Job Description

Date Posted: 11/29/2025
Req ID: 46262
Faculty/Division: Henry N.R. Faculty of Law
Department: Henry N.R. Faculty of Law
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00045412
Description:
About us:
The Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world's great law schools. Jackman Law's rich academic programs are complemented by its many legal clinics and public interest programs. Jackman Law is housed in the elegant, state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historic buildings, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.
Your opportunity:
A member of the Faculty of Law's Office of Advancement can expect to be part of a collaborative, dynamic, high-performance team within a professional school that ranks amongst the best in the world, jointly as a community setting out to deliver lawyers and leaders for a changing world.
Reporting to the Assistant Dean, Advancement, the Senior Communications Strategist will guide and support a vision to engage and inspire the broader Jackman Law community in the work at the Faculty with a view to compelling their participation, ambassadorship and partnership.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning, developing and executing an integrated multi-channel communications and marketing strategy and operations
• Fostering relationships with internal and external contacts in the coordination, management and execution of marketing and communications activities
• Providing detailed analysis, briefing notes and recommendations to academic and executive leadership on handling contentious media issues
• Acting as the first point of contact for media enquiries
• Writing and editing copy and content to advance Faculty-wide communications objectives and strategic priorities
• Verifying that all marketing/communication collateral adheres to brand identity and University style guides
• Creating and maintaining presence on social media platforms
• Ensuring website updates are conducted and website issues are resolved

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communication, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum five (5) years of related professional communication and writing experience, preferably in a fundraising environment
• Experience planning and developing integrated multi-channel communications and marketing strategy and operations
• Experience organizing and implementing communications and issues management plans in a consultative manner
• Experience as the first point of contact for media enquiries, proactively seeking media opportunities, and providing detailed analysis, briefing notes and recommendations to leadership on handling contentious media issues
• Experience writing engaging print and digital content to demonstrate the impact of philanthropic investment in higher education, including Cases for Support and funding proposals
• Experience developing high-impact marketing materials including social media, website strategy and operations
• Experience gathering relevant information for web and social media purposes, measurements, and client services
• Experience writing key messages and/or speeches for leadership
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills
• Strong researching, interviewing, fact-checking, editing and proofreading skills
• Effective customer service, interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High degree of proficiency working with Microsoft Office and editing text in Adobe InDesign files
• Proficiency with desktop and digital publishing

Assets (Nonessential):

• Brand management experience
• Knowledge of the legal and business community
• Experience with leading committees/internal groups

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Diligent
• Efficient
• Entrepreneurial
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Self-directed

Closing Date: 12/18/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 -- $91,677. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $117,242. 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
Recruiter: Jasmin Olarte
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.
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 .

Skills Required