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Pelmorex

Weather forecasts, alerts, and enterprise data.

Communications & Content Marketing Specialist - Contract

Contract
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Oakville, ON, Canada
HybridHybrid work at the Oakville location is required.

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in public relations, communications, or marketing.
  • A proven track record writing press releases, speeches, articles, reports, and web copy.
  • Cross-platform content writing expertise, including LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
  • Strong knowledge of social platforms, content distribution, and search engine optimization.
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace and presentation design.
  • Experience with media monitoring tools and wire services.
  • Experience managing WordPress sites.
  • Skills in video editing and creative design using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • A basic understanding of HTML and user experience and user interface principles.
  • Familiarity with artificial intelligence tools and Answer Engine Optimization.
  • Eligibility to work in Canada and ability to work in a hybrid model at the Oakville location.
  • Availability to respond to urgent media, consumer, and stakeholder matters when required in a 24/7 operating environment.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the creation of diverse communication materials.
  • Develop announcements, press releases, newsletters, social posts, blogs, and sales collateral.
  • Create concepts, messaging, and communication toolkits for strategic campaigns.
  • Produce timely content across multichannel touchpoints.
  • Maintain consistent brand voice, quality, and style across social channels.
  • Tailor writing style and tone to target audiences and specific brands.
  • Manage and continuously optimize the social media strategy to increase brand engagement.
  • Leverage trending topics and hashtags to enhance social marketing efforts.
  • Determine optimal organic and paid approaches for social content.
  • Create company-wide social media guidelines to drive employee participation.
  • Develop and maintain a strategic content calendar.
  • Regularly update the corporate website with current news and information.
  • Analyze past campaigns, sales reports, Google Analytics, and industry trends to optimize communication strategies.
  • Implement measurement tools to evaluate communication impact.
  • Apply social media management and optimization best practices across platforms.
  • Monitor emerging organic and paid social media trends.
  • Evaluate and recommend channels and technologies to improve performance.
  • Compile social media data and deliver actionable insights and weekly or monthly performance reports.
  • Track progress, execution, and consistency across social media initiatives.
  • Work with the public relations firm to secure speaking opportunities at strategically aligned events.
  • Monitor and coordinate media requests.
  • Conduct outreach to online media, influencers, and partners.
  • Collaborate with the communications team to pitch stories aligned with key objectives.
  • Support marketing campaigns and initiatives.
  • Align communications with corporate strategy.
  • Develop engaging narratives with internal teams for integration into the social strategy.
  • Support public relations and communications event planning and execution, including seasonal forecasts.
  • Build and foster strong media relationships.
  • Drive positive brand awareness and industry presence.
  • Liaise with internal stakeholders to meet communication needs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingualism in French and English.
  • A portfolio of work.

About the company

Pelmorex operates trusted weather brands including The Weather Network, MétéoMédia, Eltiempo, Otempo and Clima to deliver fast forecasts, personalized insights and critical alerts to consumers. It also runs Pelmorex Weather Source, providing enterprise weather data and APIs that let businesses integrate weather intelligence into their systems. It partners with Canada’s national emergency alert system to collect and disseminate alerts through Alert Ready. Its goal is to help people, communities and businesses make informed decisions about the weather by converting uncertainty into actionable information and strategic advantage.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Oakville, Canada

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • The Weather Network and MétéoMédia ranked Canada’s #5 most reputable brand on April 27, 2026.
  • Pelmorex launched AI-assisted weather experiences and OnPoint AI-integrated forecasts during 2026.
  • Its December 2024 Cytora partnership sells climate-risk data into insurance underwriting workflows.

What critics are saying

  • Canada’s 2025 budget proposed a new public alerting framework, threatening Alert Ready revenue.
  • CRTC asked Pelmorex on August 19, 2026 to explain Manitoba alert over-reporting.
  • The June 2026 alerting investigation exposes operational failures that invite government intervention or replacement.

What makes Pelmorex unique

  • Pelmorex owns The Weather Network, MétéoMédia, Eltiempo.es, Clima, and Otempo.pt.
  • It operates Canada’s Alert Ready emergency alert system, embedding weather, safety, and distribution infrastructure.
  • Its 2026 OnPoint suite combines hyperlocal forecasts, wildfire indices, and enterprise weather data.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

401(k) Retirement Plan

Personal Spending Account

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Sabbatical Leave

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Education allowance

Course Reimbursement Program

Learning Academy

Free online doctor visits

Phone/Internet Stipend

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Adoption Assistance

Paid Holidays

PTO

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Meal Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Company News

II Reporter
Dec 12th, 2024
Cytora and Pelmorex Corp Partner on Climate-Related Risks

"Pelmorex is excited to be partnering with Cytora to bring our climate risk intelligence data to the Cytora platform," Mark Gibbas, Managing Director, Enterprise Weather Solutions, Pelmorex.

PR Newswire
Oct 24th, 2024
Weather Source Recognized As Leader In Snowflake'S Modern Marketing Data Stack Report

Weather Source is thrilled to be recognized as a leader by Snowflake for Enrichment + Hygiene in marketing

PR Newswire
Oct 19th, 2023
Pelmorex Corp. Re-Imagines The Users Weather Experience Through Use Of Generative Ai

Your Weather Assistant is the first in a series of transformational innovative solutionsOAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Pelmorex Corp., which owns and operates weather brands The Weather Network, MétéoMédia, Eltiempo.es, Clima, and Otempo.pt, is announcing the launch of Your Weather Assistant, a generative AI tool to transform the way people consume weather information. This is the first in a series of innovations from Pelmorex as they embark on becoming an AI-frontiered weather and climate organization, with a focus on helping users and businesses make informed decisions using cutting-edge technology.Pelmorex Corp. Re-Imagines the Users Weather Experience Through Use of Generative AI Should I go hiking this weekend? (CNW Group/Pelmorex Corp.)"The introduction of this generative AI technology takes our users' weather and climate related inquiry experience to the next level," said Pelmorex President and CEO Dr. Nana Banerjee. "It is a new paradigm that directly addresses the personalization needs of our users instead of having them compile bits of data or information from various sources."Your Weather Assistant is available on The Weather Network app and online in English, with French and Spanish language capabilities currently in development, and helps people get personalized weather recommendations through the power of AI

ITBusiness
Sep 14th, 2023
Canadian weather websites still struggling after supplier attack

Pelmorex Corp., the parent company of two Canadian weather websites, is still struggling to resume full service after an unnamed software provider was hit by a cyber attack.

TV, eh?
Apr 19th, 2023
Media releases | TV, eh?

Dr. Nana Banerjee joins Pelmorex as President and CEO