Communications Specialist * Contract Opportunity

Communications Specialist

(12 month Contract)

About High Liner Foods

High Liner Foods was founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada as a small salt fish company. Lunenburg is still the current home of our Canadian Operations. As a category leader in Seafood, High Liner Foods has a strong footprint across Canada and the U.S. with close to $1 billion in sales.

High Liner Foods is the seafood brand people trust. Every day we’re Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life through a focus on our customers, innovation, and of course, responsible operations. Our talented team is committed to the High Liner Foods goal of becoming the leader in branded, value-added seafood in North America.

We offer professional, technical and operational career opportunities across Canada and the United States. We believe in building a high-performance organization by investing in our people. We are focused on developing future leaders from within and fostering career growth and advancement.

It’s our time to make waves. Join us.

High Liner Foods is a career destination. We look for high-performing talent who value:

• A strong focus on education and career development through training
• Opportunities to contribute to your community through volunteerism
• Safety - it’s our #1 priority
• A culture of inclusion, support and recognition
• Senior leaders that are highly accessible and available to employees

What To Expect On The Job

Reporting to the Communications Manager, the Communications Specialist will support the planning, development, and delivery of effective, engaging, and high-quality internal communications to stakeholders across the organization, including North American and international salaried and hourly employee audiences.

• Support alignment of internal communications across both salaried and hourly employee audiences through relevant, consistent, and coordinated messaging
• Participate as a project team member in key communications initiatives
• Research and recommend improvements to reimagine HLF’s internal communications materials, tools, and processes based on new and emerging trends
• Support event and content planning for quarterly Town Hall meetings and other ad hoc company meetings
• Produce highly visual and impactful content for plant and office digital signage communications boards
• Collaborate with partners across the business, including but not limited to HR, IT, Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing, to advise, create, and execute on communication plans to support functional and cross-functional initiatives aligned with HLF’s business strategy
• Produce creative content in alignment with HLF brand guidelines and DE&I commitments
• Support HLF’s quarterly Making Waves employee idea submission program
• Develop internal communications content that brings HLF’s company purpose to life, strengthens its high-performing, ‘people-first’ culture, and supports the execution of annual growth strategy goals
• Create engaging and effective content across a variety of communications channels including intranet, email, digital signage, e-newsletter, speaker notes, and presentations to keep employees informed, connected, and engaged
• Monitor correspondence received in HLF’s communications email inboxes, provide standardized responses, and track all interactions
• Support opportunities to strengthen and enhance HLF’s corporate brand and employee experience by contributing content for HLF’s LinkedIn company page
• Support key processes to manage the company intranet including editorial calendar planning, content authoring, editing, publishing, and archiving as appropriate

Must-haves

• Post-secondary degree or certificate in related field such as Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Human Resources, Change Management, Marketing
• Excellent project management skills and ability to deliver quality results in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working in or with publicly traded companies is preferred
• 3-5 years of communications-related experience within a corporate environment; experience supporting salaried and hourly employee audiences is considered an asset
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Highly proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook), and SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as collaboration tools
• Training or work experience in organizational transformation and change communication
• Highly collaborative and creative team player with proven relationship-building and influencing skills
• Solid knowledge and application of communication concepts, theories, strategies, and tactics, including inquisitive researching and interviewing capabilities to generate engaging content
• Innovative mindset that enjoys change and driving improvements
• Highly adaptable, able to switch tasks yet still maintain a drive towards completion
• Strong familiarity with online design tools like Canva, Adobe, etc.
• Video editing experience is considered an asset
• Bilingualism in English, French, and/or Spanish is considered an asset

Join Us! Apply Now

High Liner Foods is Remote Friendly! We offer a Flexible Hybrid Work Model where corporate office employees have the flexibility to choose a minimum of two office days per week, with the option to work wherever they prefer (office or remote) for the remainder of the week.

Health, Safety & Wellness

At High Liner Foods, we believe strongly in the safety and wellness of our employees. Our organization has a number of policies, programs and practices that focus on safety, wellness, health and sustainability of the overall organization. Should any posted position require business travel and vaccination is required (COVID-19 vaccination or otherwise) for that purpose as per regional laws/regulations, employees will be required to demonstrate their vaccination status accordingly.

Recruitment process

Our process is meaningful but efficient! We want to get to know you and show you what our world is like.  

Applicants who demonstrate potential will be contacted directly for a preliminary phone interview. Successful applications from this stage will participate in a behavioral-based interview with the hiring leader.  

All hires are conditional upon the successful completion of references and background checks.

High Liner Foods is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity & inclusion. Applicants that require accommodation in the recruitment and selection process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

Current employees please note: this position is referral bonus eligible! See our policy for more details.