EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Contract Role - 12 to 14 months

START DATE: Feb 2, 2026

POSITION: Marketing Communications Coordinator

REPORTS TO: Senior Manager, Communications

We're the Canadian Health Food Association, aka CHFA. And we're certified as a "Great Place to Work®!"

Are you passionate about natural health and wellness? As Canada's largest trade association dedicated to natural, organic and wellness products, we're seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Marketing & Communications Coordinator for a 12 to 14-month contract role. Working closely with our MarComm team, your work will amplify our message and influence, bringing campaigns and communications to life in ways that make a real difference.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Communications, you'll play a key role in bringing our campaigns, content, and member communications to life across multiple projects and channels. Your coordination skills, eye for detail, and ability to keep projects moving will directly support our mission to deliver meaningful value and engagement to our members.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Senior Manager, Communications, (and the wider Marcomm team) you will be responsible for supporting our team in all our marketing and communication efforts across multiple projects, campaigns, and channels. It's because of your eye for detail, organizational skills, and knack for coordination that we deliver member value and engagement through all that we do. Your responsibilities will include:
• Preparing all email campaigns for distribution. This includes preparing audience segmentation lists, uploading content, and circulating drafts for reviews and approvals
• Coordinating the organization, uploading, and scheduling of social media content across all platforms, managing community engagement and responses, and collaborating with the Senior Manager, Communications to contribute to the development of social media content
• Keeping our content and editorial calendar up to date. This includes ensuring project leads are aware of any upcoming deadlines for ads or editorials so they can build creative with enough lead time and hit deadlines
• Organizing, uploading, and auditing our website content so that articles are published according to plan and our website content remains fresh and current
• Organizing all member/sponsor assets (e.g. ads, logos, tool kits) ensuring that both our internal team and external stakeholders have what they need to execute with success
• Communicating with external partners, reminding them of various due dates, marketing opportunities and required assets
• Liaising with our graphics team, translator and agencies as required to keep projects on track.
• Support our PR efforts, including identifying supporting natural, organic and wellness trends and brands
• Supporting our industry reporting by helping to curating industry new stories, member mentions and trending topics as relevant to our industry.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, business administration, or related field.

Experience

• Internships or entry-level experience in marketing, communications, or public relations.
• Hands-on experience with social media management, content creation, and event coordination.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management and organizational abilities to handle multiple campaigns simultaneously
• Digital marketing knowledge, including social media platforms, email marketing, and analytics
• Creative skills for developing marketing materials and campaigns
• Analytical skills to measure campaign performance and adjust strategies
• Computer proficiency, including tools like CRM systems, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and Microsoft Office.

Additional Attributes

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating with teams and external partners
• Willingness to travel for events or promotional activities.

Salary Range: $50,000-$60,000 annually

Life at CHFA

Our people are incredibly important to us and we are proud to be recognized as an employee-validated great workplace by Great Place to Work®. On top of a generous salary, we are happy to offer the following benefits for this fixed term contract position:

• Hybrid work environment and flexible working hours
• Wellness benefits including: medical, dental, vision, wellbeing resources, Employee Assistance Program and Health Spending Account, $750 annual "Healthy Mind and Body Account" to support wellness, fitness, and personal development
• Paid vacation plus eight (8) paid personal days
• Summer hours (May-September) - 4-day long weekends
• Holiday closure (Christmas - New Years)

How to Apply

If you possess the necessary qualifications and are interested in this position and working with our wonderful team, please submit your resume and cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you!

Accommodations and Accessibility

CHFA provides employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please indicate this on your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Inclusion

At CHFA, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of providing excellent quality and care in our services and products.

We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.

We thank all candidates for their interest in joining our team. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We also thank the recruitment and talent acquisition industry for their interest but ask not to be contacted at this time.

Note: This job description may be changed at any time to include new responsibilities and tasks, or change existing ones as management deems necessary.

Application Deadline: November 28, 2025