Communications Specialist

Position Overview

Shared Health is recruiting a creative communicator with a passion for digital content creation who will support effective and strategic communication to a diverse audience of health system staff stakeholders patients and the general public. Under the general direction of the Director of Corporate Communications and working closely with a skilled communications team the successful candidate will plan and support initiatives for clinical areas business and service delivery areas including HSC Winnipeg. The successful candidate will support business and service delivery areas in determining their communication needs will gather information for the development of content and will develop plans that allow them to meet deadlines manage and prioritize multiple projects and assignments and engage others as required to achieve personal professional and organizational goals.

The successful candidate will use excellent spoken and written communication skills recognize and respect the need to maintain absolute confidentiality and apply effective analysis and innovative thinking improve services and outcomes for our clients including:

• Craft and provide engaging and thoughtful text stories concepts and campaigns for health system audiences that speaks to a wide range of audiences.
• Create and edit copy for digital and print communications including draft text for presentations correspondence and other written materials.
• Write quick and accurate correspondence turning complex ideas into compelling and easy to understand messages.
• Conduct interviews and capture video and/or photo to support articles for newsletters recruitment campaigns annual reports etc.
• Support design requests for signage (print and digital).
• Organize prioritize and manage multiple projects in a time-sensitive deadline-driven environment.

Experience

• 5 years of experience in public relations or communications preferably in a health or corporate setting with demonstrated experience working with senior level management and leading communication initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven skills in writing and editing.
• Demonstrated ability to support video and photography requirements including storyboarding script development content capture editing and post-production.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• A post-secondary degree in communications public relations marketing journalism or a related field from an accredited post-secondary educational institution; an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience may be considered.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must have a valid Manitoba drivers license and use of a personal motor vehicle for regular travel within the province.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated self and collaborative peer leadership capabilities. Shared Health has adopted the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment including the ability to lift and move items of up to 25 pounds.
• Must be available for occasional off-site meetings and after hour events which may require travel within the province.