Communications Specialist

Applytojobs; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Foundation in Edmonton, Canada, seeks a Communications Specialist to develop audience-focused content, support media relations, events and campaigns, and advance communications plans that strengthen reputation and fundraising impact.

The role requires building relationships with internal partners, translating complex information into clear messages, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, and ensuring accuracy and quality.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related field.
• Minimum of five years in a communications role.
• Strong knowledge of communications concepts, approaches and best practices.
• Experience with social media and digital platforms to plan and evaluate content (WordPress, Trellis, Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey etc).
• Project management skills to coordinate contributors and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop audience-focused content across channels including email, social, web and events.
• Support media and public relations activities and stakeholder communications.
• Lead campaigns and measure impact to strengthen reputation and fundraising.
• Collaborate with internal partners and advise on message, tone and channel.

Skills

Copywriting

Editing

Project mgmt

Social media

Stakeholder relations

Communication strategy

Education

Communications degree/diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

WordPress

Trellis

Mailchimp

SurveyMonkey

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Our Background

The University Hospital Foundation is dedicated to a powerful, singular purpose: to continuously seek, inspire and support bold solutions to seemingly insurmountable challenges and ignite new discoveries in health. Responsible for raising and managing funds to advance innovation in prevention, research and patient care, the Foundation strives to transform and redefine health in the Edmonton area, throughout Alberta and around the world so everyone can live a longer, healthier life.

In the past ten years, generous donations from individuals and our corporate and strategic partners have contributed nearly $220 million to advance world-leading patient care at the University of Alberta Hospital, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, and Kaye Edmonton Clinic, as well as groundbreaking research at the University of Alberta.

As an outcome-focused organization, UHF offers a flexible work environment where employees have the opportunity to work remotely. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.GiveToUHF.ca and if you have a keen interest in being a part of the future of healthcare in Alberta, please consider applying today!

Your Purpose

Reporting to the Manager, Communications, the Communications Specialist supports effective internal and external communication by developing clear, audience-focused content, contributing to media and public relations activity, supporting events and campaigns, and advancing communications plans that strengthen the Foundation’s reputation, fundraising impact and stakeholder relationships.

Your Role

As Communications Specialist, you will serve as a communications advisor and delivery lead for assigned areas of the Foundation. You will build strong relationships with internal partners, understand their goals, audiences, annual cycles and communications needs, and recommend practical approaches that support the Foundation priorities. You will develop communications approaches, messaging, content and project plans across channels, including email, social media, web, event communications, stakeholder communications and project coordination.

Your success will be measured by the quality, clarity and timeliness of your communications work; your ability to build trusted relationships with internal partners; your contribution to functional communications areas such as content planning, media relations, digital communications, internal communications, events or measurement; and your judgment in balancing priorities, accuracy and organizational reputation.

Our ideal candidate is highly collaborative, organized and comfortable building trusted relationships with internal and external partners. They can distill complex information into clear, audience-focused communications products and are confident advising on purpose, message, channel and tone. They manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, maintain discretion on sensitive matters, use sound judgment, and bring strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality.

Qualifications

Education:

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or related field

Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a communications role
• Strong working knowledge of communications concepts, approaches and best practices
• Exceptional Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint skills
• Experience using social media and digital communications platforms to plan, publish, distribute and evaluate communications content, including tools such as WordPress, Trellis, SurveyMonkey, Mailchimp or similar platforms
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, coordinate contributors, balance competing priorities and move communications work from planning through completion.
• Membership with Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) or International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is an asset
• Knowledge and experience using Adobe Creative Suite an asset

Competencies:

• Proactive and resourceful, taking ownership of responsibilities with minimal supervision and a positive attitude
• Extremely collaborative team-player, with the ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships, both internally and externally
• Ability to take ideas and information and synthesize into simple, digestible communication products, including cases for support, 1-pagers, infographics, tip sheets, summaries, briefing documents, etc.
• Exceptional listening, verbal and written communications skills, with experience and knowledge in copywriting, proofreading and editing
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to present ideas and communication plans clearly and articulately to key audiences
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to adapt, prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing projects
• Exceptional degree of professionalism and good judgment, using discretion where required, to be a great representative and enhance the reputation of the Foundation
• Accurate and thorough attention to detail

A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Applicants

We respect and value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

Closing date for this posting is September 24, 2026, or until successful candidate is found.