Strategic Communications Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid, based in Toronto, Canada, with on-site support required for customer visits, filming, photography, employee events, and other marketing activities.

Salary: $100,000–140,000 CAD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops on-orbit connectivity, optical data relay, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload capabilities for critical missions.

What you will do

• Develop and execute communications plans supporting business, brand, customer, and talent objectives.
• Create, edit, and publish website copy, newsletters, social media content, presentations, advertising materials, award submissions, internal communications, and company announcements.
• Partner with technical subject-matter experts and company leaders to develop accurate communications about technology, programs, people, and achievements.
• Lead social media strategy and execution, align content with milestones, campaigns, events, product developments, and industry activity, and use performance insights to improve results.
• Support external communications, thought leadership, media materials, public relations activities, and on-site media and customer engagements.
• Develop creative briefs and coordinate with stakeholders, designers, photographers, videographers, and external partners on campaigns, events, employer branding, and internal communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, Business, Political Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in corporate communications, public relations, content marketing, strategic communications, or a related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with a portfolio showing clear, compelling content across audiences, formats, and channels.
• Strong strategic judgment, including the ability to shape positioning, identify compelling messages, and build cohesive narratives across audiences and channels.
• Strong research skills and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to learn the business, understand diverse stakeholder priorities and perspectives, and apply insights to communications strategy, positioning, and content.
• Ability to understand complex technical information, identify what matters, and translate it into accurate, engaging content.
• Experience managing company social media channels, developing channel-specific content, and using performance analytics to inform recommendations.
• Strong project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in space, aerospace, defence, satellite communications, telecommunications, or advanced-technology sectors.
• Experience working with engineering, product, or scientific subject-matter experts.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or After Effects.
• Experience using Canva or similar visual-content tools.
• Experience using Google Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, or similar analytics tools.
• Photography, videography, filming, or multimedia-production experience.
• Familiarity with the responsible use of AI-enabled tools for research, content development, productivity, and quality.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with an equity plan.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, including dependent coverage.
• Unlimited vacation, supportive parental leave, and a company-wide holiday shutdown.
• Relocation packages are available for approved roles.
• $1,500 annual professional development fund.
• Toronto office events, team activities, stocked kitchen, town halls, celebration calls, and company-wide events.