Senior Associate, Copywriter

Trillium Health Partners Foundation, the fundraising arm of Trillium Health Partners, a hospital network that is home to Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital and Queensway Health Centre, is building out its content team and seeking a narrative-savvy Senior Associate of Copywriting to join the Marketing and Communications team. The position will report to the Manager of Communications. As an enabling partner you will work on and with a team of Marketing Managers, Designers and a PR and Corporate Communications Associate to produce the written narrative, copy edit and develop materials that help secure/drive donations, steward donors and drive brand awareness. You are a gifted writer who will focus on developing engaging materials for various communication channels, including corporate collateral, signage, brochures, marketing content (ex. Social, email, radio, print etc.), pitch decks, stewardship reports, press releases and speaking remarks and more. The successful candidate will have a wide range of writing, editing, proofreading and project management experience. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in a hospital foundation, health-related charity or another health care or non-profit context. 

Responsibilities:

• Research and write effective, persuasive and accurate long and short-form copy on complex topics for diverse audiences as needed. Includes proposals, patient stories, website copy, e-news copy, letters, stories, digital marketing collateral, impact and annual reports, speaking notes, profiles, brochures, sell-sheets and more. Will work in partnership with the in-house designer on pieces presented in designed format such as proposals, brochures and stewardship reports. 
• Responsible for project management of writing deliverables and collaborating with designer and marketing managers to ensure materials are produced in a timely fashion.  
• Work closely with Foundation team members to understand their audience and refine communications objectives to achieve fundraising goals and support donor retention. 
• Become a subject expert on the hospital and its programs, adding to the Foundation database of current information. Apply this knowledge to identify new opportunities to tell the story of THP or to engage the support of current or potential donors.
• Establish strategic relationships with various program areas within the hospital to identify and fact-check impactful content, translated into language that inspires and reinforces philanthropy. 
• Stay engaged and current with hospital updates, health care topics and news of relevance to the greater Toronto area.

Qualifications:

• University degree in English, communications, journalism, marketing or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience writing in a professional environment. Preference given to experience in a hospital foundation, but any combination of health care sector, fundraising, journalism and/or agency work will be considered.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills. (Select candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of written work as well as perform a written exercise).
• A natural storyteller with strong interviewing skills who is comfortable with Foundation and hospital executives, physicians, donors and patients.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently in a busy environment managing multiple projects, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines.
• Proficient at obtaining supporting information/research/data that is accurate, verifiable, and meaningful, within the hospital, health sector and more broadly. 
• Strong organizational and project management skills with a strong personal commitment to excellence.
• Flexible and adaptable team player with excellent interpersonal skills