Calgary Economic Development (CED) is an opportunity-maker, helping to spark and fuel Calgary’s growth. Our job is to connect people with resources that can help them grow their careers or businesses, thrive in new locations or markets, and feel at home in our community. We offer a wealth of information to help everyone succeed and we tirelessly promote Calgary, in Canada and around the world. We are exhilarated about our role in shaping and sharing Calgary’s story and we’re proud to be part of the energy.

Job Summary

As a part of Calgary Economic Development’s Marketing & Communications team, the Communications Manager will be responsible for the creation and delivery of a comprehensive communications and media relations plan for the organization with oversight and strategic support from the Director, Communications.

This role also writes and edits internal and external communications including key message briefings, executive speaking notes, news releases, reports, presentations, and stories for various channels.

The Manager of Communications reports to the Director, Communications.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work with the Director, Communications to build a communications and media strategy in alignment with the organization’s priorities and business objectives and lead the execution of all aspects of the plans.
• Proactively identify storylines and opportunities to advance the growth of CED’s narrative.
• Write and edit key communications materials such as but not limited to press materials, scripts for executive engagement at events and press conferences, press releases, newsroom stories, speeches, and reports.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders including media, industry, and government partners, particularly around events and speaking engagements.
• Support with media relations and media monitoring.
• Incorporate best practices and tools to optimize work processes.
• Make sure messaging to all internal and external stakeholders is clear and consistent, upholding the brands of Calgary and Calgary Economic Development.
• Recommend and create performance indicators to evaluate and monitor the progress of communications, media relations and public affairs activities.

Let’s Talk About You

You are a strategic thinker with superior writing and editing skills and expertise in communications and media relations. You are able to multitask, prioritize and deliver timely results.

You are committed to teamwork and staff development. You exercise sound judgement in your ability to handle matters of a confidential nature. You have a good understanding of the economy and political environment.

You have a passion for our city and are excited at the prospect of working on projects that build on the energy of our community. You are collaborative, detailed-oriented, emphasize on quality of work, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and can manage multiple projects with ease.

We’d like to know more about you if you have:

• 7-10 years of progressively increasing experience in a directly related area during which professional capability has been clearly demonstrated - main focus areas: communications, media relations and public affairs.
• Experience working with executive office, business stakeholders, sponsors, and government officials.
• Experience writing for a variety of documents such as articles, stories, news releases, presentations, and speeches.
• Experience dealing with, the media, social media, government stakeholders and executive office.
• Solid background in building, communicating, and implementing communications plans and exposure to corporate communications in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior writing skills and the ability the cut through the noise and jargon to produce pithy content.
• Strategic mindset to develop communication plans.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with senior management.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple urgent projects and adapt to a changing environment.
• Strong ability to act independently, stay organized and focus on priorities.
• Knowledge of the business line is an asset.
• Experience in a large corporation with national or international operations.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and diligence.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or any other relevant field.

Experience:

Minimum 7-10 years of progressively increased responsibility in communications, media relations and public affairs.

Membership with professional organization (IABC / CPRS) is considered an asset.

Key Competencies:

• Strong B2B writing skillset for various corporate audiences.
• Understanding of business audience, content plans, and bringing a variety of communication styles into a single voice.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; detail oriented and structured.
• Knowledge and experience in communications strategy and planning
• Issues management and crisis communications experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a team player.
• Proven project management skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Experience working with politically sensitive and confidential information.

What's In It For You?

CED offers more than a competitive base salary to our employees. We have a comprehensive benefit plan that includes 100% employer paid benefit premiums, RRSP’s, a health care spending account, and a generous vacation and flex time policy. We are committed to our employee’s mental health and offer resilience training with Headversity, free counselling with an EAP program, in addition to paramedical coverage through our medical benefits plan.

CED encourages and supports life-long learning and professional development. Employees are encouraged to access up to $2500 per year of funded professional development training opportunities. If you are looking for purpose driven work and are interested in joining us on our mission to diversify Calgary’s economy, we invite you to apply.

EDI Commitment Statement:

Calgary Economic Development celebrates diversity and is committed to advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Through EDI, we create a path to success for all our employees, where they have equal opportunity for advancement, have the voice to contribute to our collective growth and development and work in an inclusive environment.

We strongly believe in accessibility in the work we do and welcome requests to make the hiring process as accessible as possible. Accommodations are available for candidates on request during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise at any point and we will do our best to work with you to meet your needs.

Calgary Economic Development adheres to the Alberta Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. Please be aware that Calgary Economic Development is committed to having a safe work environment.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume in confidence to: calgaryeconomic.bamboohr.com/careers

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.