Communications Coordinator (Temporary, Up To 7 Months)

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.

Resumes are being accepted for the temporary position of Communications Coordinator within the Strategic Communications and Community Engagement department. The successful candidate will apply their knowledge and experience to support City communications by implementing multi-faceted, integrated communications plans. Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph’s strategic plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will help build an inclusive, connected, prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

Your role

• Support the Strategic Communications and Community Engagement team by implementing tactics in support of recurring programs and services and approved communications plans.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• 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 day-to-day deliverables including traditional and social media monitoring.
• Analyze the effectiveness of traditional and social media efforts, report on results and provide recommendations for improvements.

Qualifications

• Above average organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through the completion of a post-secondary program in Public Relations, Corporate Communications or a related discipline with a minimum of one to two years of experience in the communications field. Candidates with equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to write engaging and creative content in plain language for a variety of audiences and channels.
• Experience booking ads (print and online) and managing collateral production.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Teams and Word, and using styles and templates.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and balance multiple assignments with competing deadlines, sometimes with short notice.
• 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).
• 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

$29.68 - $36.42 per hour

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by 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.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.