Job Description

• Job ID: 40843
• Job Category: Health Services
• Division & Section: Public Health, PH Communications
• Work Location: Toronto Public Health Headquarters, 277 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2L6 (Hybrid)
• Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Approximately 15 months
• Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $45.19 - $49.53
• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: L79 Full-time
• Number of Positions Open: 1
• Posting Period: 21-Sept-2023 to 12-Oct-2023

Major Responsibilities:

To design communication strategies and tools to affect positive community health and lifestyle outcomes, using a diverse range of multi-platform health communications and marketing approaches.

• Provides guidance and advice to program managers regarding effective communication strategies
• Conducts risk assessments for all communication initiatives and recommends risk mitigation tactics
• Controls all aspects of the campaign/portfolio
• Monitors project process and ensures critical timelines are met
• Ensures all communication, marketing and promotional initiatives meet accessibility and equity standards
• Liaises closely with program managers and staff to design innovative marketing strategies
• Ensures the client is continually made aware of the status of the project, especially milestones and issues
• Ensures that complex public health data and information is appropriately translated into plain language for target audiences and that it conveys the appropriate messaging
• Ensures all necessary components of the campaign/portfolio are delivered on schedule and on budget
• Develops innovative content for online and traditional media
• Ensures the effective and strategic delivery of communication products
• Liaises with external marketing agency of record, where applicable
• Maintains knowledge of current industry best practices and new techniques used in health marketing and communications
• Maintains the integrity of and works to improve the Toronto Public Health brand
• Conducts thorough evaluations of campaigns to determine effectiveness, provide insights and support evidence-based decision making

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to: * A Baccalaureate degree in marketing, journalism, communications, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Considerable experience in marketing and/or strategic communications.
• Considerable experience preparing effective communication strategies that support the organization\'s goals and objectives.
• Considerable experience with traditional and social media best practices.
• Considerable experience devloping a variety of communication materials that engage diverse audiences
• Considerable experience managing large communication projects or social marketing campaigns.

You must also have:

• Excellent writing, verbal and editing skills.
• Knowledge of industry best practices, accessible and inclusive communications.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform research and evaluate campaigns to support evidence-based decision making.
• Ability to interpret complex concepts and translate the information into plain language.

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