Senior Communications & Engagement Strategist – Hybrid

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Professional development support

Competitive compensation

Job summary

CIMA+ | B&A is seeking a Senior Communications & Engagement Specialist to lead communications and engagement strategies for multiple projects across Canada. You will mentor junior staff, provide strategic advice to clients, and translate complex technical information into accessible content for diverse audiences.

Join a collaborative team with hybrid work arrangements, growth opportunities, and a culture that values integrity, inclusion, and excellence in planning, design, and community

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in communications, public relations, public engagement, facilitation, community relations, or a related consulting field.
• Degree or diploma in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience developing and executing communications and engagement strategies for a variety of industries, projects, clients, and audiences.
• Strong facilitation experience across workshops, public meetings, stakeholder sessions, and other engagement activities, including complex, technical, or sensitive projects.
• Exceptional writing, editing, research, analytical, presentation, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical information into clear and accessible language.
• Strong judgement, organization, empathy, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, lead assigned workstreams, provide strategic advice to clients, and collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience designing inclusive engagement approaches for diverse or underrepresented communities is considered an asset.
• Experience with media relations, issues management, media monitoring, and reputational communications is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of Canadian government institutions, municipal planning, Indigenous engagement and consultation, or official consultation record-keeping is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and implementation of communications and engagement strategies, plans, schedules, and materials aligned with project needs, milestones, approval processes, and client objectives.
• Provides strategic communications and engagement advice to clients and project teams, including support related to project approvals, stakeholder relationships, issues management, and reputational matters.
• Develops, reviews, and oversees content for project websites, e-newsletters, mailouts, information packages, social media, media releases and advisories, key messages, presentations, and other project communications.
• Translates complex technical, planning, and project information into clear, accessible, and audience-appropriate content for a wide range of stakeholders and communities.
• Plans, manages, and delivers engagement activities including workshops, open houses, small-format meetings, stakeholder interviews, advisory groups, and online outreach.
• Facilitates public and stakeholder meetings and represents projects professionally and empathetically when engaging with community members, clients, project partners, elected officials, regulators, media, and other audiences.
• Leads stakeholder feedback analysis and oversees consultation records, engagement summaries, reports, responses, recommendations, and mitigation strategies.
• Directs research, stakeholder and audience analysis, and communications planning to support project strategy and decision-making.
• Manages media materials, media inquiries, monitoring, key messages, and project reputation matters, and supports clients in preparing for public-facing communications.
• Contributes to corporate communications, proposals, business development, client relationship building, and the continued growth of the Communications & Engagement practice. Provides guidance, mentorship, and quality review support to junior team members.

Skills

Comms experience

Facilitation

Writing & editing

Verbal communication

Education

PR/Communications degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Media monitoring

Job description

CIMA+ | B&A is seeking a Senior Communications & Engagement Specialist to lead communications and engagement strategies for multiple projects across Canada. You will mentor junior staff, provide strategic advice to clients, and translate complex technical information into accessible content for diverse audiences.

Join a collaborative team with hybrid work arrangements, growth opportunities, and a culture that values integrity, inclusion, and excellence in planning, design, and community