Internal Communications Specialist

 

Description:

This position provides professional communications, marketing, and event planning services for the City Manager and Administrative Leadership Team.

Duties & Responsibilities

Scope And Major Responsibilities

  • Develops, manages, implements and evaluates communication, marketing, and event planning for the City Manager.
  • Develops and manages related budgets.
  • Consults with the City Manager to develop and implement communications and engagement strategies to achieve the vision of the City.
  • Identifies emerging issues and develops and implements effective and timely communication and event planning strategies.
  • Plans and directs special events, news conferences, and related programs for the general public, employees, media, other orders of government, and stakeholders.
  • Prepares and coordinates approval on written materials including copy for speaking notes, media quotes, business communications, corporate reports, presentations, newsletters.
  • Documents event feedback and reports on how this input was used for decisions making.
  • Develops and oversees a communications and event calendar for the City Manager to ensure coordinated and timely execution of multiple activities.
  • Coordinates event space, supplies, audio visual equipment, manages on-site production and event clean up.
  • Participates in the coordination of issue and crisis communications, as required.
  • Prepares copy and moderates messages for the corporate intranet related to the City Manager and Administrative Leadership Team.
  • Assists with other Executive Assistant administrative support in the City Manager's Office as necessary.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Degree in communications, marketing, public relations, or journalism.
  • Four to six years' related experience in a communications, marketing field, including experience in internal, public and strategic communications and event planning.
  • Membership, or eligibility for membership, in the Canadian Public Relations Society or the International Association of Business Communicators, accreditation preferred.
  • Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive information.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgement and decision-making under strict time constraints and competing priorities in complex and demanding circumstances.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the organization and community (government representatives, elected officials, public, media and civic staff).
  • Knowledge of website and social media design and management.
  • Skill in the use of a smart phone and computer using word-processing, websites, intranets and other social media programs and software.

Organization City of Saskatoon
Industry Marketing Jobs
Occupational Category Internal Communications Specialist
Job Location Saskatoon,Canada
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Experienced Professional
Experience 6 Years
Posted at 2023-06-27 4:07 am
Expires on 2024-11-09