Overview
Communications Coordinator Jobs in Winnipeg, Canada at Wawanesa Insurance
Job : 10012
Employment Type: Existing Role
Working Business Language: English
Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan. The salary offered starts at: $56,000.
Job
Overview
The Communications Coordinator is a critical member of our Employee Communications team responsible for the publishing and distribution of content and flawless execution of communications across internal channels. This role maintains a national editorial & publishing calendar, builds and publishes content on our company intranet (in SharePoint), designs custom emails & newsletters through a communication tool (Contact Monkey), and builds creative and engaging digital content and graphics aligned with our brand guidelines.
In addition to exceptional time management, attention to detail and organizational skills, the successful candidate to fill this role will be team-centric, adaptable, creative, confident working independently and highly responsive working with our fast‑paced team.
Job Responsibilities
- Publish internal news stories on SharePoint and build and distribute newsletters through Contact Monkey in both English and French for leaders and employees across the country.
- Create, update and maintain a national editorial & publishing calendar, staying on top of changing timelines with communication team members.
- Following brand guidelines, build digital graphics and apply creativity with content and materials that support employee programs, campaigns, activities and news stories.
- Monitor and maintain the Communications mailbox daily, triage requests in a timely manner.
- Support the planning and/or communications for internal campaigns, activities and events (e.g. Quarterly Employee Connects, Town Halls), including building surveys and registration forms and exporting data.
- Stay current with best practices to enhance internal communication tactics and channels.
- Use metrics, data and insights to understand how communication channels are performing and opportunities to improve.
- Develop, write and edit communication materials for multiple channels and audiences, including but not limited to, internal news stories, presentations, Q&A documents, video scripts, online content and other communications as required.
- Create digital media content to enhance internal communications, including shooting and editing videos, producing podcasts or audio recordings, video camera operation for live broadcast events, and producing graphic assets aligned with brand guidelines for use across internal channels.
- Build / review / update processes to help drive continuous improvement within our communications team.
- Edit and proofread communications to ensure quality and consistency.
- Build collaborative relationships with business partners and departments across the organization to support communication needs.
- Have a positive and service-oriented mindset to support team members and partners across the organization.
Qualifications
- Post‑secondary degree in Marketing, Communications or Public Relations.
- Minimum of two years of experience working with a communications team.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail ensuring accuracy.
- Strong service orientation with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work under tight deadlines.
- Strong written communication and editing skills; with the ability to draft timely and accurate communications.
- Confident and proficient communications skills with excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.
- Proficiency in technology that enables communications (e.g. SharePoint, Content Management Systems, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Strong aptitude for digital media content and design, with experience creating videos, audio recordings, podcasts, and visual assets using Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Express, Clip Champ, Canva or similar platforms.
- Self‑motivated…
Title: Communications Coordinator
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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