Enterprise Communications 

• Support business partners and Canadian leadership team members with various communications needs, including memos, announcements, speeches, social media posts and LinkedIn articles.

• Manage and distribute communications via various internal and external channels (memos, newsletters, townhalls, corporate siteetc.).

• Support special projects and events with planning,coordination, project management and content creation.

• Assist with crisis management activities, as required.

• Plan quarterly townhall meetings and international visits, as required.

Storytelling

• Deliver compelling internal and external communications that help build the profile of Walmart Canada and associates and strengthen the business’ reputation.  

Media Relations

• Develop press releases, reactive media statements, media lists, pitches and content calendars and conduct media outreach. 

• Build and maintain relationships with media to help generate positive coverage of the business.

Digital Management

• Develop content for our digital channels: Workvivo, LinkedIn (Walmart Canada), internal TV screens and computer lock screens.

• Storyboard and create video scripts for internal and external use.

Measurement

• Conduct regular reviews of communication programs/channels to ensure activities deliver onobjectives.

• Track metrics, develop dashboards/reports, and refine programs as needed to ensure they remain effective.

• Stay active on the latest trends and best practices to identify opportunities for improvement.

Advice and Counsel

• Guide and support peers and leaders to solve communications challenges while ensuring overall consistency of strategic direction, positioning and messaging.

Qualifications

• Post graduate certificate or equivalent in communications, public relations, journalism or related field

• 3-5 years of experience in communications role

• Strong communication skills (writing, editing, speaking) and exceptional attention to detail 

• Experience developing/executing communication plans and project managing

• Social media savvy – LinkedIn, Workvivo, Instagram and new/emerging tools and platforms

• Solutions oriented, flexible, adaptive to change and able to maintain composure under pressure

• Customer centric and responsive with high sense of urgency

• Ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders, including those at executive level

• Ability to present ideas, solutions and influence decisions with multiple stakeholders and executives 

• Keen desire to learn and take on new challenges

• Self-driven, with the ability to manage multiple competing and shifting priorities

• Bilingualism an asset (not required)