Be part of building a national brand. Headquartered in Toronto, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to high-performance sports excellence. We are the largest private supporter of high-performance sport in Canada and we are responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Olympic Movement, including the participation in the Olympic and Pan American Games.

Reporting to the Program Manager, Sport Communications, the Coordinator, Communications provides support to the COC's Communications department. The Coordinator is responsible for a portfolio of projects, as well as for supporting the production of communications materials, logistical support for communications events, as well as maintenance of communications platforms.

LOCATION

This position will be located in one of the COC's offices (Montreal, QC, at 500 René-Lévesque Boulevard West; or in Toronto, ON at 250 Yonge St. Suite 3000). We offer a hybrid work model that allows for up to two days of remote work each week.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIORITIES

Games-related Communications Projects

- Responsible for leading the planning, delivery and reconciliation of one major impact project.
- Develop and maintain communications project plans in the COC Project Management software (Asana)
- Support the execution and tracking of project deliverables
- Work cross-functionally and liaise with COC Functional Area Leads (FA) and Mission Team (MT) to coordinate operational needs
- Liaise with external partners to ensure proper support for Games deliverables within each area
- Support the Program Manager, Sport Communication on the planning and execution of Team Announcements




- Responsible for the planning and delivery of medium or smaller impact projects

Communications Support

- Support the planning, project management and delivery of various communications projects and events
- Support in drafting and distributing communications materials
- Support in pulling and analyzing media engagement and drafting earned media reports
- Support in maintenance and servicing of the communications inbox
- Collaborate on the communications content calendar and maintaining key dates
- Monitor international, national and regional media and share relevant clippings with Communications teams, and contribute to communications reports
- Maintain various communications-owned platforms including but not limited to Wordpress, Photoshelter and MailChimp
- Maintain communications team Sharepoint, Google Drives and internal filing systems
- Support the execution of translation services
- Coordinate communication team's administrative duties

Photography

- Collaborate with the Specialist, Media Relations on back-end maintenance of COC's photo platform, including onboarding new internal and external users and maintaining filing system
- Liaise with COC photo editor, photography contractors, NSOs and media to deliver on photo requests




- Coordinate photoshoots for the communications team when required by working with external photographers, ensuring up-to-date guidelines, and managing photographer compensation
- Other duties, as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND CRITICAL SKILLS

Education and Experience

- Post-secondary degree or equivalent experience in Communications, Media, Journalism, or a related field
- 1- 2 years' related experience in a communications or digital function, preferably related to sport.

Skills and Abilities

- Ability to communicate (written and verbally) in both English and French is required
- Ability to prioritize in a high-volume environment and thrive under pressure
- Knowledge of and passion for Olympic sport, Canadian athletes, and the Canadian sport system
- Self-starter, motivated, and takes initiative
- Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to ensuring factual information
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, discretion and confidence in dealing with timely or sensitive issues
- Excellent ability to work positively in a team workplace
- Aptitude for dealing professionally with a broad cross-section of stakeholders and representatives
- Flexibility and ability to travel and work late hours and weekends where occasionally required
- Up to date on social media trends
- Experience with photography is an asset
- Excellent Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) WordPress and MailChimp skills
- Demonstrates and embodies the COC values of Accountability, Excellence, Fun, Respect and Bravery

COMPENSATION

The expected salary range for this role is $47,800 to $65,700 per year. The base pay within this range is bas

📌 Coordinator, Communications (Toronto)
🏢 Canadian Olympic Committee
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