Communications Coordinator, Special Olympics BC

Special Olympics BC; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Special Olympics BC is seeking a Communications Coordinator to join our marketing and communications team in Burnaby, BC. The role focuses on email marketing, website content, media relations, and social media for province-wide programs and events.

The successful candidate will produce engaging content, analyze analytics, and support volunteers, coaches, athletes, and donors, with hybrid work and some evenings/weekends required.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree/diploma, or equivalent experience, in communications, marketing, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience writing and storytelling for a variety of platforms.
• 1+ years of experience with email marketing, website management, and analytics.
• Very strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and business products.
• Comfort managing competing priorities and deadlines with complete accuracy.
• Passion for providing top-quality service while collaborating with Special Olympics BC athletes, volunteers, families, supporters, and staff.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience or comfort in graphic design and photography would be an asset, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Execute and enhance Special Olympics BC’s email marketing, by developing content and maintaining subscriber lists for our internal communications program (monthly e-newsletter and biweekly volunteer newsletter).
• Oversee the SOBC website, by writing compelling articles and page content, monitoring performance, and optimizing for accessibility, reach, and user experience.
• Support and strengthen SOBC’s media relations and initiatives for celebrity and government engagement.
• Develop meaningful content for SOBC’s social media platforms and collaborate on social monitoring and community engagement.
• Generate reports on website and email marketing analytics.
• Develop and execute communications content for SOBC events and partner platforms as needed.
• Working with the marketing & communications team, create communications collateral to support SOBC’s community programs and recruitment of volunteers, coaches, athletes, and donors province-wide.
• Believe strongly in the Special Olympics mission, vision, and values.
• Be comfortable working at home, at the Special Olympics BC office in Burnaby, and at SOBC events around the province as assigned.
• Be willing to work some evenings and weekends.

Skills

Storytelling

Email marketing

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma in communications/marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Be inspired, and inspire others. Build opportunities that change lives, including your own. Engage with people of all backgrounds so that others may be engaged. Be part of one of the largest and most respected sport organizations in the world. Welcome to Special Olympics BC!

In this role, you will be a key member of our marketing and communications team, working collaboratively to enrich the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and create inclusion through our year-round sport programs.

The successful Communications Coordinator will:

• Execute and enhance Special Olympics BC’s email marketing, by developing content and maintaining subscriber lists for our internal communications program (including monthly e-newsletter and biweekly volunteer newsletter), donor communications program, and a range of sport, fundraising, and awareness initiatives.
• Oversee the SOBC website, by writing compelling articles and page content, executing functional and structural content, monitoring performance, and optimizing for accessibility, reach, and user experience.
• Support and strengthen SOBC’s media relations and initiatives for celebrity and government engagement.
• Develop meaningful content for SOBC’s social media platforms and collaborate on social monitoring and community engagement.
• Generate reports on website and email marketing analytics.
• Develop and execute communications content for SOBC events and partner platforms as needed.
• Working with the marketing & communications team, create communications collateral to support SOBC’s community programs and recruitment of volunteers, coaches, athletes, and donors province-wide.
• Believe strongly in the Special Olympics mission, vision, and values.
• Be comfortable working at home, at the Special Olympics BC office in Burnaby, and at SOBC events around the province as assigned.
• Be willing to work some evenings and weekends.

Required skills and background:

• Post-secondary degree/diploma, or equivalent experience, in communications, marketing, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience writing and storytelling for a variety of platforms.
• 1+ years of experience with email marketing, website management, and analytics.
• Very strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and business products.
• Comfort managing competing priorities and deadlines with complete accuracy.
• Passion for providing top-quality service while collaborating with Special Olympics BC athletes, volunteers, families, supporters, and fellow staff.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience or comfort in graphic design and photography would be an asset, but not required.

This position is based out of our provincial office in Burnaby, B.C. Special Olympics BC offers a hybrid work environment. Some work on evenings and weekends will be required. Occasional travel throughout B.C. will be required. The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

This posting will remain open until November 15, 2026.

We sincerely thank all interested applicants. Only those selected for interviews will receive replies.

About Special Olympics BC

Special Olympics BC is dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the power and joy of sport. In 55 communities around the province, we provide year-round training and competitive opportunities in 18 different sports to more than 5,200 athletes of all ages and abilities, thanks to the dedicated efforts of over 4,300 volunteers. To learn more, please visit www.specialolympics.bc.ca.

Special Olympics BC hires on merit and is strongly committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and equality and diversity throughout our community. We welcome applications from Indigenous persons, visible minority group members, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

The Special Olympics BC provincial office is gratefully and respectfully located on the lands of the Coast Salish, Qayqayt, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Stz'uminus, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Peoples. We also recognize all traditional territories where Special Olympics BC members are working, living, and playing.