Communications Associate

SALARY: CAD 71000.00 - 77000.00 YEARLY
- PUBLISHED: MAY 26, 2025
- EXPIRY: JUNE 6, 2025
- ONSITE
- CALGARY, ALBERTA
- FULL TIME
- OTHER:NOT CLASSIFIED

**Summary**:
This role encompasses the creation and management of diverse content types, including e-newsletters, website articles, social media posts, photo/video creation and digital advertising. The associate is responsible for developing and executing strategic content plans, maintaining an organization-wide content calendar, and ensuring brand consistency across all digital platforms.

**Description**:
**COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE**

**Employment Type**: Full time - Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
**Location**: Calgary, Alberta (applicant must reside in Calgary and area)
**Starting Salary Range**:$71,000 - $77,000** per year. The final compensation for this position will be determined based on individual factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

WHO WE ARE:
Since 1955, Calgary Foundation (“Foundation”) has been nurturing a healthy, vibrant, giving and caring community. As a community foundation made up of 49 staff members and 100+ committee volunteers, we facilitate collaborative philanthropy by making powerful connections between donors and community organizations for the long-term benefit of Calgary and area.

The Foundation is committed to equity for all people who face barriers due to any of the factors protected by human rights legislation. The Foundation is committed to Reconciliation in accordance with the recommendations of the 2015 National Truth and Reconciliation Report. Through learning, awareness raising, and skill building, we are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone can flourish. Our equity journey is intentional. Meaningful participation from all team members collaboratively and individually is expected.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
The Communications Associate plays a pivotal role in enhancing the Calgary Foundation’s online presence and engagement. This position is responsible for creating, managing, and optimizing content across various digital platforms, including newsletters, website articles, social media, and multimedia. By developing and executing strategic content plans, the associate ensures consistent and compelling communication that aligns with the organization's goals and brand identity. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with internal teams to produce high-quality visual and written content, monitoring industry trends, and analyzing performance metrics to refine strategies and drive audience engagement. Ultimately, the Communications Associate contributes to the Foundation's growth by effectively reaching and resonating with its target audience through innovative and impactful storytelling.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
**Desired Outcomes**:

- Effective Storytelling Strategy: Develop and implement a strategic organizational content plan that drives audience engagement and supports organizational goals
- Collaborative Content Creation: Foster collaboration with internal teams to produce cohesive and impactful content.
- Enhanced Social Media Presence: Achieve a significant increase in the Foundation's visibility and engagement across social platforms.
- Consistent Brand Messaging: Ensure all content consistently reflects the Foundation’s voice and brand identity.
- Improved Performance Metrics: Monitor and analyze digital performance metrics to continuously refine strategies and improve outcomes.
- Proactive Trend Monitoring: Stay ahead of industry trends and competitor activities to identify new opportunities for growth and engagement.

**Primary Outputs**:

- Content Creation & Storytelling:_
- Articles and Posts: Help ideate, draft and write new content with an eye toward repurposing content across newsletters, website, social, and internal documents.
- Visual Content: High-quality images and videos integrated into various platforms.
- Content Updates: Timely updates to stories and videos.
- Content Calendar: A comprehensive content calendar that aligns with organizational priorities and ensures coordinated content delivery across multiple platforms (e.g. traditional and digital mediums).
- Collaborative Content: Content developed in collaboration with various departments to ensure consistency and alignment with organizational goals.
- Social Media:_
- Content Posts: Regularly scheduled and engaging posts across various social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube).
- Multimedia Content: High-quality images, graphics, and videos tailored for social media.
- Engagement Reports: Detailed reports on social media performance metrics, with insights.
- Content Calendar: A well-maintained social media content calendar ensuring consistent and timely posts.
- Newsletters: Professionally designed and engaging newsletters sent to subscribers.
- Marketing Campaigns:_
- Campaign Plans: Detailed plans for social media marketing campaigns, including objectives, strateg