The Role: Public Relations Advisor

What you are looking for:

A closely connected culture

A total rewards package meant to enhance your work-life flexibility

Fully utilizing your talent

Professional growth and development via challenging projects and assignments

Warm and fuzzy feelings knowing you have helped your community, your team, the business and social causes through the Rexall Care Network

The existing Public Relations Advisor role will support the Director, Communications in maintaining and executing Rexall’s public relations strategy. The Public Relations Advisor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key industry stakeholders in the media and public, retail, pharmacy and government space to enhance and maintain Rexall’s strategic objectives, brand and reputation.

What you’ll be doing:

Content creation

Develop and implement comprehensive communication plans that align with Rexall’s strategy

Oversee communication media campaign and events that will have a positive outcome for Rexall

Ensure Rexall’s public presence is consistent and positively represented

Assist with developing external communication for Rexall’s senior leadership team

Execute public relations campaigns that include developing press releases and media kits

Media Relations and Campaign Management

Build and maintain robust relationships with the media and key industry stakeholders

Manage press conferences, requests for interviews and customer and patient relations

Partner with Marketing team to build engaging content and events

Crisis Communications

Develop and maintain crisis communication plans and strategies for the company

Assist in managing crises and ensure there is minimal negative impact to the company’s reputation and brand

Ensure timely and accurate information is disseminated to key stakeholders





Reporting and Analysis

Monitor Rexall and its affiliates’ public image across various channels

Analyze company’s social media metrics and develop plans to improve Rexall’s online presence

Other

Perform other duties as assigned to support Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field

Minimum 3 years in a Communications role

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proven experience in creating communication strategy documents, media releases and crisis communication

Strong media relations skills including serving as a company’s spokesperson

Experience in Pharmacy, retail, or healthcare is strongly preferred

Ability to work on complex projects and manage multiple deadlines

At Rexall, we are better together. We serve our customers, partners, and patients best—we are our best—when everyone brings their true self to work. Our connected, inclusive culture celebrates our lived experiences, backgrounds, expertise, and self-expression to let us win as one team. Leveraging our differences distinguishes us and brings out our best performance.

Are you #ALLin?

Rexall Pharmacy Group is committed to providing an accessible environment for all of our customers, employees, and job applicants. Rexall Pharmacy Group will make available to any selected applicants’ accommodations and/or accessible formats should they require. Candidates are encouraged to discuss any accommodation they may need in order to allow for the most effective selection process.

Our hiring process uses AI-enabled tools to assist with the assessment of applications based on job-related criteria. All decisions are made by the hiring team.

Job Criteria

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Public Relations

Industries: Retail

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📌 Public Relations Advisor (Ontario)
🏢 Rexall Pharmacy Group
📍 Ontario