SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR

Victoria or Vancouver Lower Mainland

The Opportunity

BC Ferries is seeking a dynamic Senior Communications Advisor to join our high-performing team and help shape how we connect with customers, interest holders, and communities across British Columbia.

As a Senior Communications Advisor, you are a proven strategic communicator who blends storytelling with proactive media relations and issues management. You handle complex topics with clarity and confidence, build strong relationships and thrive under pressure. A self-starter and problem-solver, you bring a track record of delivering organization-wide communications, anticipating emerging issues, and working independently with limited supervision.

This position develops key materials such as news releases, reports, and presentations, supports special events, and plays a vital part in protecting and promoting the company’s reputation through proactive media relations and issues management. Acting as a corporate spokesperson and handling after-hours media requests, the advisor ensures swift responses to emerging issues, keeping communications clear, timely and aligned with corporate objectives.

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Media & Issues, you add value and are energized by key areas of oversight such as:

• Drafting and developing communications strategies and plans for company-wide/corporate and internal communications to support special projects in various areas of the company;
• Drafting and developing a variety of communications materials including communications strategies and plans, internal memos, intranet copy, presentations, reports, speeches, and correspondence;
• Working independently and producing high-profile communications deliverables that require little revision;
• Utilizing your knowledge and application of communications concepts, strategies and technical skills to plan, execute and evaluate communications plans for internal and external audiences.
• Support proactive and reactive issues management, serving as a corporate spokesperson and ensuring timely, accurate responses to media and stakeholder inquiries.

What you bring to the team

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, public affairs, journalism or related discipline.
• 4-6 years’ experience in a public relations or communications role with high visibility in the public eye. Candidates with established media connections (i.e., writers and reporters) are highly preferred.
• 4-6 years’ experience coordinating day-to-day print and electronic communications services, including preparation of information materials, such as news releases, FAQs, presentations, speeches, briefing notes and media responses.
• 4-6 years’ experience managing internal resources and contract suppliers.
• 2-3 years’ experience as a corporate spokesperson considered an asset.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and works collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to translate technical material and terminology into plain language for employee audiences.
• Ability to manage projects and assignments on deadline.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information.

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume online by September 30, 2025.

Additional information

The target salary range: $83,500 to $104,300 per annum. The starting salary is determined based on the successful candidate’s knowledge, experience and internal equity.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”

At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.