging matters affecting UJA's priorities
- Perform other related responsibilities as required
Requirements
- University degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Media Studies, or another relevant discipline
- Additional specialized technical or professional training in editorial strategy, digital communications, fundraising communications, or a related area may be required
- 8–10 years of progressive experience in journalism, communications, editorial content, non-profit communications, fundraising communications, agency work, or a related field
- 5+ years of senior-level experience developing, writing, editing, and providing editorial direction across multiple audiences, platforms, and complex subject areas
- Demonstrated experience providing strategic editorial advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and storytelling skills
- Demonstrated experience conducting interviews, undertaking research, synthesizing complex information, and developing original content
- Advanced editorial judgment and ability to determine what matters most within complex, detailed, sensitive, or competing information
- Ability to independently establish editorial approaches and translate organizational objectives into effective communications
- Ability to influence stakeholders and build alignment across multiple departments and competing priorities
- Demonstrated experience providing editorial guidance, functional leadership, coaching, or subject-matter expertise to colleagues and contributors
- Strong judgment regarding tone, audience, accuracy, sensitivity, organizational reputation, and voice
- Ability to manage multiple complex and high-priority initiatives with significant independence
- Strong awareness of current events and community issues is an asset
- Strong interest in UJA's mission and the Jewish community
- Applicants must submit two to three writing samples demonstrating exceptional writing, editorial judgment, and ability to communicate complex subject matter clearly and effectively
- Successful candidate must complete professional references and background checks, including social media account checks and a Police Records Check/Vulnerable Sector Screening
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with on-site work Monday through Thursday and remote work option on Friday
- Rich time off policy
- Offices closed on all Jewish holy days (yom tov)
- Early office closures to observe the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat)
- Inclusive and accessible workplace
- Accommodation support throughout the recruitment process
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