WEB CONTENT COORDINATOR

Job Responsibility: Job ID: 53018 Job Category: Communications & Marketing Division & Section: Municipal Licensing & Standards, MLS Toronto Animal Services Work Location: 1300 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario (Not Hybrid Work) Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent Vacancy Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $41.33 - $45.26 Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week Affiliation: L79 Full-time Number of Positions Open: 1 Posting Period: 14-MAR to 28-MAR Job Summary: The Web Content Coordinator will work with professional and technical teams providing a wide range of creative services in support of divisional strategic objectives. Major Responsibilities:

• Writes and edits creative copy for a variety of interactive media including the Internet, Intranet, Social Media, Multimedia presentations, and other promotional tools.
• Ensures that content within the division's internet and intranet sites are integrated, accurate and current. Provides evaluation and analysis of web use statistics and client feedback.
• Provides expertise and develops and implements guidelines for the structure of information within applications and systems.
• Consults with business units and provide support to project teams to determine business unit information and web-based service to identify solutions to meet business requirements. Develops, redesigns, and improves workflows, methodologies and processes for maintenance and development of quality information and content.
• Plans, executes and documents user interviews and usability tests.
• Creates and presents user personas, user experience scenarios and test cases.
• Develops, documents, implements and monitors adherence to web development and information management standards including style guides, metadata standards, taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and other classifications systems for navigation or other categorization needs.
• Assists with the maintenance and development of content libraries consisting of information and design assets in the form of text, photography, graphics, video and audio.
• Ensures that content providers are trained in writing for the Web by setting standards. Develops, delivers and evaluates training programs and materials.
• Assists in the development of marketing and communications strategies, including coordinated workplans and editorial schedules across multiple channels, including social media.
• Provides expertise in the development and support of new web-based products and services as the division's information needs evolve.
• Ensures that legal and legislated standards are upheld (e.g. the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act).

Key Qualifications: Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

• Post-secondary education in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media or approved equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience.

• Experience in content creation, digital marketing and social media management.

• Experience writing online content and maintaining corporate guidelines.

• Experience with at least five of the following applications: Adobe Web Creative Suite tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Canva, Hootsuite, or related graphic design, video editing, and web development applications.

• Experience with government legislation, in particular the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

You must also have:

• Must possess and maintain a valid Province of Ontario, Class “G” Driver's License, and must have the ability to obtain the required City Operator's permit for assigned vehicle(s) and equipment(s).
• Must be able to travel to various sites and/or work locations within the City of Toronto.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills: proven ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels; exceptional technical, verbal and written communications skills and ability to establish and maintain a good consulting relationship with stakeholders and vendors.
• Ability to show initiative and self-direction, maintain currency of knowledge, identify and solve problems that require investigation and creativity, and respond flexibly and productively to multiple and changing priorities in a results-oriented team environment.
• Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)'s requirements and standards applicable to information including the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR).
• Knowledge of web and social media analytics and ability to monitor trends and provide reports.
• Ability to conceptualize animal-focused content and comfort working with animals and in shelter and field settings.
• Ability to pitch new concepts to stay ahead of social trends and new tools and technologies for content creation and management.
• Knowledge of writing and editing content for the web.
• Knowledge of the implementation of web-based Documents and Content. Management Systems such as SharePoint or Open Text.
• Knowledge of records management, email management and electronic document management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Animal By-Laws and Animal Services objectives.
• Knowledge of common wildlife species, dogs, cats, and breeds, along with basic animal care.
Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity, and respectful workplaces.

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