Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications - 12 Month Contract

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian retail corporation is seeking a Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications, for a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will craft impactful communications, ensuring alignment with corporate strategies. This role requires over 8 years of communications experience, exceptional writing skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. Competitive salary and flexible benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and wages

Store discounts

Supported learning programs

Mental health benefits up to $5,000 per year

Qualifications

• 8+ years of communications experience, preferably in an executive, employee, or corporate communications role.
• Confidence serving as a go-to resource for editorial questions.
• Experience building relationships across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, writing, and editing communications for stakeholders.
• Maintain executive communications content calendar.
• Prepare background materials and fact-check content.

Skills

Exceptional writing and editing skills

Research and analytical skills

Ability to distill complex information

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Collaborative and flexible approach

Education

Post-secondary education in Communications/Public Relations, Journalism, or related

Job description

Overview

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a Senior Advisor, Corporate Communications, to join its Communications team on a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will have exceptional writing skills and experience in executive, corporate, or employee communications. Reporting to the Senior Writer, the Senior Advisor will contribute to executive and corporate communications while flexing to support projects across the broader communications team.

What you’ll do

• Support the planning, writing, and editing of communications that articulate CTC’s True North strategy and educate, inspire, and entertain stakeholders

• Maintain the executive communications content calendar to ensure alignment with corporate timelines and priorities and coordinate the timely delivery of materials across channels

• Prepare background materials, fact-check content, and synthesize information to strengthen the impact of executive and corporate communications

• Develop briefing documents and reports to facilitate the planning, execution, and assessment of executive communication strategies and initiatives

• Partner with colleagues across the corporate communications team and other departments to align messaging and deliver integrated communications plans and tactics across internal and external channels

• Provide writing and communications expertise on cross-functional projects and for other teams as needed, including corporate communications, employee communications, and events, ensuring continuity and impact as priorities evolve

What you bring

• 8+ years of communications experience, preferably in an executive, employee, or corporate communications role

• Post-secondary education in Communications/Public Relations, Journalism, or a related liberal arts/humanities degree

• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone, style, and voice across formats and channels

• Exceptional command of grammar, punctuation, and style; confidence serving as a go-to resource for editorial questions

• Proven research and analytical skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear, engaging content

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines

• A collaborative, flexible approach with the ability to work independently, in partnership with the Senior Writer, or collaboratively on large, cross-functional projects

• Experience building relationships across teams and adapting to support shifting business needs

• A creative, continuous learner who welcomes and offers candid feedback

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there\'s a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.