Communications Specialist

ThoughtStorm; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtStorm seeks a communications professional to develop and execute strategies supporting organizational transformation, technology initiatives, and business objectives.

The role focuses on executive and leadership communications, internal engagement materials, and translating complex IT information into clear messaging for employees, leadership, stakeholders and customers. Collaboration with executives and stakeholders will drive change.

Qualifications

• Develop and execute communication strategies and plans to support transformation and tech initiatives.
• Create executive and leadership communications for updates, announcements and leadership messages.
• Develop high-quality internal communications and engagement materials including newsletters, FAQs and town-hall content.
• Translate complex business and IT information into clear, audience-appropriate messaging for employees, leadership, stakeholders and customers.
• Partner with executives, senior leaders, managers, SMEs, project teams and stakeholders to gather information and provide communications advice.
• Support organizational change management and transformation initiatives through employee engagement and messaging.
• Develop branding, visual identity, templates and visuals ensuring consistency across communications.
• Review, edit and perform QA on communications to improve clarity and effectiveness.
• Develop communications related to IT service disruptions, outages, incidents, maintenance and service changes.
• Prepare presentations and executive materials using advanced PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint, Teams, Adobe Suite, Canva is valuable.

Skills

Communication strategies

Executive communications

Internal communications

Clear messaging

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Branding & visuals

Quality assurance

IT service communications

PowerPoint proficiency

Tools

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

Required Skillset:

Develop and execute communication strategies and plans supporting organizational transformation, technology initiatives, and strategic business objectives.

Create executive and leadership communications, including branch updates, organizational announcements, leadership messages, employee communications, briefing notes, and speaking notes.

Develop high-quality internal communications and engagement materials, including newsletters, FAQs, presentations, town-hall content, infographics, and other communication products.

Translate complex business and technical/IT information into clear, concise, audience-appropriate messaging for employees, leadership, stakeholders, and customers.

Partner directly with executives, senior leaders, managers, SMEs, project teams, and stakeholders to gather information and provide communications advice.

Support organizational change management and transformation initiatives through employee engagement, change communications, stakeholder messaging, and communication planning.

Develop and maintain branding, visual identity, communication templates, and visual materials, ensuring consistency across organizational communications.

Review, edit, and perform quality assurance on communications, recommending improvements to clarity, consistency, effectiveness, readability, and audience suitability.

Develop communications related to IT service disruptions, outages, incidents, planned maintenance, service changes, and operational communications.

Prepare professional presentations and executive materials using advanced Microsoft PowerPoint, with experience in tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or comparable platforms considered valuable