Strategic Communications Specialist

4 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Medavie Blue Cross Full time

As a national health solutions partner, Medavie puts people first in everything we do. Our team of professionals brings diverse life experiences and career expertise to create industry-leading solutions in insurance, primary care, and emergency medical services that impact millions of lives in Canada each year.

Job Title:Bilingual Senior Communications AdvisorDepartment:Talent & CommunicationsCompetition:87377Internal/External:BothEmployment Type:Full Time PermanentLocation:QC- Remote availableSalary:Competitive CompensationReports To:Manager, External Communications

This role will contribute to the development of external communications strategies to support business objectives across Medavie, Medavie Blue Cross, and Medavie Health Services. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of external media channels to promote our brands, leveraging business activities, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, corporate initiatives/priorities, as well as industry perspective and expertise.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide advice and support in counselling business partners on strategic external communication strategies and tactics that support the business objectives across Medavie and its operating companies.
  • Develop external communications materials, including key messages, news releases, speaking remarks for community events, presentations, op-eds, corporate appointment announcements, etc.
  • Generate and foster relationships with media (mainstream and local) and help to identify emerging opportunities and challenges that require proactive communication.
  • Daily monitoring of key regional and national news media to identify issues that may impact the operations and/or reputation of our group of companies.
  • Maintain a big picture view of the organization, issues or topics of relevancy, and knowledge of the media cycle to inform strategic thinking and advice about communications.
  • Support the marketing team in their communications.
  • Communications support for special projects and ad hoc initiatives, as assigned.
Requirements:
  • Post-secondary education in Communications, Public Relations, or other related field.
  • Minimum 5 to 7 years' experience in corporate communications, focusing on external with an ability to work with the media, provide media coaching.
  • In order to meet the needs of the English-speaking clientele, this position requires bilingualism.
  • Exceptional written communications skills, including editing, proofreading, and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders and create approaches that address business demands/needs.
  • Solid time management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and produce materials to meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal, project management, and relationship-building skills with an ability to work with multi-stakeholder teams in a fast-paced environment, across locations and operating companies.
  • Advanced skills with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and/or other presentation software.


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