Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) is a master planner, a developer, and a project manager. We build parks and pathways as carefully and earnestly as we build relationships with developers, community partners, residents and so many others. We are a sales and marketing force, a strategic land planner and a passionate community-builder. We curate public art and neighbourhood programming. We liaise, consult, cooperate and engage. We listen. We learn. We lead. We are placemakers.

BACKGROUND

CMLC was incorporated in 2007 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary to implement and execute the Rivers District Community Revitalization Plan—a public infrastructure program approved by the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta to kick-start Calgary’s urban renewal and unlock the tremendous value of several hundreds of acres at the river’s edge.

Since then, CMLC has invested over $400 million into the delivery of the East Village master plan, which envisions a mixed-use, high-density urban community that will be home to 11,500 residents. To date, CMLC has laid the foundation for East Village’s future and attracted nearly $3 billion in planned, private investment. New public spaces, roads, sidewalks, parks and community gardens have been completed, and more than 4,000 residents have moved into the community over the past few years.

In 2018, CMLC completed the master plan for east Victoria Park, which imagines a 20-year vision for Calgary’s Culture + Entertainment District—a vibrant, high-density, mixed-use community that draws on the spirit of entertainment that resides in its DNA, as well as its natural surroundings.  Since that time, CMLC has led the delivery of more than $650M in city-building projects and infrastructure improvements including the newly expanded BMO Centre expansion, the 17^th Avenue Extension and Stampede Station rebuild and will soon initiate a range of district infrastructure projects as part of the future Scotia Place event centre. In 2024, CMLC will initiate construction on the $660M transformation of Arts Commons and Olympic Plaza as part of the City of Calgary’s broader downtown revitalization. 

COMPANY VALUES

Trust the Team

We’re better together. We’re purpose driven, we want to make places better, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we value the quality, depth, and authenticity of relationships we form with CMLC teammates, partners, stakeholders, and community members. We trust, respect and rely on one another and our collaborators to deliver to a consistently great standard. We do it together—by showing up for one another and bringing our whole selves to our work.

Break Through

Innovation makes us exceptional. We love nothing more than boundary-pushing opportunities, projects for which there’s no template, and we’re proud of our reputation for getting things done as leaders in best practice. We confidently bring our creativity and adaptability to creating a custom approach to projects and to inspiring our peers and our community to dream big and take smart risks with us to create beautiful, meaningful places.

Make it Count

Make a difference, start to finish. Our projects may be inventive, beautiful and award-winning, but their true purpose is only realized when they’re brought to life by the community that lives with them. Every project, small to large and beyond, is conceived and designed to enhance everyday life for everyone that encounters it.

Build the City. Better the City.

Elevate everything. We're privileged to shape the future of the city where we live, work and raise our families. That's why good enough isn't good enough—it's why we bring world-class ideas to the table, passionately steward funds and budgets, and work to create international best in class places. We build the city to better the city: we want to create meaningful places for the good of us all, now and for the future.

We commit to deepening our understanding of the vast diversity of human experiences, backgrounds and cultures and to ensuring that all perspectives are valued and reflected in our workplace and in the communities we’re building.

Giving equal voice to all people, groups and viewpoints will ensure our organization’s work reflects and respects the changing social landscape while upholding our dedication to the betterment of our city. It is one more way CMLC nurtures engagement and belonging, builds deeper connections across our communities, empowers innovation and enables long-term resilience.

Background and General Scope of Position:

Reporting to the Director of Communications & External Relations, the Senior Manager of Communications will be a dynamic leader, responsible for managing a diverse range of communication strategies for the organization.

Working within CMLC’s Marketing and Communications team, the Senior Manager will have team management and cross-functional coordination responsibilities, and will manage and support the execution of CMLC’s strategic plan priorities and annual communications strategy to generate awareness of the organization’s role as a community-builder, and to support the delivery of the East Village and Rivers District master plan visions.

Senior Manager will manage, execute and evaluate the success of corporate and project communications strategies, and will work with internal and external project teams to advance awareness of major CMLC-led city-building investments, including but not limited to the Arts Commons and Olympic Plaza Transformations. The Senior Manager will play an integral role as a strategic interface between CMLC project partners, community partners and interest-holders to ensure project information is delivered consistently and effectively throughout the life cycle of the project.

The Senior Manager will also support the delivery of external community engagement programs in support of CMLC’s community development planning, and of the organization’s broader corporate communication strategies, including but not limited to earned media, speaking engagements, and internal communications.

The successful candidate will work as a contributing team member to conceptualize, support and deliver communication, engagement and placemaking initiatives in the communities in which CMLC works.

Finally, the Senior Manager has high energy levels and can manage a range of tasks and priorities throughout the day. Attention to detail and accuracy is fundamental, and the Senior Manager will not hesitate to go beyond the bare minimum to ensure the job is completed effectively and efficiently.

Key Accountabilities / Deliverables:

Communication: Internal & External

Project Communications Strategy and Support

Interest-holder and Partner Communication

Management & Department Support / Administration

Person Specifications:

Mission Critical Competencies

Communications Planning

Strategic Thinking

Managing Performance

Organizational Savvy

Sense of Urgency

Key Functional Skills

Management/Leadership

Public Relations

Governance

Problem Solving

Integrity & Ethics

Desired Education

Possess post-secondary education/degree in business and/or communications and/or Public Relations or equivalent

Essential Relevant Experience:

8-10 years of Communications/Public Relations experience

Experience in construction, design, land or real estate development industry considered an asset

Experience and competencies in:

• Developing an integrated communications and engagement strategies
• Overall communication skills as demonstrated by written communications and public speaking
• Implementing communications plans to increase brand awareness and recognition for the organization
• Earned media strategy to identify opportunities and secure media coverage
• Writing media releases and pitches for local and national media
• Monitoring media stories relating to the company and its brand, maximizing opportunities for positive PR and addressing negative PR
• Analyzing current communications and messaging and ensuring consistency
• Developing and leading internal communications strategy
• Communicating brand to internal and external partners and interest-holders
• Overseeing project communication budgets and maximizing budget allocation
• Managing and coordinating agencies and vendors – media, copywriters, photographers, etc.

High level of management skills:

• Ability to organize, direct, motivate cross-functional team members
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality

Please direct all inquiries and applications to [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates being granted an interview will be contacted.