Position Type: Temporary Full-time, Union
Ending on or before October 1, 2026
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Classification: TP II
Salary Range: $64,330.00 to $77,587.00
Closing Date: January 9, 2024 @ 4:00 p.m. MDT
In your world, organization and communication go together like peanut butter and jam,
so let’s toast to this Communications Coordinator position!
What you’re passionate about
You are often referred to as the glue that holds everything together. You enjoy creating timelines that make sense, checking in with your teammates to see how they’re doing, organizing the nitty-gritty details of each task, and keeping an eye on how projects are going. The more variety in your day, the happier you are, whether it's fine-tuning forms or templates, polishing copy, keeping track of projects, or planning fun staff events. You know that teamwork makes the dream work and value working alongside some of the best people in the business to make sure everything runs smoothly. You enjoy being part of every project that a team takes on and take pride in your organization, communication, relationship-building, and deadline-crushing skills. You are a customer service superstar, problem-solver extraordinaire, and detail-oriented perfectionist.
A typical day for the Communications Coordinator
- Serve as a project coordinator on communication projects and requests.
- Work with subject matter experts to ensure the content of communications products is accurate.
- Edit copy received from content contributors and peers, and ensure it adheres to APS standards and style guides, including the Canadian Press Stylebook.
- Update and maintain time-sensitive material.
- Provide design assistance and production advice (e.g., create or revise forms and templates).
- Support content development and production of material as required, ensuring consistency with APS and clients’ voice and branding.
- Active member of the Values, People, Culture (VPC) committee.
- Plan and execute virtual and in-person corporate events and staff engagement initiatives, such as all-staff luncheons and town halls.
- Identify and monitor emerging issues that affect APS, clients, and their members; create daily news briefings for the Executive team.
- Technical support for editing and releasing content into live digital environments through the CMS and email distribution system (electronic newsletters, intranet, external websites, etc.).
- Monitor and organize team request intake and projects.
- Provide monthly reports on team requests and project metrics.
- University degree or college diploma in business, communications, or related discipline with three years of directly related experience in these fields; or
- Professional certification such as a PMP (Project Management Professional) and five years of directly related experience; or
- Ten years of directly related experience.
- Applied knowledge of best practices for various forms of writing (web, print, business letter, technical, marketing, presentation, script, executive speeches) and design (Adobe Suite, print, web, video).
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
- Excellent organizational and follow-through capabilities; can manage several tasks and projects with varying timelines, from tight deadlines to long-term projects.
- Proactively identify project risks and recommend effective solutions.
- High degree of diplomacy and professionalism with internal teams, external clients, and suppliers.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Excels at giving and receiving peer feedback and working collaboratively with others.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
APS is made up of hard-working, respectful and talented people who understand and invite diversity to the workplace. We take pride in holding ourselves accountable and continuing to meet or exceed service levels for plan members, pensioners and employers. We ensure they receive quality services because they—along with our people—are the reason we endure and succeed.
And it sure feels good helping hard-working Albertans receive their well-deserved pensions.
What APS has to offer
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Community-minded workplace with a friendly team environment
- Vacation starting at 15 days per year, 13 statutory holidays, personal days, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Competitive benefit package featuring extended health and dental benefits and a 100% employer-paid flexible spending account
- In-house training programs, extensive career development and coaching program, access to external education opportunities and wellness programs
- Discount programs through various partner agencies
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