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SalaryCommunications Coordinator
As our Communications Coordinator you will be the person who crafts the voice and image of the Town of Olds, building trust,
by ensuring reliable and clear communication. In this position you will regularly see the direct impact you have on residents
and visitors to our community. Every day you will manage and create the flow of accurate, on-time and easily understood
information through traditional communication channels such as the local newspaper, radio station and website and multiple
social media channels. To be successful in this position you must have a balanced background of creative and analytical
experience, to be able to manage multiple projects related to communication and take those ideas from concept to execution.
The person in this role must have a deep understanding and appreciation that they have a key role building towards the goals
and vison of the Town of Olds.
Located on the Highway 2 corridor, the Town of Olds has a population of just under 10,000 people and is home to Olds College
of Agriculture & Technology. Our community is fortunate to have robust leisure, cultural, and recreation amenities and a strong
commercial and industrial sector, all of which make us the regional hub for approximately 35,000 people. We are a community
on the grow and need ambitious and self-directed individuals to help the Town serve the community and the region. Council
recognizes the importance communication plays in a healthy organization and community. One of Council’s strategic goals is
to actively communicate and engage through open dialogue.
We are seeking a person with …
- A fantastic eye for detail and design in a communications context.
- Previous experience in corporate or professional communications.
- Experience using the programs within the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Illustrator
- Website management and best practices knowledge.
- The ability to manage multiple social media channels effectively.
- The desire to improve and streamline processes.
A detailed job description can be found on the Town of Olds website
The wage range for this position is $39.25 - $44.40. Annual salary based on a 37.5-hour work week. This position includes
health benefits and participation in the Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP). Interested parties are invited to send a cover
letter and resume outlining their qualifications by January 15, 2024, at 8:30 am to:
Human Resources
Town of Olds
4512 46 Street
Olds AB T4H 1R5
Fax 403.556.6537
E-mail: hr@olds.ca
The Town of Olds thanks all applicants, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Town of Olds Job Description
JOB TITLE: Communications Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Community Services JOB REPORTS TO: Supervisor – Engagement & Communications
FUNCTION/PURPOSE: The Communications Coordinator plays an integral role in the sharing and dissemination of key information
from the Town of Olds, internally and externally. This role requires a confident, highly organized, process-driven team player, with the
ability to take your creative ideas from concept to execution, and the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people. This person
will require a strategic mind that can effectively execute ideas. To be successful, this role requires a person skilled in written
communications in a lighthearted corporate tone, and an eye for what looks good and what doesn’t.
# KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (% time)
1.COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION
- Support Supervisor – Engagement & Communications in building an organized, process-driven, and
- Responsible for the information flow from internal to external audiences and also within the
- Coordinate, write and/or edit, design, and deploy all weekly and monthly communications for multiple
- Coordinate and support interdepartmental teams using third party contractors when necessary.
- Actively seek out information to identify key information, coming events, initiatives, projects, and
- Coordinate and support recurring initiatives/projects such as recreation guides, annual reports,
- Promote and distribute information about Town programs, services, initiatives, and events.
- Ensure all information going out is accurate, accessible, and useful for staff and community.
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- Support Supervisor with overall communications, brand strategy and processes for social media.
- Ensure positive image of the Town of Olds and Council on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn social
media accounts creating, posting, monitoring, and interacting/responding on all primary Town-based
social media.
- Ensure a lighthearted, progressive, and polished public image of the Town of Olds and Council by
secondary Town of Olds social media accounts.
- Create, improve, and implement social media policies, procedures, and guidelines for organization.
- Create content (design, write, take photos) and select visuals with basic design skills using best
practice to optimize reach and accessibility.
Recommendations
- Monitor and suggest new ideas and best practice to optimize performance for diverse audiences
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- Support Supervisor with overall communications, brand strategy and processes for website and in
- Ensure a lighthearted, progressive, and polished public image of the Town of Olds and Council as
- On-going management and maintenance of the website as the main source for accurate, dependable,
- Monitor, organize, create content, select visuals and hierarchy to optimize usability on mobile and
- Manage third party contractor for more advanced web development or more complex initiatives.
- Support technical experts and all departments to improve, organize and share information on the
website.
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- Actively seek out information to identify key information, coming events, initiatives, projects, and
- Provide on-going recommendations and strategies to improve website by monitoring website
- Create, improve, and implement website policies, procedures, and guidelines for organization.
- Provides lighthearted, progressive, and polished voice for the organization for news releases, social
media, radio, newspaper advertising, newsletters and any other advertising or media as required,
under direction from Supervisor.
- Coordinates, supports, manages, and monitors all external media distribution (with third party
- Manage positive corporate image for the Town of Olds and Town Council, externally and internally.
- Enforce, monitor, and maintain use of brand standards, logo, and communications strategy across
organization.
- Assist in promotion and provision of Municipal Elections and Municipal Censuses and other council-led
- Supports communication in the event of a crisis or state of emergency.
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- It is the responsibility of the Town of Olds employees to take care to ensure their own safety and the safety of
others, to know and follow all safety and health instructions, rules, regulations, and safe work procedures and
to report any unsafe or substandard condition or act as soon as possible to the employer and to promote
proper attitudes towards safety and health in themselves, co-workers.
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Education:
- Post-Secondary education in Marketing, Communications, English, Public Relations, Web Design or similar.
- Visual Design Certification or other relevant digital communications programs certification an asset
- Social Media or Marketing Certification an asset
- Emergency or Crisis Communications training as an asset.
Experience:
- Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar position/industry, communications, web content management, social media
- Or a combination of education plus work experience in the field of communications, marketing, and design.
Competencies:
1. Highly detailed oriented and skilled with database management.
2. Strong time-management and organizational skills.
3. Strong people skills and ability to deal effectively with diverse groups of people.
4. Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams and Adobe Creative Suite and other administrative software.
5. Basic design principles and corporate writing experience required.
6. Email subscription list management through programs such as CyberImpact.
7. Strong English language skills, both written and verbal.
8. Ability to take initiative and work independently and within a team with minimal supervision.
9. Be open to learning, growing, improving and highly motivated to make Olds a more vibrant community.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Exposure to public and media criticism
- Potential stress from firm deadlines
- Occasional weekend and evening work to respond to public, media, technical or safety concerns, especially to support emergency
situations.
- Office environment
- Occasional driving required both inside and outside Olds.
Wage Grid: Administrative/Acct 5
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