Communications Coordinator

**Location**:Oshawa, ON, CA, L1H 8W8

**Req ID**:50175

**Status**:Contract (Up to 12 Months)
**Working Conditions**: Hybrid
**Education Level**: 4 year University degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations or Journalism.
**Base Location**:Oshawa, ON
**Temporary Work Location**:Toronto, ON
**Shifts(s)**:Days
**Travel**:10%
**Deadline to Apply**: February, 8 2025
**Salary Range**: $1,704.68 - $2,744.26 Per Week

**Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.**

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us as we work to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on - and off - the job.

**JOB OVERVIEW**
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Communications Coordinator.
- Reporting to the Manager, Digital Content & Events, this position is responsible for creating, developing, and executing OPG’s social media program, including LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram, and helping manage, develop, and execute content for digital and CRM programs

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Establish and sustain sound working relationships with key sources within OPG to create ongoing opportunities for content development. This will include regular weekly calls with site contacts and cold calls to sources.
- Attend employee and public events at OPG locations, the site information centers, or in the local community as required to capture content for social media or other communications programs.
- Keep abreast of new media and social media options and emerging trends in web technologies.
- Assist in providing information to and coordinating spokesperson responses to employees, community stakeholders, and media.
- Assist in monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of communications programs and strategies.
- Provide back-up support in the planning and execution of employee events

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- 4-year University Degree in communications, marketing, public relations or journalism
- 6+ years of experience with digital and social media, experience in developing web-based communications materials, and proficiency with publishing and content management systems.
- Requires strong writing skills and experience in writing for a variety of digital mediums, with a focus on social media.
- Requires experience with basic graphic/video design, project management and developing communications.
- Requires experience with digital publishing, content management, and social monitoring tools.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a flexible hybrid office environment

**This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters**: In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. This position will be temporarily based in Toronto, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025.

**What makes a career at OPG different?**
- With operations across Ontario and the United States, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.
- As we work to achieve our vision of _Electrifying life in one generation_, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.
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- The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.
- OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us