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Communications Specialist
Employer
Family Support institute of BC SocietyDate Posted
October 30, 2025Languages
English-
Location Work from home
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Earnings $37.50 hourly
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Nov 29, 2025
Employer
Family Support institute of BC Society
Languages
English
Education
- Master's degree
- International and intercultural communication
- Linguistics
Work setting
- Social service or charity agency
- Live, special event or ceremonial program
Tasks
- Develop all kinds of events for publicity, fundraising and information purposes
- Develop communication strategies
- Evaluate communication strategies and programs
- Implement communication strategies and programs
- Oversee the preparation of public written material
- 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
- Answer written and oral inquiries
- Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
- Co-ordinate special publicity events and promotions
- Gather, research and prepare communications material
- Develop portfolio of marketing materials
- Advise on policies
- Develop marketing strategies
- Write and edit press releases, newsletter and communications materials
- Copywrite
- Research and design special events programs
- Promote conference and meeting services or special events
- Produce newsletters, magazines and other documents
- Plan, develop and implement communication strategies
- Develop marketing and communication plans
- Co-ordinate and monitor conference and meeting activities and attend to related details
- Co-ordinate special events
Supervision
Working groups
Target audience
- Culturally diverse groups
- Persons with a disability
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MailChimp
Area of work experience
- Community service organization
- Special events
Area of specialization
- Project management
- Communications
- Brand management
- Digital media
- Strategy
- Public relations
- Cultural
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Attention to detail
Own tools/equipment
Internet access
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Integrity
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?
- Do you live near the job location?
Experience
5 years or more
Workplace information
Remote
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
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Interest Codes
- INNOVATIVE
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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
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Interest in consulting with managers of establishments on advertising needs; and in advising clients on advertising and sales promotion strategies
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in implementing advertising campaigns for print and electronic media
Abilities
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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
Interest Codes
- INNOVATIVE
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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
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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
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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
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