Loblaw Companies Limited
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Location:
1 Presidents Choice Circle, Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 5S5
At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day. Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.
We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.
We’re looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.
When you hire great people, great things can happen.
Proudly serving over 3 million customers, PC Financial and Services (PCF&S) is more than just a bank, and includes payment solutions, insurance and telecom services through the Mobile Shop. We offer unprecedented value to Canadians that reward them every day. We’re nimble like a start-up, while operating within a large organization. Our purpose is to make the everyday simple and better for our customers.
As a subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Ltd., we have weighty expectations of ourselves as we work hard to help Canadians Live Life Well. And we do a lot of really cool stuff to achieve those goals. We need a seasoned, creative and collaborative individual to help keep our stakeholders informed – and excited – about all this great stuff, and to provide exceptional counsel and service to the PC Financial team.
The role:
PCF&S is looking for a Senior Manager, External Communication who will help our Payments, Telecom and Insurance businesses communicate their offerings to customers. The role is part of the broader Loblaw Corporate Affairs and Communication team and is functionally dedicated to the PCF&S business – with close partnership with senior leaders, business counterparts and colleagues.
This position requires exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills; solid understanding of and experience working in internal and external communication, traditional and social media, experience with influencer identification and agency management, experience leading projects and teams to meet objectives, and the ability to build trusted relationships — with both internal and external stakeholders —while operating in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Here’s what you’ll need to do:
- Oversee large scale public relations projects as part of an integrated marketing and communication teams. This includes, reviewing plans, commissioning surveys, approving media materials, managing stakeholder expectations, budgeting and invoicing, as well as overall program measurement.
- Manage proactive and reactive media requests.
- Identify news hooks and agile PR opportunities that support business objectives.
- Provide media coaching to company spokespersons.
- Effectively manage agencies and vendors to support campaigns and always on programs from briefing and planning to execution to program wraps.
- Collaborate cross-functionally, with marketing, legal, compliance, and customer service teams
- Oversee daily media monitoring, including research and analysis of competitor and industry announcements and media coverage.
- Manage crisis communication plans and reputational issues, as needed.
Ideally you will have:
- 7-9 years of related experience, primarily in corporate communication, doing most if not all of the things noted above.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a belief in plain language, and an ability to write in various styles and formats.
- Track record of planning and executing strategic external communication plans that drive measurable business results.
- Proven ability to support and counsel senior leaders, strong interpersonal skills, with the confidence and aptitude to match.
- Experience in financial services industry is a plus.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to change and meet timelines (without sacrificing quality!).
- A positive attitude, a desire to learn, a willingness to roll up your sleeves to get work done either independently or as part of a team.
- Assets: bilingualism and a sense of humour.
Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.
Employment Type:
Full time
Type of Role:
Regular
We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.
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