About Us:
At BC Ferries our employees enjoy competitive salaries, a comprehensive
benefits package, free ferry travel, and an exciting and interesting workplace.
If you have a
passion for providing excellent customer service, you excel when working in
fast-paced, customer-focused environments, and your goal is achieving this
through safe working habits, then BC Ferries may be the employer for you. We
have positions ranging from vessel and terminal operations to professional,
business and support roles.
If you want an
exciting career and a working environment with some of the most beautiful
scenery in the world, BC Ferries has both. Ideal candidates are motivated,
flexible team players; have excellent interpersonal skills; and are focused on
providing exceptio
nal customer service. Whether working behind the scenes,
onboard ships or in the terminals, each individual is a key contributor to BC
Ferries’ success.
You can be too.
Job Opportunity:
With 47 ports of
call, 35 vessels, and more than 500 sailings every day, BC Ferries is one of
the largest independently-owned ferry companies in the world. Dedicated
to safety, excellence, innovation, and people, we are committed to continuously
improving the west coast travel experience of our customers.
Position: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Location: Victoria
You have a flair for Public Relations, are gifted with the written word and
your goal is providing exceptional internal and external communications in
support of company-wide programs and projects. As Communications Manager,
you produce a variety of print and electronic communications to promote
employee, media, customer, stakeholder, community and investor relations.
Your
responsibilities include researching, writing, editing and distributing a
variety of communications materials varying from news releases, backgrounders,
and letters to corporate website content. You pitch a variety of stories
to the news media, produce the company’s employee newsletter, and manage all
aspects of the production of BC Ferries’ annual reports. Additionally,
you have a thorough understanding of our business and operations so as to
prepare speeches and presentations and to act as corporate spokesperson from
time to time.
You have an
undergraduate degree, certificate or diploma in journalism, public relations,
applied communications or a related discipline. You have a minimum of
five years experience working in public relations, corporate or government
communications, or a media newsroom. You have knowledge of current trends
in print, electronic communications and social media as well as experience working
with senior executives.
Email your resume, quoting position title, by 1:00 pm, September 19, 2014 to hr@bcferries.com
or fax to (250) 978-1225.
We appreciate the
interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will
be contacted.
