Communications Coordinator (Health and Welfare)

The new exciting position of Communications Coordinator (Health and Welfare), reporting to the Communications Manager, will be servicing the needs of IATSE 873 members ensuring all communication relating to their benefits plan is clear, concise, current, and effective in delivering complex information. The role will involve writing, editing, design and intermediate HTML coding (on Webflow or similar CMS). The role will also support the overall communications activity of IATSE 873. Evening and weekend availability is required.

Pay: CAD $41.00 - $42.25 per hour

In Office: Monday to Friday

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

Health Trust Communications

• Attend health trust meetings, keeping up to date with changes to the health plan and benefits providing creative communications solutions.
• Responsible for updating the health plan website, providing technical solutions to make information easy to digest, ensuring all content is current and accurate including posting minutes, updating vendor lists, forms and more.
• Assist the Secretary-Treasurer in keeping trustee portal updated.
• Coordination of annual report including design, writing and copy editing.
• Create graphics to support communications activities especially for social media, website, email messaging, annual reports, forms.
• Work closely with the Communications Coordinator (IATSE 873) to coordinate engaging and timely social media content, ensuring consistency with the overall tone, supporting and amplifying shared initiatives.
• Staying on top of industry trends and news as they relate to health and benefits in the film and television industry.

Union Communications

Supporting the union’s wider Communications activity which may include (but is not limited to) the following:

• Assisting with writing, editing, proofing communication to IATSE 873 membership.
• Collaborate on the development, design, and editing of program documents, reports, marketing materials, and presentations ensuring accuracy and alignment to brand.
• Updating website content, including writing, editing and HTML coding.
• Attend union and industry-related events and providing support when required.
• Other communications-related duties as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or relevant field.
• 3+ years of verifiable experience in similar role(s).
• Intermediate to advanced experience managing websites through a CMS, including HTML/CSS editing.
• Advanced writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and be a resourceful and creative communicator, with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the aptitude to interact and connect with diverse audiences and provide professionally sound advice to senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently develop creative content for various communication channels such as newsletters, social media, and reports.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the capacity to successfully manage multiple competing priorities in a high-volume and fast-paced environment.
• Proactive and professionally experienced social media communicator, with particular focus on Instagram, X, Bluesky and LinkedIn.
• Understanding of benefits programs considered a strong asset.
• Industry knowledge considered an asset.
• Understanding of union structure and processes considered an asset.

IATSE Local 873 is part of IATSE International, the largest union in the entertainment industry and represents the thousands of skilled motion picture technicians in Toronto.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please email [email protected] if you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation.

• This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not used in processing applications or screening candidates for this position. Where AI is used, that may include automated resume screening via LinkedIn.