Communications Specialist – Corporate

Department: Marketing, Communication and Recruitment
Campus: Barrie
Classification: Support Staff
Posting Date: October 21, 2026
Salary Range: PB H: $38.09 (start rate) - $44.04 (4-year rate)
Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week
Status: Contract (Appendix D)
Effective Date: December 2026- January 2028
    

As a corporate communications specialist, you have a passion for creating informative and engaging content for internal/employee audiences that enhances their experience. You value an internal-first communications approach, have exceptional writing and editing skills, and think strategically to customize communication plans in order to meet strategic business objectives.

You also have a passion for digital solutions and data analysis. In this role, you’ll develop and manage content for our employee content management system, review performance metrics and report on effectiveness, and make recommendations for employee experience content planning.

Located in Barrie and reporting to the Manager, Communications, your specific duties will include, but are not limited to:

• In collaboration with the Manager, creating and following editorial and governance guidelines
• Developing editorial plans, anticipating content based on business and academic cycles, and engaging with staff across all departments and campuses to take initiative to create news
• Writing new content and/or liaising with colleagues from various departments to collect content related to employees and the business and academic cycles
• Editing content submitted by colleagues from across the college and using editorial judgment and fact checking content as needed prior to publication
• Populating news and announcements to the content management system, as well as managing the home page of the employee intranet
• Working with IT or others to grant user permissions to specific CMS/intranet page(s) pending managerial requests, and offering initial content training to new users
• Advocating for communications best practices (e.g., governance, personalization, segmentation, etc.)  and integration of digital innovation projects to ensure best user experience for employees 
• Recommending and developing communications plans and tactics that support the launch, adoption and ongoing success of employee-facing digital innovation projects
• Creating and implementing custom communications plans for employee-facing matters and various corporate services (e.g., employee engagement, policy changes, etc.) including working with manager and subject matter expert to define communication objectives, scope and timelines
• Work collaboratively with MCR colleagues to ensure optimization of efforts across all communication channels when planning involves multiple audiences
• Ensures relevant elements of communication plans are included in the communication team’s annual content calendar
• Researches and produces a variety of communications to reach internal and external audiences, all while building the college brand and reputation, including key message documents
• Edits key college corporate documentation, including divisional plans, annual report, and business plan 
• Supporting dissemination of urgent and/or time sensitive information related to crisis or issues communications, including but not limited to security alerts, campus closures, etc.
• Understands the college’s equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy and proactively uses their role to contribute to progressing EDI&B at the college 
• Explores current and evolving trends to stay abreast of issues and incorporates this information into Georgian positioning and messaging for review and approval. (e.g., skilled trades job ‘shortage’, innovation, etc.)
• Regularly analyzes the effectiveness of communications efforts to employees and their preferences and makes recommendations to modify approach as a result.

• Successfully complete a three-year post-secondary diploma/degree in Communications, Strategic Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field
• A minimum of three years’ experience in an environment related to corporate communications, where duties included writing and editing for various forms of media
• Excellent and effective verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information and translate into clear and inspiring communications
• Advanced computer skills and experience in MS Office and content management  systems, 
• Proven time management skills with the ability to meet competing deadlines
• Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly detail-oriented and accurate 
• Highly organized in managing and planning own work, and ensuring others meet deadlines as inputs to the completion of your assignments
• Must have good judgement, discretion and diplomacy
• Ability to travel to other campus locations as required

Georgian College supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free environment. We invite applications from all qualified candidates and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to persons of Indigenous ancestry, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you are contacted to participate in the interview, please advise the coordinator of any accommodations needed with respect to any materials or processes used to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.

Alternate formats will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Georgian College has introduced FLEX Work for some positions. This position is currently eligible for Hybrid Work. FLEX Work agreements will be determined between the employee and manager when employment commences and may change in accordance with the FLEX Work guidelines.  All employees are required to permanently reside in the province of Ontario.

Applications for this position must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 27, 2026. While we thank all applicants, only those contacted for an interview will be acknowledged.