Corporate Communications Specialist

**Primary Location** CA-ON-Mississauga

**Value Proposition**

As a leading partner in healthcare, Medline Canada's sole purpose is Together Improving Lives - this means being deeply committed to the health and well-being of our customers, employees, partners and our communities. We employ a diverse group of top talent focused on growing and making a difference in the lives of Canadians, coast-to-coast.

Compensation is only one part of the Employee Value Proposition that Medline Canada offers our employees. As part of our mission, we offer one of the most competitive and engaging employee experience programs in Canada, which includes:

- Collaborative work environment with highly engaged employees
- Market competitive compensation and benefits plan, including LTD & Insurance
- DPSP match program
- Annual Employee Appreciation Week
- Paid vacation and personal days
- Lifeworks® Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Resources supporting mental, physical, family and financial well-being
- Career growth and training programs
- Open communication with Senior Leaders
- Tailored incentives for eligible employee groups, such as home office reimbursement and Sylvan Learning Centre credit
- Employee referral program
- Education support programs
- Fitness subsidy
- Recognition programs
- Social activities
- And much more

**JOB SUMMARY**

The Corporate Communications Specialist is responsible for supporting the execution of Medline Canada’s external and internal communications plan to grow brand awareness and help accelerate top-line sales growth.

This position will support the Director of Communications in planning and executing internal and external communications strategy. Primary areas of focus will be working with key internal stakeholders to plan and execute internal communications and events related to HR/Employee Engagement and general business related communications, including publishing management of Medline Canada’s internal communications portal, the Source. Externally, the Communications Specialist will play a key role in scheduling, developing and delivering content through Medline Canada’s Social Media channels, supported by an external agency.

This role requires: a strong passion for writing, social media management experience, high comfort level working with senior leadership, keen attention to detail, and communications acuity, with an ability to engage various audiences with powerful stories and a consistent Medline voice.

**Position Type**:Full-time

**Location**: Mississauga, ON (Hybrid)

**Reports to**:Director, Corporate Communications

**CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**- Internal Communications - functional communications counsel, develop and execution of communications plans and tactics.-
- Experience assessing, counselling on and managing sensitive internal/external reputation issues-
- Social Media planning, scheduling, developing and executing channel and Corp messages via Medline Canada social channels. Experience leveraging paid social promotion and tracking/analyzing results that can be used to optimize social channel strategy.-
- Ongoing management of, and publishing on, Canada’s internal communications portal - The Source.-
- Managing and developing brand marketing and media relations content - ie. Articles, press releases-
- Support on Corp Communications flagship events - including Annual Employee Kick Offs, quarterly Town Halls-
- Interacting with and project managing external agency activity outputs-
- Experience assessing, counselling on and managing sensitive internal/external reputation issues**QUALIFICATIONS**
- BA or equivalent from and accredited post-secondary institution with a major in Public Relations, Media and Communications, Marketing or English
- 3-4 years of experience in a similar role
- Knowledge of social apps - LinkedIn, Twitter, IG and Facebook
- Experience with Loomly Social Scheduler or equivalent, MS Sharepoint, Magento or equivalent content publishing (Nice to have), Adobe - Photoshop or equivalent (Nice to have), and MSOffice - Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel

**About Medline Canada**

Medline Canada stands at the forefront of healthcare, providing expertise and a breadth of solutions for every care setting. With 550+ employees, including 100 dedicated sales and clinical professionals and eight distribution centres located coast-to-coast, Medline Canada is proud to serve the entire continuum of care.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity**

**Our commitment to Accessibility