Communications & Brand Identity Manager

Communications & Brand Identity Manager

LetsStopAIDS is a Canadian Youth-HIV charity focusing on HIV prevention and knowledge exchange by engaging young people and fostering leadership. Since 2004, we have created a global network of youth HIV leaders.

We're looking for a Communications & Brand Identity Manager to lead our communications team. You'll set our design and communications strategy, guide a multidisciplinary team, help create and approve visual assets, and build relationships with communications stakeholders, while staying hands-on with content and campaigns.

Position

This is a full-time salaried position based in Toronto. The Communications & Brand Identity Manager reports to the President of LetsStopAIDS. This role oversees the creation, development, and execution of communication strategies and materials that strengthen the brand identity, expand media presence, and increase youth engagement in LetsStopAIDS programmes and projects. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on creative designer with strategic thinking, able to identify problems and propose, implement, and monitor communication solutions to support the organization's continuous growth.

The Communications & Brand Identity Manager will also be accountable for developing, fostering, and maintaining relationships with media partners, social media influencers, and other stakeholders.

About You:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in communications, marketing, digital media, brand strategy, or related fields (non-profit, youth-focused, healthcare, or advocacy experience is an asset)
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience guiding creative or cross-functional teams
• Comfortable balancing strategy with execution, and willing to be hands-on 
• Deep understanding of integrated communications, including digital marketing, social media, storytelling, email marketing, campaigns, brand communications, and audience engagement
• Strong understanding of creative processes, visual communication, and design systems, with the ability to effectively collaborate with designers, developers, content creators, and external vendors
• Ability to lead highly specialized team members by providing strategic direction, feedback, prioritization support, and cross-department coordination
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging across audiences and platforms
• Experience developing and executing organization-wide communication and marketing strategies
• Highly organized with strong project management and prioritization skills in fast-paced environments
• Systems-oriented and data-informed, with experience using analytics and insights to guide communication decisions
• Ability to adapt quickly, manage multiple priorities, and lead through changing environments
• Experience working collaboratively with volunteers, youth, and diverse stakeholders is an asset
• Familiarity with creative and digital tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, CMS platforms, email marketing systems, and social scheduling tools is an asset
• Experience with media relations, partnerships, or public relations in Canada is an asset

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support a multidisciplinary communications team, ensuring projects are aligned, prioritized, and delivered effectively
• Able to be hands-on with the ability to create and manage visual brand assets
• Plan, create, and review content for social media
• Plan, create, and review content for video campaigns and video assets 
• Write, edit, and review content across multiple channels, including newsletters, websites, press releases, presentations, social media posts, reports, briefs, and promotional materials
• Provide strategic leadership and creative direction across digital campaigns, brand initiatives, social media, web, email marketing, and PR communications
• Collaborate with internal teams to shape messaging, campaign positioning, and communication objectives
• Oversee the development and execution of communication plans for organizational initiatives, programs, events, and advocacy campaigns
• Ensure consistency across brand identity, tone of voice, visual communications, and audience experience
• Monitor communication performance and campaign effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative insights, adapting strategies as needed
• Conduct audience and communications research to better understand youth engagement, media behaviour, and digital trends
• Support cross-functional collaboration between communications, programming, partnerships, events, and leadership teams
• Coordinate external vendors and creative partners, including designers, videographers, web developers, printers, and production teams
• Help foster a positive, collaborative, and growth-oriented team culture that supports creativity, accountability, and innovation
• Support volunteer engagement and communication initiatives to strengthen retention, participation, and community connection

Before you apply

Type of contract: Full-time, 1-year, renewable

Compensation: 65,000 - 70,000 CAD/annual

Vacation: 2 weeks per annum

Benefits: After a three-month probation period, eligible for medical and dental benefits.

This is an in-person role based in Downtown Toronto.

How to Apply

• Please fill out the following form, where you will then be asked to upload your cover letter and resume: https://letsstopaids.typeform.com/newroles2026
• Please ensure you indicate the role title of this post in your subject line when you submit your application!

LetsStopAIDS values diversity in the workplace, is committed to Employment Equity, and we also endorse the GIPA principles. For more information about LetsStopAIDS, please visit LetsStopAIDS.org