Job Description

Our Communications team is the heart of our organization. As creative story-tellers, we are always reaching into our pantry of assets to find innovative and strategic solutions to deliver a consistent message that highlights our commitment to our customers, communities, and team members across Canada.

Come play a key role at Rogers by supporting every line of business through authentic, thought-provoking, and strong narratives that deliver impact and celebrate our teams' dedication to building the future of innovation.

At Rogers, your journey is filled with limitless possibilities, let's make your passion for story-telling possible.

Director, Media Relations

You are a dynamic leader who thrives on combining your public relations and critical thinking skills to boost a brand. You are a strategic problem solver, able to evaluate, respond to, and adapt to quickly evolving situations. You have the ability to inject fresh thinking and create easy to understand communication materials. You can easily craft a sound bite, and you're comfortable talking with media. You know how to build relationships that will bridge various elements of the company, and you have a proven track record of leading through potentially stressful situations to a positive conclusion. You have experience managing and mentoring people.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a company spokesperson on key issues affecting the company's business and reputation
• Lead a team of professionals who field incoming media inquiries and act as spokespeople in traditional and digital media
• Oversee and provide leadership to a real-time monitoring function
• Build and maintain well-established relations with top tier media covering the sector
• Build and establish relationships with key internal partners to identify and get ahead of issues
• Research, develop and draft positioning statements, key messages and briefing documents on a broad range of issues affecting the company
• Liaise with key influencers and shape the news agenda ensuring accurate and balanced editorial coverage on key issues
• Support key executive communications program elements
• Represent communications on key working teams and projects requiring issues or reputation management support
• Work cross-functionally with the communications team to identify and manage issues, develop statements, background briefs and talking points, and to leverage and communicate viewpoints on a targeted basis externally
• Act as key strategic resource in crisis scenarios

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelors or graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or others fields
• 12+ years of public affairs experience with a proven track record in communications, issues management or corporate affairs
• Experience in telecommunications and media would be an asset
• Proven experience as a spokesperson in print and broadcast who can shape the news agenda
• Excellent writing, communication, research and presentation skills
• Exceptional relationship building skills
• Quick, responsive and comfortable working in highly deadline-driven environments
• Ability to self-motivate and initiate with minimal supervision
• Mature, reasoned and able to counsel/provide advice to senior leadership
• Ability to multitask managing numerous files and issues at once
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day
Length of Contract: Not Applicable (Regular Position)
Work Location: 333 Bloor Street East (012), Toronto, ON
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Posting Category/Function: Communications & Public Relations
Requisition ID: 277710

Together, we'll make more possible, and these six shared values guide and define our work:

Our people are at the heart of our success
Our customers come first. They inspire everything we do
We do what's right, each and every day
We believe in the power of new ideas
We work as one team, with one vision
We give back to our communities and protect our environment

What makes us different makes us stronger. Rogers has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Everyone who applies for a job will be considered. We recognize the business value in creating a workplace where each team member has the tools to reach their full potential. At Rogers, we value the insights and innovation that diverse teams bring to work. We work with our candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. Please reach out to our recruiters and hiring managers to begin a conversation about how we can ensure that you deliver your best work. You matter to us! For any questions, please visit the .

Posting Notes: Corporate



Location:

Toronto, ON, CA

Being a Rogers team member comes with some great perks & benefits including:

Health & well-being benefits
Donation matching
Paid time off for volunteering
Wealth Accumulation including: Pension plan & Employee stock options
Generous employee discounts
Leadership development, Mentorship, and Coaching programs

*available for full-time and part-time permanent employees, some restrictions apply

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