Communications Officer

Date Posted: 10/11/2024
Req ID: 40126
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00052097

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine is a hub of excellence, innovation, and very high in academic productivity. We are the leading department of anesthesia in the country, and amongst the leading departments in the world. We are an assembly of over 640 members; faculty and trainees combined who are dedicated to provide outstanding clinical care for every patient across the city and the province and to constantly improve care through relentless innovation. We are advancing medical education to better support our community of learners, including patients, students, residents, fellows and faculty.

As Communications Officer, you will create a robust communications strategy that will highlight and profile our department’s academic and research excellence and you will lead targeted outreach initiatives to engage new and existing audiences. You will be involved with communication projects that renew our communication channels and build a digital media presence to promote and foster a sense of community amongst our learners, faculty, staff and alumni. Your exceptional communications and design skills and ability to shape compelling content will enable us to optimize our digital footprint.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing communication plans and strategies that support outreach goals and objectives
• Conducting interviews with leaders, faculty, staff and students for external publication
• Liaising with the University's central communication office to pitch stories and liaising with department staff to support effective content/story development
• Designing surveys and other research tools for program evaluation and producing promotional and outreach materials
• Implementing a digital media plan and managing social media channels
• Coordinating event logistics, including liaising with vendors and conducting post-event evaluations

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum four years of relevant communications experience in a university, teaching hospital or comparable environment
• Experience implementing communications strategies and plans
• Experience developing outreach strategies, including experience cultivating strong relationships with alumni
• Proven experience writing concisely and to deadline; conducting interviews, translating scientific material, writing news and feature stories and speeches
• Experience acting as a subject matter expert on content creation, visual layout and brand identity and key messaging
• In-depth knowledge and significant experience managing social media channels, including building active engagement, maintaining a consistent voice and expanding reach
• Demonstrated experience tracking and reporting on meaningful metrics
• Experience conceptualizing and coordinating events, including post-event evaluation and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, content management systems and survey tools
• Superb communications skills, including the ability to concisely summarize information and write for various formats and channels
• Ability to identify good story opportunities; excellent research, interviewing, writing and editing skills are essential
• Proven design capabilities, including experience with web and graphic design software and working collaboratively with external vendors
• A self-starter possessing the ability to work independently in a high-profile, time-sensitive environment and deal with competing priorities
• Must be creative, resourceful and solutions-oriented
• Willingness to develop and share technological expertise

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Articulate
• Insightful
• Organized
• Proactive

Closing Date: 10/29/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 -- $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Andrea Varicak

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.