Theralase Hiring New IR CoordinatorLooks like Theralase is going to go back to responding to enquiries from shareholders and issuing quarterly newsletters.
Public Relations - Investor Relations Coordinator Theralase Technologies Inc.
Public Relations - Investor Relations Coordinator
Toronto
Employer est.:$80K - $100K
Overview:
Theralase® Technologies Inc. (“Theralase®”) is a publicly traded Canadian federal corporation (TSXV: TLT; OTCQB: TLTFF), which consists of two primary divisions:
1) Anti-Cancer Therapy (“ACT”) division, which is a clinical stage, pre-commercialization research and development division dedicated to the research and development of Photo Dynamic Compounds (“PDCs”) and their associated drug formulations intended to safely and effectively destroy various cancers, bacteria and viruses, when light activated by proprietary medical laser systems.
2) Cool Laser Therapy (“CLT”) division, which is a commercial division that designs, manufactures and distributes proprietary super-pulsed CLT medical lasers, primarily in Canada and the United States, for the treatment of knee pain, and in off-label use, treatment of numerous nerve, muscle and joint conditions. The CLT division also designs and manufactures proprietary medical laser systems used to activate the PDCs in the ACT division.
Additional information is available at www.theralase.com and www.sedar.com
Description:
The Public Relations - Investor Relations Coordinator (“PR-IR Coordinator”) will possess a minimum of 5 years of in-depth experience being the public face of a company in public relations and in addressing investor inquiries in investor relations.
The PR-IR Coordinator will be responsible for researching, organizing, compiling and presenting effective scripts and power point presentations that clearly and concisely communicate the accomplishments, opportunities, value proposition, near-term and long-term objectives of the Company to various stakeholders.
Stakeholders include:
· Current shareholders
· Potential shareholders
· Investment banks
· Biotech analysts
· Retail investors and family offices
· Institutional investors and fund managers
· Communication organizations (i.e.: print, radio, digital)
· Local, provincial and federal government organizations
· Various digital marketing channels
The strategic objective of the PR-IR Coordinator will be to achieve the Company’s Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) by delivering effective, clear, concise communications to Company stakeholders through scripts and power point presentations to inform them about the Company and commit them to action.
KPIs include: Corporate image, financings, daily trading volume and common stock price.
With a strong organizational and analytical focus, the PR-IR Coordinator will research, compile, and update monthly, a 12 month rolling calendar of events and campaigns, to be presented to senior management for final approval, intended to communicate the Company’s accomplishments, opportunities, value proposition and near-term objectives to stakeholders with a focus on achieving the KPIs.
Prior to execution of each event or campaign, the PR-IR Coordinator will estimate the expected increase in KPIs and after completion record the actual increase in KPIs achieved, with a focus on analyzing and optimizing what events or campaigns were successful, which were unsuccessful and what improvements could be made to achieve KPIs.
The PR-IR Coordinator’s excellent written, oral and presentation skills, in the English language, and drive to succeed will allow them to excel in this position and consistently achieve their strategic objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Achieve and/or surpass KPIs
· Overall management of all stakeholder initiatives; including: scheduling and budget, subject to senior manager approval
· Effective media relations to achieve the Company’s KPIs
· Professionally and succinctly address inbound queries from: investors, the press, media and other organizations by providing only publicly released material information, in compliance with continuous disclosure and insider information rules and regulations
· Speaking publicly at interviews, press conferences and presentations
· Prospect for new stakeholders for the Company
· Place outbound stakeholder calls to schedule verbal, in-person or digital attendance at stakeholder meetings or events to update them on the Company’s accomplishments, opportunities, value proposition, near-term and long-term objectives
· Document contact information and daily interactions with stakeholders via a Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) cloud-based program
· Research and compile financial valuations of the Company to create financial models to support a view on the Company’s share price
· Research, organize, compile and present effective scripts and power point presentations
· Research, compile, and update monthly, a 12 month rolling calendar of events and campaigns, subject to senior management approval
· Prior to execution of each event or campaign, estimate the expected increase in KPIs and after completion record the actual increase in KPIs achieved, with a focus on analyzing and optimizing
· In conjunction with the finance department, research, compile and write effective press releases and quarterly newsletters on material corporate matters and obtain written authorization from pertinent stakeholders, senior management and the corporate disclosure committee to publicly release
· Send approved press releases and quarterly newsletters to newswire services for SEDAR and media release
· E-mail an executive summary and the press release to the stakeholder CRM database
· Compile script and coordinate with the marketing department to video the PR-IR Coordinator speaking about various subjects to be released via social media, embedded in press releases and/or added to the corporate website
· Review corporate website for clarity, accuracy and navigation of stakeholder information and provide new optimized stakeholder material to the marketing department web designer for update of the corporate website
· Organize Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) in conjunction with the finance department and corporate transfer agent
· Update social media with the latest approved stakeholder information
· Research and create internal intelligence reports on similar companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry to track performance and benchmark of the Company’s accomplishments, value proposition, common stock price and trading volume in relation to peers.
· Work in conjunction with the marketing team to compile all stakeholder assets required for each event (i.e.: power point presentation decks, pop up displays, stakeholder brochures, handouts, giveaways)
· Other duties as may be assigned during the course of employment
Skills and Qualifications Required:
· Bachelor of Arts degree in business communication or professional communication
· Minimum of 5 years of in-depth experience being the public face of a company in public relations and in addressing investor inquiries in investor relations
· Work experience in the biotechnical or pharmaceutical industry, an asset
· Extroverted, skilled in effective communications ranging from one-on-one meetings to large group presentations
Completed formal media training
Creative in design of communication materials
Extremely strong command of the English language with an ability to research, compose and publish well-written documents and power point presentations delivering compelling arguments directed to a wide variety of audiences
Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills, in the English language
Advanced competency in Microsoft Office environment (i.e.: Office, Excel, Outlook, Word, Power Point, Publisher)
· Able to produce work of very high quality with minimum to no grammar or spelling mistakes
· Able to travel to the USA and within Canada for 2 to 5 day pre-arranged business trips, as required
Proven ability to achieve strategic objectives and KPIs
Self-disciplined, self-motivated and professional in demeanor
Team player with a proven ability to build positive relationships at all levels of an organization and with various stakeholders
Polished individual who remains calm and focused under pressure
Deadline orientated with an ability to meet tight deadlines
Organized, with an ability toprioritize in a multi-tasking environment with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Enjoys working in a challenging and fast growth environment
Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability with an ability to analyze past performance and implement strategies to improve future performance
Hard working, lead by example
Compensation:
$80,000 to $100,000 base, commensurate with experience
Performance bonus, employee benefits and stock options (subject to board of director’s approval)
Please send your resume for review and consideration.
Only candidates, who are being considered for the PR-IR Coordinator position will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
Bonus pay
Benefits:
Dental care
Extended health care
Vision care
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are expected to wear a mask when not in their office or work station. The common areas (washrooms and kitchen) are cleaned and sanitized by an external cleaning company 3 times per week.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
Public Relations - Investor Relations: 5 years (preferred)