Job Description

The GM Oshawa Assembly Communications team is responsible for leading Oshawa Assembly\'s reputation in the areas of internal communications, community relations, corporate social media, product/brand/technology, and media relations in Canada with a strong sense of employee focus, purpose, and accountability.

In this role, you will help develop and create storytelling moments to demonstrate Oshawa Assembly\'s dedication to manufacturing excellence, innovation, and inclusion. This position is a great opportunity for an energetic and motivated person wanting to gain experience in a fast paced and dynamic organization and team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Write content for internal, external, and digital audiences
  
• Develop compelling storytelling opportunities for Oshawa Assembly
  
• Assist with onsite event planning and execution
  
• Contribute to the development of visual communications including video editing and presentations
  
• Research and gather information for upcoming projects
  
• Present and share communications plans with leadership team
  
• Analyze social channel data and analytics to support future communications plans

Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor\'s (3rd or 4th year) or Master\'s (Preferred) degree in the following areas: Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations, Multimedia, Social Sciences, Arts
  
• Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week in Canada and for 8, 12, or 16-month term (2-4 consecutive semesters) starting May 2023
  
• Willing to work in a plant environment
  
• Outstanding writing and editing skills with attention to detail
  
• Effective storytelling, video-editing, and event planning
  
• Comfortable using social media and creating content
  
• Have a valid Full Class G Ontario Driver\'s Licence, or equivalent Canadian out-of-province licence
  
• Successful candidates will be required to attest to their vaccination status (or indicating that they do not wish to disclose), and any job offer will be conditional on the candidate providing that attestation

Desired Skills:

• Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience
  
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed
  
• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
  
• Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centric
  
• Excellent project management skills and the proven track record to manage numerous projects at any given time
  
• Possess strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
  
• Fundamental digital literacy including understanding of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

This role offers the following Work Appropriately strategies:

• Onsite: The position requires an employee to be on-site on a full-time basis.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU DO NOT NEED SPONSORSHIP TO WORK IN CANADA NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE UNABLE TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES WHO REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP.

About GM

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Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteeropportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by General Motors of Canada, please advise if you require accommodation. General Motors of Canada values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.