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Communications Specialist

Employer

Living Lakes Canada

Date Posted

June 27, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Work from home
  • Earnings $52,000.00 to $55,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 32 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 18, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Living Lakes Canada

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Environmental studies
  • Communication, general
  • Public relations, advertising and applied communication, general
  • Political science and government, other

Work setting

  • Associations and non profit organizations
  • Environmental and conservation society

Tasks

  • Implement communication strategies and programs
  • Prepare written material such as reports, briefs, website content
  • Produce educational and publicity programs and informational materials to awaken curiosity and interest in the subject matter
  • Publicize activities, workshops, meetings and other events for fundraising or information purposes
  • Write speeches, presentations and press releases
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
  • Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
  • Gather, research and prepare communications material
  • Prepare and/or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
  • Participate in fundraising activities for charity or non-profit organizations
  • Copy editing
  • Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed and deadlines are met
  • Conduct research to support content production

Supervision

No supervision responsibility

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Drive
  • WordPress

Technical or specialized editing

Press releases

Technical or specialized writing

Analysis

Area of specialization

  • Fundraising
  • Project management
  • Communications
  • Brand management
  • Digital media
  • Public relations

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently

Own tools/equipment

  • Computer
  • Internet access
  • Cellular phone

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Integrity
  • Quick learner
  • Collaborative
  • Time management

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?

Experience

Experience an asset

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

Remote

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

Mileage paid

Other benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Variable or compressed work week
  • Wellness program

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Communications Specialist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Advertising and Promotion Consultants
INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing advertising needs of establishments; and in developing advertising campaigns and in evaluating promotional and marketing results against budgeted sales, costs, profits and effect on future sales

SOCIAL

Interest in consulting with managers of establishments on advertising needs; and in advising clients on advertising and sales promotion strategies

DIRECTIVE

Interest in implementing advertising campaigns for print and electronic media

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications
INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to prepare and oversee preparation of reports, briefs, bibliographies, speeches, presentations, Web sites and press releases, and to develop and organize workshops, meetings, ceremonies and other events for publicity, fund-raising and information purposes

METHODICAL

Interest in gathering, researching and preparing communications material for internal and external audiences, and in assisting in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to initiate and maintain contact with the media, and to arrange interviews and news conferences; and in co-ordinating special publicity events and promotions to internal and external audiences

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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