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Senior, Social Media & Community Specialist


Head Office
Mississauga, Ontario

If you are looking to join one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, goeasy Ltd. is the place for you! A publicly traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001, goeasy operates two main business units. easyfinancial is our consumer lending business that offers secured and unsecured installment loans of up to $25,000 and easyhome is Canada’s largest merchandise lease-to-own company. It is our mission to provide everyday Canadians the chance for a better tomorrow, today by giving them access to the credit they need and by offering them a second chance when they have been turned down by banks and traditional lenders. With a retail network of nearly 400 locations across Canada and over 1700 employees, we are able to build lasting relationships with our customers as we help them rebuild their credit and graduate towards prime rates and a brighter financial future.

We are seeking an ambitious Senior Social Media & Community Specialist who is passionate about joining a winning team and growing their career. Social media is our direct line to engage prospects and customers. We’re looking for a creative and thoughtful individual to manage our organic social media efforts across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. You’re phenomenal at coming up with creative social media marketing campaigns, writing and building content, developing social media strategies and working cross-functionally across departments. You’ve mastered the art of captivating and engaging your audience to organically expand the reach of your (or a business’) social presence.

Primary Job Responsibilities

  • Increase goeasy’s reach and engagement across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
  • Build and execute a comprehensive social media calendar
  • Staying current with industry trends and weaving that into our social strategy
  • Content marketing: Innovate the process (visual assets, copywriting, etc.) to ensure a consistent brand presence and tone of voice
  • Build relationships with key influencers and partners to increase our reach and the mileage of our content
  • Measure and report on social (and campaign-related) performance in a manner that is clear and easy to understand, including recommendations to shift on strategy when required
  • Maintain and improve a robust social listening program to engage prospects and customers
  • Collaborate with the Sr. Manager of Digital to develop and implement goeasy’s social media strategy across our social media channels

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree - specialization in PR and/or marketing is a plus
  • 4-6 years of experience in online community & social media management
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interdepartmental correspondence 
  • Customer service-centric - you are passionate about problem solving and helping others
  • Social media junkie of sorts - keeping ahead of trends and not afraid to try new approaches and channels
  • Experience with Influencer marketing & social listening
  • Live and breathe content marketing
  • Experience developing and applying impactful social media strategies that are well integrated with a broader, omni-channel marketing plan
  • Experience collaborating with a broader team to achieve team goals through social media and increase online publicity
  • Experience with data and analytics to measure results of social media efforts
  • Trailblazer of sorts in social media and not scared to try different approaches - content can be delivered in so many ways (blogs, live video, stories, etc.)
  • Experience with social studio, Hootsuite, Mention, etc. considered an asset.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we are committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada. Please let us know if you require an accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

 

Why should you work for goeasy?

We offer a competitive salary, an annual incentive plan, benefits, and growth opportunities and the opportunity to work with an exceptional team and leadership that cares about developing our contributors. To learn more about our great company please click the links below:

http://goeasy.com/careers/

 

We thank all interested applicants; however, we will only be contacting those which possess the skills and qualifications as outlined above. Potential employees will be required to complete background checks as part of the pre-employment process.

 

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