Communications Officer

Job Responsibility: Date Posted: 09/19/2025 Req ID: 45219 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Law Department: Faculty of Law Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Position Number: 00057762 Description About us: The 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. The Faculty's rich academic programs are complemented by its many legal clinics and public interest programs. The Faculty of Law is housed in the elegant, state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historicbuildings, 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, you can expect to be part of a collaborative, dynamic, high-performance team within a professional school that ranksamongst 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 Communications Officer will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Faculty of Law and the University of Toronto tosupport the Faculty’s strategic objectives through dynamic, diverse communications channels and opportunities. Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Creating and maintaining a presence on social media platforms
• Implementing digital communication plans across a broad range of marketing/communication channels
• Overseeing tasks related to the production and dissemination of communications/marketing materials
• Gathering relevant or newsworthy content
• Writing news, feature stories, and press releases
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming for the media
• Coordinating website updates and ensuring technical issues are resolved
• Liaising with the University's central communication office to pitch and share stories and with internal and external stakeholders regarding story development and cross-promotion activities.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in a related role, including communications, marketing, journalism and/or public relations
• Demonstrated experience in communications and outreach within a university or comparable environment
• Demonstrated experience coordinating digital and print communications projects consistent with employer branding
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing events from start to finish
• Demonstrated experience researching, pitching, and writing stories
• Experience developing and implementing communications strategies and plans
• Experience implementing a digital media plan and maintaining information on digital platforms
• Experience building and maintaining strategic partnerships with internal and external parties, including news reporters and media contacts
• Demonstrated experience with various social media platforms, including but not limited to LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, and TikTok
• Demonstrated ability to create concise, effective written content, drawing from interviews with sources as well as translation of specialized/technical materials for lay audiences
• Proven design capabilities, including experience with web and graphic design software and working collaboratively with external vendors
• Proficiency with Canva, Microsoft Office, WordPress, Hootsuite, Mailchimp, and Eventbrite
• Skilled in working with content management systems
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Excellent research, writing, editing, and digital media skills are essential
• A self-starter possessing the ability to work independently in a high-profile, time-sensitive environment while balancing competing priorities
• Must be creative, resourceful, and solutions-oriented
• Willingness to develop and share technological expertise

Assets (Nonessential)

• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with trouble-shooting issues as it pertains to the back-end of websites
• Experience with new and improved communications and marketing tools and trends

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Be

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Diligent
• Efficient
• Multi-tasker
• Problem solver
• Tactful
• Team player

Closing Date: 09/29/2025, 11:59PM ET Employee Group: USW Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing Schedule: Full-Time Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone USW Pay Band 11 -- $76,577. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $97,928. 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: Candace Ferguson Note: available to USW staff-appointed employees upon request to Voir email sur ca.edajobs.com. 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.

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