Communications Officer

Role Responsibilities

If you have experience developing and implementing communication strategies, managing media relations, creating engaging content, and have strong writing skills, you might be the ideal candidate.

This position is responsible for the overall image and promotion of the Royal Alberta Museum, both internally and externally. As the successful candidate, you will connect Albertans with RAM through marketing, media relations, and owned channels including social media, newsletters, and the website.

The roles and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
 

• Uses media relations to emphasize RAM’s presence as an active and valuable member of the community.
• Writes and edits strategic communication materials (ie: news releases, key messages, Q&A’s) that are effective, consistent, and accessible.
• Develops and implements communications strategies for internal and external audiences, including RAM’s social media channels, to share diverse stories, research, and news relating to the museum’s mandate.
• Work with Museum colleagues to create high-performing content (web, blog, e-newsletter, social media) to drive brand awareness, web traffic, social media engagement, and media coverage.
• Provides communications counsel and support to management and staff in various program areas and subject matter.
• Supports marketing and communications stakeholder relations activities.

The successful candidate has an outgoing personality and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and interacting with the public. We are looking for a team player with exceptional organizational and communication skills.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 

• Agility - Ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing situations and issues, remain objective under pressure by making well-thought through decisions when there are competing and ambiguous priorities, champion a plan of action, quickly read a situation and gain an understanding of individual and environmental drivers.
   
• Creative Problem Solving - Ask questions to get a deeper understanding of issues, engage different perspectives, break problems down into manageable components, constructively challenge the way things have always been done, and create strategic solutions for communications challenges.
   
• Drive for Results - Set and accomplish goals and priorities, factor in complexity of issues and align plans based on government direction, remove barriers to collaboration, provide bold and competent advice.
   
• Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

Requirements:
 

• University degree in a related field such as Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Arts and Cultural Management supplemented with minimum of two years’ experience.
• Knowledge and experience in the design and execution of marketing, communications, and/or public relations plans are required. 
• Experience writing communications products and working with media are required. 

Assets:
 

• Knowledge and experience in social media marketing or content marketing will be considered an asset.
• Knowledge and experience with photography, videography, and video editing will be considered an asset.
• Experience dealing with media in the Government of Alberta will be considered an asset.
• Fluency in French will be considered an asset

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a full-time permanent position located in Edmonton

Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week. Some evenings, weekends and statutory holidays may be required.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Links and information on what the GOA has to offer to prospective employees:
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs