Job description
MISSION FIRST
Improving the lives of people affected by blood cancers is the responsibility of everyone at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC). This mission guides all decision making, regardless of job function. Understanding and addressing the needs of people affected by blood cancers is fundamental to who we are and what we do. We are mission driven:
- dedicated to serving the blood cancer community
- committed to learning about blood cancers, LLSC services and new treatment options
- empowered to take ownership of our mission by informing, educating and connecting people to LLSC services
You are…
…eager about connecting with people and making a difference in your community. You are compassionate in outlook and driven to do work that matters. You know how to create and deliver messages that resonate. You want to use your communications expertise to inspire hope, healing and help throughout the blood cancer community. You yearn for freedom to work on your own terms and embrace the responsibility that comes with it.
We are…
…The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC). We want to rewrite the non-profit business model and have started by taking a hard look in the mirror. We have emerged with a renewed focus and commitment to advance outcomes in the blood cancer community through employee engagement and empowerment.
Our Core Values
What We Will Do Together
- Elevate the profile and promotion of LLSC support programs and services to the blood cancer community across all communications channels.
- Develop marketing plan(s) to improve branding alignment, ease of use, and the delivery of educational resources through digital, in-person, and personalized support models.
- With direction from the Mission Response team, create engaging content and materials for the blood cancer community that address the needs of individuals affected by a blood cancer and their families.
- Raise the visibility of LLSC’s annual research grants, awarded researchers, and the impact of these research projects to the blood cancer community.
- Work closely with the Mission Response team to address their marketing and communications needs: reporting on marketing tactics, collaborating with external partners (designers, translators, producers, developers), creating and editing content.
- Work in collaboration with the Mission Voice team to align messaging, branding, communications calendar, metrics and reporting.
You will be successful if you are comfortable
- Project managing a variety of integrated marketing and communications initiatives from concept stage to completion.
- Being curious to understand the needs of the various constituent groups.
- Working independently yet collaboratively with a wonderful, quirky, committed cast and crew.
- Overseeing multiple projects on various topics and working with various colleagues and teams at any given time.
- Writing for a wide variety of marketing and communications assets related to: video, audio, webcast, email, advertising, social media, Web, presentation decks, impact reports etc.
- Having a keen eye for detail and graphic design elements.
About Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
CEO: Dr. E Anders Kolb
Revenue: $100 to $500 million (USD)
Size: 501 to 1000 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: http://www.lls.org
Year Founded: 1949