Communications Coordinator - Guelph, Canada - The City of Guelph

The City of Guelph

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Guelph, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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About Our Organization:

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day.

Together, we are bringing to life Guelph's vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options.

Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning.

Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:

Your role:

Support the Strategic Communications and Community Engagement team by implementing tactics in support of recurring programs and services and approved communications plans.
Provide tactical communications expertise and support including writing, editing, posting and sending news releases and public notices, developing and scheduling social media content, coordinating design requests and collateral production, booking print and digital advertisements, and supporting the department with daytoday deliverables including traditional and social media monitoring.
Analyze the effectiveness of traditional and social media efforts, report on results and provide recommendations for improvements.
Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Experience using digital communications tools including writing for the web and social media, and experience using related platforms (e.g., Wordpress, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Twitter, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Google Maps, Google Ads, and Canva).
Experience booking ads (print and online) and managing collateral production.
Ability to write engaging and creative content in plain language for a variety of audiences and channels.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
Above average organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work well under pressure and balance multiple assignments with competing deadlines, sometimes with short notice.
Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Teams and Word, and using styles and templates.
Knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is an asset.
Experience working in municipal government is an asset.
Professional membership with CPRS and/or IABC is an asset.

Rate:

$ $36.42 per hour

How to apply:

Saturday, June 10, 2023. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace.

We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.