We have a full- time communications coordinator at the Pastoral and Administration Offices, 8421 101 Avenue, Edmonton. This position will include evening and weekend work. This position may include travel throughout the Archdiocese
The Communications Coordinator advances the mission of the Church by approaching all communications and engagement as trust-building, relationship-oriented endeavours. The incumbent uses audience-centred communications, compelling storytelling, and strategic, creative use of media to share the mission with internal and external stakeholders.
The Coordinator assists in creating, implementing, and evaluating robust, integrated communications plans, aligned with organizational priorities and in partnership with colleagues within the Archdiocese. The incumbent provides practical solutions to communications challenges, monitors trends that impact the mission, and assists with crisis communications.
Qualifications:
- Researching, writing, and editing content and stories
- Creates content for a variety of traditional, social, digital, and emerging communications channels and platforms
- Interviews, writes, photographs, and creates videos to develop content for traditional, digital, and social media
- Uses analytics to inform content for traditional, digital, and social media platforms
- Familiarity with Canva, Adobe PhotoShop and Meta Business Suite
- Provides support to the Communications lead in the achievement of short, mid, and long-term communications goals
- Creates mission-inspired, evidence-based, consultative, and creative internal and external communications plans under the supervision of the Communications lead
- Creates meaningful, relevant positioning messages, including facts and calls to action
- Uses effective communications to connect the Gospel and Catholic teaching to social trends and issues
- Identifies and amplifies human interest stories that express the mission and deepen connection to Christ
- Participates in editorial content planning, bringing recommendations based on trends and issues
- Discerns sensitivities in stories and communications, responding with a mission-focus
- Researches and models best practice communications
- Monitors and evaluates traditional, digital, and social media
- Works through conflict, effectively addressing interactions that negatively impact the ability to advance the mission
- Identifies gaps in own abilities and works to alleviate them
- Maintains currency of skills and knowledge, continually deepening understanding, honing expertise, and growing as a leader
- Fostering trusting, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Education
- Earned degree or diploma in communications, public relations, social sciences, or journalism, required
- Designation, or eligibility for designation, in a well-recognized related professional association, preferred
- Combination of education and experience considered
- Knowledge of the catholic faith and community an asset and strongly preferred
Experience and Abilities
- Minimum three to five years in progressively responsible communications roles
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate trusting, sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated success in achieving communication goals
- Experience creating content for traditional and new communications tactics, channels, and platforms
- Experience with using evidence and analytics to make informed decisions
- Understanding of issues management and crisis communications
- Natural self-starter with initiative
- Creative and solutions-oriented
- Critical thinking, judgement, and discernment competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, resume and three to four examples of written, photography or video work quoting the job title “Communications Coordinator” in the subject line to interim.hr@caedm.ca by July 12, 2024. We thank all those who apply; however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.