Communications Advisor Job Description

Communications Advisor Job Description

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Communications advisor provides communications support for Local Media business and stations, as well as broader corporate communications initiatives and special projects (including writing, press distribution, social media).

Communications Advisor Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Proactively assess social media environment (competitor and trends) and advise of opportunities that are available for increased exposure
Assist in developing professional communications materials/collateral for these businesses, including news releases, briefing documents, positioning statements, communication plans, corporate messaging, new hire announcements, Q&A’s, pitch letters, executive speeches/presentations and decks, client communications (when appropriate)
Act as day-to-day contact for PR agency
Work with Senior Manager, Corporate Communications and other internal partners, on issues management and crisis communications support
Support the creation of a centralized system/process that captures and promotes the sharing of knowledge (intellectual capital of Corporate Real Estate)
Manage on-going and bi-annual achievement tracking for department and identify opportunities to publicize
Manage departmental training tracking and reporting for 170+ global Corporate Real Estate employees
Evolve and manage departmental/employee development programs and activities
Coordinate and facilitate departmental Senior Management team meetings
Manage the communications planning calendar

Communications Advisor Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Communications Advisor

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ICS, IA

Education for Communications Advisor

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the communications advisor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Business, Communication, English, Education, Corporate Communications, Management

Skills for Communications Advisor

Desired skills for communications advisor include:

Skills and abilities towards work products
Microsoft Office
SharePoint
Word
Business and processes and serves as acting leadership when necessary
Business strategy to create communications solutions that support business performance
Financial services
Outlook
PowerPoint
Social media

Desired experience for communications advisor includes:

Create and edit communications
Writing blog posts and press releases for several business units, various internal and external communications
Negotiating with several suppliers (web designers and programmers, video directors, audiovisual technicians, event organizers, graphic designers, translators, promotional item suppliers)
Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing-Communications or other relevant training
Impeccable French writing skills for corporate and promotional communications
Ability to translate basic documents in French and English

Communications Advisor Examples

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Communications Advisor Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of communications advisor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for communications advisor
  • Write and edit messages, coordinate acting manager’s approval, and distribute to target audience(s)
  • Planned Communications (e.g., fire drills, electrical outages)
  • On-Demand and Unplanned Communications (e.g., broken elevator, suspicious packages)
  • Administration Updates (e.g., new processes, campus initiatives)
  • Houston GREF Team
  • Supporting the execution of engagement plans to generate understanding and belief in Project K among European employees – with flexibility as needed across various work streams
  • Work with wider project teams to understand overall timelines and deliverables, advising with confidence and authority on communications elements as needed
  • Deputizing for the Internal Comms Manager, and supporting key governance meetings in their absence
  • Ensure content aligns with company-wide vision, purpose, strategy, values, priorities, messaging, brand guidelines, programmes, and initiatives
  • Assist in the monitoring of employee feedback and reporting of results to monitor and track effectiveness of the communications
Qualifications for communications advisor
  • Fluently bilingual (French and English, both written and spoken)
  • Basic knowledge of Photoshop or other graphic design software
  • Attention to detail and good judgement
  • Research and produce high quality online content for the intranet
  • Create film briefs for key projects, filming and editing short form video
  • Develop and directs overall CHRO’s communication strategy, standards and practices and oversee and approve key messages and designs
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Communications Advisor Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a communications advisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for communications advisor
  • Update project plans, status reports, and other project related deliverables in coordination with the Information Technology Project Management Office
  • Track and communicate project status and delivery
  • Maintain budget or financial accountability for managed projects and ensure adherence to schedules
  • Work collaboratively with cybersecurity operations center leadership to translate ideas and concepts into professional communication products
  • Establish governance processes for Cyber Security Operations
  • Ensure timely delivery of responses to audit and client security requests
  • Provide day-to-day tactical support to the Communications team in New York and the broader global team as required
  • Develop and regularly contribute interesting and engaging content for the intranet, including employee profiles, team success stories, media news, deal spotlights, philanthropic efforts, and other business related news
  • Format and distribute internal messages in accordance with internal brand standards
  • Support team members and their efforts during conferences, media roundtables, thought leadership events, media meetings, use of the trading floor camera, journalist database updates and other Global Research needs
Qualifications for communications advisor
  • Ensure Wealth Management and Canadian P&C HR messages, media approaches, tools and resources are aligned with BMO’s overall vision and strategy, brand messaging and design standards
  • Identify and reinforce integration opportunities to deliver a ‘One Bank’ approach
  • Supports CHRO in all speaking engagements & written communications, internal and external
  • Work closely with Corporate Communications partners in Canadian P&C and Wealth Management to ensure One Bank approach and consistent messaging
  • Lead Engagement action plans for BMOPulse within Wealth Management, Canadian P&C and their respective HR teams
  • Research best practices, analyze opportunities, risks and trends and generate action orientated insights and recommendations
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Communications Advisor Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a communications advisor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for communications advisor
  • Liaise daily with our press clippings agency to distribute media clips internally
  • Contribute to the success of the overall goals of the Brand, Communications & Citizenship group, including supporting brand and sponsorship initiatives where appropriate
  • Support employee awareness and engagement – includes executive communications and various assignments that require effective working relationships within the BTO team and supporting departments the broader internal stakeholder community
  • Strong corporate communications experience (agency or in-house)
  • FMCG experience, ideally in the food and drink sector is desirable but not essential
  • Great news sense and proven ability to build relationships with journalists
  • Strong appetite to explore new creative tactics to deliver impactful communications
  • Leadership skills / proven ability to inspire and manage junior employees
  • Strong influencing and persuasion skills are essential, experience of business partnering is desirable
  • Strong organisational and project management skills, ability to multi-task under pressure
Qualifications for communications advisor
  • Media industry knowledge (major asset)
  • Evaluate the effectiveness for communications strategies for Wealth Management and Canadian P&C HR initiatives, based on impact, risk and audience needs and make recommendations on successful execution
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English or related field, or equivalent work experience plus five (5) years’ experience in corporate communications, public relations, and/or related responsibilities
  • At least 2 years pharmaceutical industry experience, in a similar position or in clinical research or medical affairs
  • Prior expenses in cardiovascular (Lipid) and metabolic (Diabetes) are is an asset
  • Requires excellent products and therapeutic area knowledge
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Communications Advisor Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of communications advisor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for communications advisor
  • Maintain and enhance a variety of multi-media communication channels
  • Assist in the execution of the Retail Learning Development & Design training strategy
  • Understanding the business priorities of various departments and teams, driving cross-functional alignment on programs and assisting in communication, managing launch and adoption via training
  • Driving impact via collaborative working relationships with the RBS teams to coordinate operational consistencies between communication and training
  • Ability to extract information from Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assist in development of content for department initiative training programs
  • Assist in managing and evolving the curriculum of RLA content in the LMS
  • Deliver training programs across various integrated and blended learning solutions ( webinar/eLearning/in-person/video format)
  • Ensure smooth administration of operations, logistics and communication associated with delivering exceptional training programs
  • Assists in management and coordination of communications and training programs including execution guidelines for programs to ensure they are ‘store ready’
  • Supports training and communication needs to increase member/owner and franchise engagement
Qualifications for communications advisor
  • University degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English or related discipline
  • Minimum three to four years experience in communications, preferably in a corporate environment
  • Excellent writing, editing and presentation skills, and familiarity with Canadian Press Style Guide and writing for the web
  • Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year university or college
  • Working closely with the HR team, building and promoting leadership capability, particularly in the areas of Situational Leadership and effective communication with Manufacturing Manager, Reliability Engineer and Front Line Leaders from the relevant Department, drive the implementation of key people processes
  • Adopt a broad range of influencing strategies to create a compelling case
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Communications Advisor Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of communications advisor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for communications advisor
  • Assist in the execution of member engagement events and training associated with each
  • Translates overall strategies into operational objectives, tactics and actions plans
  • Development of Standard Operating Procedures ( SOP) and Learning guides, Q&A, Central Ops execution plans
  • Leading Best in Class field based execution of profit enabling programs
  • Lead content and execution of bi-weekly ROM calls, and e-communications
  • Lead content and execution of weekly Member communications and store portal
  • Completes projects as defined within approved scope, on time and within budget
  • Monitors and tracks business unit KPI’s, identifies opportunities and undertakes action plans for improvements
  • Ensure operations team is calibrated, trained and executing all business processes
  • Collaborates with the Senior Director, National Operations on strategies and ensures communication and delivery with the Regional Operations Managers and pharmacies
Qualifications for communications advisor
  • Minimum 3 years of communications experience with a focus on proactive media relations activities (ie
  • Advanced knowledge of software applications
  • You will be the business partner to External Relations, Internal Relations and Internal Communications
  • You'll drive on-going and continuous improvement in our processes, our data, and our ways of working
  • You will maintain an ‘external lens’ by keeping up to date with latest technologies and trends across the external market, by attending external events, building a network with external companies, vendors, professional services organisations and benchmark organisations
  • You are patient and you can deal with multiple stakeholders with different styles, cultures and needs

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