Communications Specialist
Sagamok Anishnawbek
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sagamok • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$60,000 per year
About the role
- Report on community events through submission of articles, pictures, and interviews.
- Coordinate activities for quality distribution of a community-based newsletter on a monthly basis.
- Work with team on coordination and preparation of an annual report for the AGM/community forum.
- Network and build relations with various media outlets and contacts to promote issue-driven messages and news releases.
- Research and monitor First Nations news stories and information and distribute to management, staff, First Nation’s leaders, and staff via e-newsletter.
- Work with the team on all media channels to coordinate the delivery with the website as the central hub.
- Maintain Sagamok Anishnawbek’s email list and deliver high quality external marketing campaigns to complement the team’s use of all other media channels.
- Learn how to use and perform print jobs on in-office equipment.
- Remain informed of issues affecting Sagamok Anishnawbek and community members and tribal council affiliation.
- Maintain Sagamok’s photo library and coordinate activities for internal sharing with departments and external sharing with community.
- Research new and existing documentation relevant to advancing communication efforts, issues and concerns and professional development.
- Work with assigned departments as their communications representative.
- Support Sagamok Anishnawbek’s Political Office; attend Chief & Council meetings, develop written and digital communications for community outreach and public distribution.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum qualifications are a post-secondary diploma/degree in communications, journalism and/or equivalent experience.
- Minimum five years’ direct experience in communications.
- Superior grammatical and written skills, for reports and articles.
- Superior skills with IT tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
communicationsjournalismreport writingarticle writingresearchdigital communicationsmarketing campaignsphoto management
Soft Skills
networkingrelationship buildingteam coordinationorganizational skillscommunication skillssuperior grammatical skills
Certifications
post-secondary diplomadegree in communicationsdegree in journalism