About the role

  • Communications Specialist coordinating media and community outreach efforts for Sagamok Anishnawbek. Responsibilities include managing newsletters, articles, and community engagement through effective communication channels.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Job title

Communications Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$60,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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