Rebus is a small team that emphasizes collaboration amongst other values. You will be part of an organizational culture that embraces reciprocity, authenticity, celebrates joy, agency, and curiosity. Understanding and encouraging these qualities is essential to the success of our work and our lives. At Rebus, we lead with compassion and bring a collective, team-based approach to working with staff, Board, facilitators, students, and anyone else in our wider network. Our policies lift people up and support their dreams. We encourage you to join our team!
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Marketing and Communications Manager
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates may be invited for interviews prior to the closing date. All applications received by the closing date will be fully considered for the position.
About Rebus
The Rebus Foundation is a Canadian registered charity, established in 2016, that works in the education space. We envision a liberatory future where lifelong learning is valued as a public good and communities leverage education as a catalyst for positive change. Our mission is to serve individuals and organizations across all levels of education — we offer guidance, community, and spaces for educators to collaborate on pedagogy and publishing. Through our programs and networks, we encourage educators to rediscover passion, purpose, and potential in their work so all learners can embrace the ripple effects of education.
About the Opportunity
We’re hiring a Marketing and Communication Manager for a 12-month term position. The Marketing and Communications Manager will be the sole responsible for managing the Rebus brand, developing and implementing a world-class communications strategy and related marketing assets to promote, enhance, and protect Rebus’ services, news, reputation, and impact. The goal is to advance the organization’s position with relevant constituents, tell the story of our organization, and drive broader awareness for our work and donor support for the organization. The Marketing and Communication Manager will be responsible for Rebus’ varied and integrated communications products and services including: newsletters, social media, website, blogs, annual report, digital and print publications, research papers, and other online communications; media and public relations; and marketing. Through these channels, you will be an ambassador for the organization and will need to build relationships with the key partners across North America in the equitable education and OER space.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and storytelling abilities, with experience in marketing and public relations, managing social media tools, and proficiency with Mailchimp, WordPress. We are looking for an organized and focused individual, ready to coordinate with a small team of passionate, mission-driven people. This is a fairly new role, so there is a great opportunity to prioritize projects over the year, and shape the position.
This Manager will report to the Executive Director and will work closely with other staff. Rebus is a small team that emphasizes collaboration amongst other values. You will be part of an organizational culture that embraces reciprocity, authenticity, celebrates joy, agency, and curiosity. Understanding and encouraging these qualities is essential to the success of this position. Leading with compassion, bringing a collective, team-based approach to working with staff, Board, and facilitators, and deploying exceptional communication skills are essential.
Responsibilities
The success of our efforts, and the stories we create for the organization depends on communications and marketing tasks. Rebus offers a breadth of services for the open education and post-secondary education communities, each with a unique value and purpose that needs to be clearly articulated to a variety of audiences. This role is critical to our operations, and core responsibilities include:
Communications and Marketing Strategy
- Develop communications plans and promotional materials for Rebus programs, projects, events
- Build awareness of Rebus events and projects through a monthly newsletter, social media campaigns, and advertising
- Define a community engagement strategy for regular updates and engagement with peers, thought leaders, participants, and others in Rebus’ orbit
- Ensure consistency of messaging across core communications channels and platforms
- Employ analytics tools to measure the effectiveness and value of marketing and communication efforts
- Provide regular reports to the team on key performance indicators and adjust marketing strategies accordingly
- Identify creative opportunities to use the web to enhance and support programs for key audiences and interest holders
- Invest in resources to enhance Rebus’ marketing and storytelling capabilities
Content Creation and Asset Management
- Research, write, and edit content for internal and external audiences including donors
- Design and present marketing materials, web pages, and reports
- Regularly refresh the organization’s key communications materials included but not limited to website, brochures, etc.
- Maintain communication and engagement assets
- Keep up-to-date social media calendars for Rebus events and initiatives
- Develop, plan, and execute simultaneous projects
Engagement and Collaboration
- Nurture partnerships with organizations with a similar vision for education
- Provide storytelling support to the team to ensure throughlines in narratives and voice in non-marketing assets
- Establish strong, positive, productive relationships internally and externally
- Contribute to a positive, supportive, and strong team culture at Rebus
- On occasion, attend Board meetings, conferences, or other events to represent Rebus
- Continually expand and update professional knowledge
At a rapidly evolving and responsive organization, work may change and other duties may be assigned.
About you
Required skills and experience:
- You have at least 3 years of experience/relevant certification in marketing and communications/media/design
- You have experience with researching and creating content, running campaigns, and managing brands, and maintaining marketing assets
- You are familiar using Google Suite, Mailchimp, WordPress, X, LinkedIn, Discourse, Pressbooks, and Adobe InDesign
- You are an excellent written and verbal communicator
- You have a strong public service orientation with the ability to interact effectively with educators, administrators, and funders in the higher education space
Additional candidate assets (most of the following should apply):
- You take initiative and are eager to establish yourself as a leader
- You are creative and excited to try new ways of doing things
- You are comfortable collecting and using data to present reports and make decisions
- You have knowledge of the open education field, Creative Commons licenses, open publishing, open pedagogy, and/or higher education
- You have knowledge of inclusive design and accessibility best practices within publishing
- You are mission-driven, have experience working in the non-profit sector, and are fuelled to improve the educational sector
You may notice this position does not require a degree. We are conscious that many people experience barriers to post-secondary education. And while we place a high value on education, we are actively examining our role in perpetuating credentialism. It may be that for some candidates, completing a degree helped them achieve the competencies this role requires, whereas others may have gained this experience in other ways.
We are looking for people with a range of experiences and ideas, who can bring fresh perspectives and guidance to our team. Even if you do not check off all the above points, we encourage you to apply. Give us a sense of who you are and why you want to work with us. Your application will be given the care and consideration it deserves.
We encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers
to equity, including but not limited to:
- First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous Peoples;
- members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
- persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
- persons who identify as women; and
- persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
We recognize that many of these identities intersect and that therefore, equity, diversity, and inclusion can be complex. We value the contributions that each person brings and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in our community.
Compensation, Benefits, and Workplace Culture
Compensation: CA$75,000 to CA$90,000 per year based on experience.
We are a small but innovative team looking for new members who embody our dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit. Rebus is committed to building a diverse team, with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences. We believe that diverse teams help drive innovation, personal and professional growth, and allow us to support our communities in better ways. We strive to ensure that our team reflects our core values. We value family-friendly work culture and work/personal life balance. We are continuously reinventing our practices to realize our long-term vision for education, particularly in light of events over the recent years that have forced a reckoning of educational practices all over the world.
Some of the ways in which we commit to our values include:
- Remote work environment for all employees (individuals based outside Canada are welcome to apply)
- Health and dental insurance for all employees based in Canada (individuals based outside Canada may receive a one-time lump sum in lieu of these benefits)
- Maintaining a work environment that is supportive of those with caregiving responsibilities
- Offering generous vacation and leave allocations
- Offering flexibility in working hours (individuals will be required to attend some synchronous meetings in North American time zones)
The Rebus Foundation is registered in Montreal with a remote team across Canada. This position is designed to be remote and full-time over a 12-month term. There is some flexibility in working hours as any individual will balance the responsibilities of work with other personal duties. We do not wish a rigid schedule to be a barrier to the right candidate.
If you anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process, contact us at jobs@rebus.foundation. Any personal information provided will be maintained in confidence.
Application Instructions
Apply via email with the subject line “Marketing and Communications Manager: [YOUR NAME]” to jobs@rebus.foundation. Please include your resume and cover letter.