Jr. Communication Specialist-Banking
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$17.6 to $34.78 CAD / hour · Contract
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- $17.6 to $34.78 CAD / hour
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Are you ready to turn complex banking incidents into clear, timely communications? Apply Now!
Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Jr. Communication Specialist-Banking to support the Treasury and Payment Solutions Event Management team by drafting and delivering accurate communications during technology outages. This contract offers the opportunity to collaborate with a small, supportive team, build expertise in financial-services communications and contribute to continuous improvements in incident-management processes.
Pay rate range (CAD): $17.60/hr – $34.78/hr
Responsibilities
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Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Jr. Communication Specialist-Banking to support the Treasury and Payment Solutions Event Management team by drafting and delivering accurate communications during technology outages. This contract offers the opportunity to collaborate with a small, supportive team, build expertise in financial-services communications and contribute to continuous improvements in incident-management processes.
Pay rate range (CAD): $17.60/hr – $34.78/hr
Responsibilities
- Draft, edit and distribute outage notifications, client messages and speaking points that are timely, accurate and consistent.
- Deliver communications through incident-notification platforms and maintain current distribution lists.
- Maintain and improve templates and pre-approved messaging for recurring outage scenarios.
- Coordinate client outreach with internal teams during critical incidents.
- Support sales calls during significant incidents, including scheduling, note-taking and recording coordination.
- Coordinate the translation of communications, including French-language content where required.
- Publish updates across email, intranet, client portals and interactive voice response channels.
- Capture lessons learned following incidents and recommend improvements to templates, workflows and communication processes.
- Manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines while remaining calm and responsive as situations evolve.
- Post-secondary degree in communications, marketing, journalism or a related discipline.
- Zero to two years of relevant communications experience.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading abilities, with the capacity to translate technical information into clear, concise messages.
- Interest in payments and commercial banking; financial-services knowledge is an asset.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
- Calm under pressure, adaptable and comfortable working in changing situations.
- Collaborative approach, strong interpersonal skills and eagerness to learn.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.
- Experience with proofreading and editing.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Written and verbal French-language proficiency.
- Experience with SharePoint and Confluence.
- Exposure to incident communications, outage management or financial-services operations.
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Responsibilities
Draft, edit, and distribute timely outage communications across client and internal channels, coordinating outreach and support for critical incidents. Maintain messaging templates and distribution lists, coordinate translation, and capture lessons learned to improve incident communication processes.
Requirements
A post-secondary degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related discipline is desired, along with zero to two years of relevant communications experience. Candidates should have strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, be organized and calm under pressure, and be proficient with Microsoft Office; financial-services knowledge is an asset.
Skills
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Writing
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Incident Communications
- Outage Management
- Client Outreach
- Template Management
- Translation Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- Teams
- PowerPoint
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Customer Service & Support
- Marketing
- Administrative
Keywords
- Banking
- Treasury
- Payment Solutions
- Incident Management
- Technology Outages
- Outage Notifications
- Client Communications
- Incident-Notification Platforms
- Distribution Lists
- Pre-Approved Messaging
- Client Outreach
- Sales Calls
- Translation Coordination
- French-Language Content
- Intranet
- Client Portals
- Interactive Voice Response
- Lessons Learned
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- Teams
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Confluence
- Financial Services
- Commercial Banking
- Payments