Job Description: Head, Marketing and External Relations

Company: Canadian Museum of Nature
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Job Category: Marketing
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $ME-08 - $103,752 to $126,527 per year - Yearly

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Head, Marketing and External Relations

ME-08 - $103,752 to $126,527 per year
Temporary full-time position (37.5 hours per week)
From September 2025 to August 2026
Work Location: Victoria Memorial Museum Building (VMMB) - Ottawa, ON 

Selection process number: 2090-CMN-25-OC-015

Your place at the Museum
 
We value diversity and believe we benefit from working in a place where everyone feels included and where the unique qualities and strengths inherent in a diverse workforce are combined. We welcome applications from persons who may identify as a member of one or more other equity seeking groups (for e.g. women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, religious or cultural minority). 
 
You have a place at the Museum!
 
About the position
 
Under the direction of the Director, Marketing and Media Relations, the Head, Marketing & External Relations is responsible for creating and executing marketing and communications strategies that raise the overall brand and profile of the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN), and that clearly communicate the mission of the organisation, as both a museum and a scientific institution. 
 
The Head provides leadership across diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders at all levels, on key marketing and communications topics including web design and content, product development, science communications and events management.  This work supports the Corporation’s corporate revenue and attendance goals, through marketing campaigns and programming that raise national awareness – including on communicating science to the public – and drive sales for key products.
 
As a key advisor, the Head also ensures the creation and timely delivery of all marketing & communications plans, public relations, and other key projects (including campaigns & programming) led by the Marketing team.  The Head is a key contributor to the sustained reputation building and brand cohesion of CMN with external audiences, both in terms of the general public, local and national audiences, and key stakeholders in business, government and the science community through external relations activities.
 
Working at the museum means: 
  • Contributing to an engaging mission as well as exciting projects and challenges 
  • An inclusive, friendly and safe work environment
  • A competitive salary established by collective agreements
  • Access to federal public service group insurance and pension plans
Eligibility criteria
 
This position is open to all Employees of the Canadian Museum of Nature and any members of the public who meet the qualifications below.
*Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
 
Education and training:
 
University education with a specialization in communications or related field such as public relations or marketing or an equivalent combination of education, experience and training. 
 
Language requirements:
 
English and French are essential.
Bilingual non-Imperative: CBC/CBC
 
Experience:
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in conceptualizing, planning, developing, implementing and coordinating the delivery of communications/marketing strategies, plans, activities and events.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, writing, producing and/or coordinating the production of high-quality communications/marketing products.
  • Experience in identifying, developing and implementing key public and private sector partner and stakeholder opportunities.
  • Experience in content marketing and/or and media/ad buying techniques, strategies and approaches, and/or social media
  • Experience in working with a external creative agency or with design teams.
  • Experience in leading, coordinating and participating in multi-disciplinary project teams and working with internal and external clients to develop communications/marketing projects and initiatives 
  • Experience in supervising; with preference for supervision of a marketing or communications team that includes a creative team responsible for social media, event management, video and design or marketing ad-buying.
  • Experience with managing a budget.
Working conditions:
Individuals may be called upon at times to work evenings or weekends.
 
Interested? APPLY!
 
The Canadian Museum of Nature is committed to inclusive and barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If you are invited to participate in the selection process, we encourage you to advise us of any accommodation you may require. This information will be treated as confidential.
 
The Statement of Qualifications, providing greater detail about the skills, knowledge and aptitudes needed for this role, can be obtained by contacting the Museum at competition@nature.ca.
 
All candidates must submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae outlining how their experience and training meet the requirements listed above. 
 
Send your application by filling in the form on the Museum’s Careers page where you can upload your cover letter, curriculum vitae and any other required documents.