Writer - 20 month Contract

McMillan LLP•Toronto, ON

8h•CA$75,000 - CA$90,000•Onsite

About The Position

McMillan is seeking a Writer for a 19- to 20-month contract in their Toronto office. This specialist-level role is part of the Marketing, Brand & Communications team and will support both client-facing and internal firm communications. The Writer will be responsible for translating ideas into clear, compelling content for diverse audiences, utilizing editorial judgment, understanding of audience and tone, and approved AI tools for research, drafting, and editing while maintaining accuracy, quality, and the firm's voice. The role requires the ability to work effectively in a fast-moving professional services environment.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in communications, journalism, English, or a related field.
Five to eight years of experience in corporate, internal, external or employee communications.
Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to adjust tone, structure and level of detail for different audiences.
Extensive experience writing for corporate channels such as email news, leadership communications, intranets, websites, newsletters, announcements and stakeholder updates.
Demonstrated ability to produce client-centric, commercially grounded external communications — writing that is clear, engaging and reflective of the business context.
Good judgment, discretion and professionalism when working with confidential, sensitive or time-sensitive information.
Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, requests and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a law firm or other professional services environment.
Working knowledge of French.

Responsibilities

Write and edit client-facing materials including practice and industry updates, client alerts, award and recognition submissions, event communications and stakeholder updates, adapting tone and structure to suit different audiences and channels.
Draft compelling content and campaign materials in partnership with the business development, digital and social media teams.
Prepare supporting materials such as communications plans, message maps, briefing notes and web copy for firm initiatives and external opportunities.
Collaborate with creative services, social media, digital, business development and operations colleagues to deliver accurate, brand-aligned communications on time.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of the firm's markets, clients and competitive positioning, ensuring external content reflects that context.
Develop communications related to firmwide initiatives, lawyer and practice recognition, culture and engagement activities, office and policy updates and operational priorities.
Write and support the coordination of a national internal newsletter that enables all teams to share information broadly and consistently across offices.
Contribute to a shared communications calendar that tracks upcoming events, significant announcements and key internal milestones.
Work with internal stakeholders to gather information and confirm objectives, audiences, key messages, timing, approvals and distribution channels.
Review and edit materials for clarity, tone, grammar, structure, accuracy, accessibility and alignment with McMillan's voice and standards.
Use Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365, communications calendars, internal email tools, analytics, content management systems and approved AI tools to support drafting, editing, research and content development workflows.
Track engagement, feedback and recurring communications needs to inform reporting and continuous improvement.