Job Description

This is a temporary, twelve (12) month, thirty-seven and one half (37.5) hour per week position effective July 1, 2023, ending no later than June 30th, 2024. LOCATION: Strategic Communications, Catholic Education Centre
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2023
SALARY: Salary Band 5 ($80,937 to $91,074 per annum) JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Communications, the Communications Officer will: This position is responsible for:

• Providing communications counsel, issues management and tactical support to Board Departments and schools.
• Preparing messaging that may be sensitive, timely and/or confidential in nature.
• Responding to and coordinating communication with the media.
• Assist with writing and editing Board reports, and Board-wide presentations delivered to key stakeholders.
• Working with the Director, senior staff and board of trustees to write, edit and oversee the development of online and print publications, offering advice on best communication practices from both content and design perspectives.
• Writing and editing news releases, media alerts, and web content for the Board\xe2\x80\x99s website, and sharing content with media outlets.
• Providing media support to school and board staff.
• Responding to media queries, coordinating interviews, and preparing statements.
• Creating and overseeing digital display advertisements on local news websites, and print ads submitted to local papers to advertise HCDSB programs, new initiatives, and school registration.
• Overseeing and providing tactical support in the development of Board-wide videos used for marketing and promotional purposes.
• Implementing and ensuring that all print and web-based publications adhere to the Board\xe2\x80\x99s branding and visual identity.
• Creating presentations, webinars, and other materials to share with external audiences.
• Monitor the Board\xe2\x80\x99s social media channels and manage the Board\xe2\x80\x99s online outreach and social media strategy.
• Media relations and social media training to school and Board staff.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE: Degree or diploma in Communications Studies, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field.

• A minimum of five (5) years demonstrated field experience, with an emphasis on communications expertise, marketing and digital marketing expertise, media, social media, and web-based platforms.
• Experience working in a school or school board setting.
• Experience working in a highly confidential environment.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, organizational and verbal
  and written communications skills.
• Strong understanding of issues in communication related to equity, anti-racism, anti-Black racism, and human rights and social justice in the context of an educational environment.
• Strong skills in social media strategy development, implementation and training.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (PC and Mac environment \xe2\x80\x93 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Microsoft Suite of products and other applicable software packages, web-based plat forms including WordPress and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Windows-based software (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher).
• Print design, Basic HTML, CSS and knowledge of web design processes would an asset.

We encourage all applicants to view our Employment with HCDSB I Halton Catholic District School Board for more information about our Board. To be considered for this temporary opportunity, create an applicant profile on ApplyToEducation and apply to our job posting #3509970 by June 7th, 2023.
Date of Release: May 31st, 2023