Job Description

Date Posted: 11/11/2022
Req ID: 28464
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: New College Prog
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00045064

Description:

About us:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada's leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Opened in 1962, New College has a long-standing commitment to social justice, and to supporting its diverse body of 6000+ undergraduate students to excel intellectually and to engage in the wider community. New College supports three interdisciplinary undergraduate programs - African Studies, Buddhist Mental Health and Psychology, and Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity - and houses three departments (Human Biology, Caribbean Studies and Women and Gender Studies). New College prioritizes personal attention to students, innovative interdisciplinary programs, links with professional faculties, career mentorship, and community outreach initiatives. The College has built a rich learning community for students including academic support, amenities for studying and social interaction, and opportunities for co-curricular and community engagement. The College offers a spirited and challenging environment for students to have the opportunity to broaden their experience, create life plans, and meet others from different fields. New College is a friendly, welcoming and informal community that places a high priority on student support services and encourages diversity. For more information on New College, see http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca.

Your opportunity:
Working closely with the Communications Officer, the Communications Assistant will coordinate projects and other strategic initiatives for New College. The incumbent be responsible for writing and editing promotional and outreach materials and advising on social media trends and platforms to enhance digital communication strategies.

As a member of New College, the Communications Assistant will be committed to an equity that recognizes, supports, and responds to the diverse histories, lived and marginalized experiences of international students and many communities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
• Producing promotional and outreach materials
• Writing and editing digital communications
• Analyzing and recommending options for the development of visual expression/layout of digital assets
• Advising on strategies to align websites with marketing/communication objectives
• Creating and editing web pages with interactive media
• Advising on social media trends and platforms to enhance digital communication strategies
• Maintaining information on digital platforms

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in communications, marketing, or journalism, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum four years of recent and related experience in preparing communication content, design and production of publications and newsletters, promotional material, and website content maintenance.
• Experience coordinating and implementing creative communication initiatives, preferably in a non-profit or an academic environment.
• Experience writing, editing content for publication and promotion, design layout, production and distribution in hardcopy, electronic format, and on websites.
• Experience administering social media platforms and writing for a web audience.
• Experience supporting faculty with writing grant applications.
• Experience preparing speaking materials.
• Experience with communication metrics, website analytics, and preparing statistical reports.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Creative Suites, WordPress, Drupal and other similar content management systems.
• Familiarity with posting, tagging, and sharing procedures in popular social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, etc.)
• Demonstrated skills in both PC and MAC operating systems.
• Exceptionalproofreading and editing skills.
• Working knowledge of graphic design principles of for digital and print communication.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of and experience with New College.
• Basic familiarity with some HTML5 and CSS code markup tags (e.g. hyperlink reference, image holder, divider section, RGB color hash code, or font tags, etc.).
• Experience using FTP/SFTP/SCP file transfer protocols and ZIP/TAR package management.
• Basic understanding of SQL database queries.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date: 11/22/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 09 -- $60,006 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $76,739. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Communication/Media/Public Relations
This is a term position ending September 2023.

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .