Spur is a growing Vancouver agency specializing in strategic communication and meaningful public engagement. We partner closely with public and non-profit sector clients, guiding conversations that help communities and organizations tackle complex challenges and move toward shared goals. Our team is thoughtful, driven, and committed to making an impact. We’re looking for someone who shares that passion to join us.
What’s it like to work at Spur?
We drive progress for our clients. We’re proud to play a role in shaping the world we want to live in, which is why we work on projects that advance a thriving community. As engagement practitioners and analysts, we help people feel heard and help our clients make sense of what they’re hearing. That means we don’t just gather feedback—we translate it into insights that reveal patterns, surface priorities, and bring the bigger picture into focus.
Sometimes we work on contentious projects, public policies or initiatives. We’re trusted to guide tough conversations toward positive solutions. We’re skilled at creating space for honest, inclusive dialogue—even when the topics are complex or tensions are high.
Finally, we go the extra mile. We’re more than consultants doing a job: we also see ourselves as caring confidants and thought partners to our clients. We genuinely care about seeing the results of our shared efforts come to life, which means we’re just as invested as our clients are in making a real difference.
About the role
LOCATION: VANCOUVER AREA, HYBRID REMOTE/IN-PERSON, SOME TRAVEL REQUIRED
As a public engagement and communication coordinator at Spur, you will do meaningful work and benefit from mentorship from directors and principals as you build your strategic communication and public engagement career. You will liaise with our clients and their interest holders to bring our strategies to life. You will support other specialists in content development, data gathering and analysis. You will help your team execute engagement events and contribute to crucial communication assets.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to positive working relationships with our clients, including supporting the delivery of high-quality deliverables aligned with clients’ needs, objectives and expectations. Responsibilities include:
- Develop materials for clients throughout a project’s life cycle, including research summaries, key messages, communication materials, slide decks, and other materials
- Create and execute tactical plans, including creating engagement promotional materials and producing multi-channel content for client projects
- Support public engagement activities, including developing materials for open houses and workshops, and launching and monitoring online engagements
- Support the development of in-person engagements, including scheduling, vendor liaison, logistics, materials preparation, note-taking and on-site support for facilitators and participants
- Play a key role in the execution of in-person engagements, including developing materials and co-facilitating with project leads
- Support data analysis from engagements, including data digitization, cleaning, collating and coding, using frameworks and themes generated by your team members
- Draft and revise summary reports
- Adhere to different brand standards and style guides across clients and projects
- Contribute to our marketing program by developing marketing content and helping maintain Spur’s marketing channels. Responsibilities will include:
- Drafting, editing, publishing and monitoring blogs and social media content
- Helping source and prepare for marketing events
- Helping plan Spur-led marketing events
- Help the team hit monthly and quarterly targets related to our project work. Responsibilities include:
- Tracking time promptly and accurately
- Using project management systems appropriately to keep us on track
- Contribute to our sales program by developing networking skills and contributing to proposals. Responsibilities include:
- Finding relevant new business opportunities on formal platforms
- Drafting and editing proposal content
- Strengthen our remote team’s culture and connection, and pursue your own individual professional development aligned with the responsibilities of your role. Responsibilities include:
- Participating in staff co-working experiences, staff socials and other opportunities to connect with your colleagues
- Finding professional development opportunities that align with your professional goals, participating with the budget provided by Spur, and sharing what you learn with your team
Qualifications
All applicants should:
- Have a diploma, certificate or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, including business, public relations, communication or similar
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment
- Be self-motivated, detail-oriented, with excellent time management and interpersonal skills
- Have an ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take initiative, with comfort and familiarity working in systems like Google apps (Drive, Gmail, Slides, etc.), Asana, Canva, WordPress and online whiteboard tools (Miro, AirTable, Canva whiteboards)
For all applicants, experience working in the public or non-profit sectors would be considered an asset. Applicants should have at least three years of experience in a professional business setting.
Compensation
- $65,000 to $78,000 annually, based on candidate experience and level of seniority
- An annual bonus of up to 5% of your salary, contingent upon team and individual performance
- Flexible vacation allotment per year, in addition to five days of adjacent to BC statutory holidays (four-day long weekends), and a week off between December 25 and January 1
- Extended health and dental benefits
We strive to be a workplace that is welcoming to folks who identify as BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, and as having diverse abilities. If this describes you, we encourage you to apply. If this does not describe your lived and living experience, we hope you identify as an ally to these communities.
How to apply
Please email your resume and cover letter to careers@spurcommunication.ca. Do not apply through the LinkedIn application tool, as we will not assess submissions through the LinkedIn platform. We will review applications on a rolling basis.
