Who we are

As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable, and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions.

If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Some of what you will do:

Reporting to the Sr. Manager corporate Communications you will support the corporate communications and HR communications team by coordinating marketing communications projects, Corporate Giving initiatives, Internal Communications.

The Corporate Communications SR Specialist for Staples Canada and Staples professional will be responsible to for corporate communications programs such as, employee engagement, HR communications, Change management programs, Diversity and Inclusion communications, alignment communications, corporate business meetings and that all programs are executed in a timely fashion, communications databases and files are maintained, sponsorship and donation requests are vetted and responded to.

This role includes supporting employee communications tools such as Nudge, building and creating corporate nudge content, maintaining updates, integrating corporate wide programs and creating opportunities to leverage Nudge as a primary communication vehicle.

This role will also be responsible for curating and reducing all content for internal associate engagement and communications such as the corporate newsletter, Town Hall content, as well as updating PR materials, content for medial events and content for the corporate website updates.

The SR. Specialist Communications, is responsible for communicating to all associates corporate wide, including FCs, corporate local head offices, Staples Professional, Staples Retail and Studio.

This role also supports the SR. Manager Corporate Communications with Senior leadership communications and executive internal communications.

You will be responsible for working closely with other departments on internal and external communications initiatives, With the guidance of the Sr Manager, Corporate Communications, you will support the annual internal conference committee in dealing with planning and logistics, managing the flow of content, booking meetings and coordinating communication to associates.

You will be responsible for collecting and posting content on the hub and communicating corporate community investment opportunities and programs to all associates to build employee engagement.

Specifically, You Will:

• Building presentations decks, gather data, images and content
• Translate stakeholder input and ideas into presentation decks that will effective relay required information.
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• Takes the lead on internal associate content- posting documents and news items on the HUB (intranet) develop the editorial calendar for the internal news letter and work closely with all departments to include cross functional communication through various internal channels.
• Responsible for day to day execution of corporate communications internal
• Responsible for meeting and building relationships with corporate giving partners
• Produce and distribute headlines
• Respond to donation and sponsorship requests
• Schedule, plan and follow up with regular department and office meetings
• Lead, Maintain and manage the Internal Corporate communications calendar and Assist with the creation of the internal communications newsletters for all departments
• Work closely on the internal communications for various community programs such as Even the Odds the Staples School Supply Drive and The Super Power your School contest
• Consolidating and archiving communications content and assets- photos, presentations, files.
• Write creative briefs
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Some of what you need:

• University or college degree or equivalent experience. A specialization in corporate communications, PR and/or Internal communications is an asset.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a communications or business setting is an asset
• Systems oriented with very good knowledge of communication and presentation software, e.g. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, video editing software, etc.
• Demonstrated success with development of communication programs and internal and external branding initiatives.
• Ability to communicate effective to a variety of stakeholders, tailoring the communication to the audience
• Demonstrated excellent written communication / journalism skills.
• High level of attention to detail
• Highly developed interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Effective project and time management skills.
• Ability to manage a variety of priorities with competing requirements and timelines
• Bilingualism an asset. (French/English)

Additional information:

• Hybrid work environment

Some of what you will get

• Associate discount
• Health and Dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP
• Performance bonuses
• Learning & Development programs
• And more...

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