Advisor, Internal Communications - Temporary contract

220 Altasciences Company Inc; Laval; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & Development Programs

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Annual Performance Review

Job summary

Altasciences seeks an Advisor, Internal Communications to develop and implement internal comms strategies that align with business goals and culture. The role focuses on creating engaging content for multiple channels, updating the intranet, and supporting cross‑functional communications initiatives in a bilingual environment.

You will translate between French and English, craft campaigns for events and launches, and help modernize internal platforms while maintaining brand integrity across all

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in internal communications/employee engagement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in French and English.
• Proficiency in MS365 (Teams, Live Events, Stream, Forms, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience managing a SharePoint portal (employee intranet).
• Strong design skills with Canva/Photoshop/Illustrator; basic video editing (iMovie/Movavi).

Responsibilities

• Develop communications for strategic announcements and program launches.
• Create visuals and videos to support campaigns.
• Maintain intranet site and digital signage content.
• Manage quarterly employee newsletter.
• Edit and proofread communications across departments.
• Coordinate content calendar with events and initiatives.
• Track metrics across internal channels to improve strategy.
• Plan virtual, in-person and hybrid events.
• Ensure branding consistency across internal communications.

Skills

Bilingual French/English

Excellent verbal and written comms

Strong organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/journalism/related field

Tools

MS365 (Teams, Live Events, Stream, Forms, Excel, PowerPoint)

SharePoint (employee intranet)

Graphic editing tools (Canva/Photoshop/Illustrator)

Video editing software (iMovie/Movavi)

Job description

About The Job

The Advisor, Internal Communications will be a key contributor to the Internal Communications department whose objective is to develop internal communications strategies and implement plans and tools to support the company's business strategies, promote its organizational culture and increase employee engagement. On a day-to-day basis, the Advisor, Internal Communications will be responsible for supporting internal client groups with their communications needs by creating engaging and effective content tailored to the various internal channels to maximize the reach of messages to different audiences in order to achieve the clients’ objectives. The Advisor, Internal Communications will also be called upon to contribute to the modernization and implementation of internal communications platforms.

What You’ll Do Here:

• Developing communications related to strategic announcements, program launches or special projects within the company.
• Creating compelling visuals and videos to support communication campaigns.
• Maintaining and updating the intranet site and digital signage platform to ensure information is engaging, accurate, relevant and timely.
• Managing and coordinating the quarterly employee newsletter.
• Assisting the Manager in composing, editing and proofreading communications submitted for review by various departments.
• Building a department content calendar; coordinating timing of various messages to align with company events or initiatives.
• Tracking metrics across all internal channels to drive overall strategy and improvements.
• Keeping abreast of the latest trends in internal communications to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of current channels and platforms.
• Contributing to the planning of virtual, in-person and hybrid events.
• Ensuring that all internal communications are executed in accordance with the company brand image.
• Translating communications from French to English and English to French and/or coordinate with external translation services.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in communications ideally internal communications and/or employee engagement or similar areas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English.
• Proficiency in MS365 (Teams, Teams Live Events, Stream, Forms, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Experience managing a SharePoint portal (employee intranet).
• Strong creativeness and design skills– knowledge of graphic editing tools (Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, or others).
• Knowledgeable in video editing software to support internal digital projects (iMovie or Movavi Video Suites, etc.).
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of internal clients or employees of the organization.
• Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.
• Capable of managing multiple conflicting priorities.
• Must be self-directed, motivated, and have a willingness to take the initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.
• Results-oriented with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
• Positive and enthusiastic team player with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple assignments with competing deadlines.
• Will be required to be on site (Montreal, Laval or Dorval sites) approximately 20% of the time for events, video recordings and other requests as needed.

Altasciences strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the above-mentioned requirement. Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of Advisor, Internal Communications including, but not limited to, for the following reasons: The requirement to have study protocols, designs and clinical research documents written and documented in English as required by industry regulatory agencies. The employee communicates frequently with Altasciences employees across Canada and the United States. As such, English is the main language used to correspond between offices.

What We Offer

• Training & Development Programs
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Performance Review #LI-JG1

At Altasciences we all move in unison to assist and work in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of new drug therapies to get them faster to people who need them. No matter your role, we all play an important part and you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. By living our values of Employee Development, Customer Focus, Quality and Excellence, Respect and Integrity, we look to foster a passionate and collaborative work environment and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people, like you, to join our growing team! Whether you're a recent college graduate or seeking your next career opportunity, it's time to discover your future at Altasciences. We are better together and together We Are Altasciences.

Altasciences is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or any other protected grounds under applicable legislation. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Join us at Altasciences!