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Date Posted: 04/12/2023
Req ID: 30547
Faculty/Division: VP - University Operations
Department: Marketing & Communications
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00049707
Description
About us:
Spaces & Experiences constantly endeavours to make the University of Toronto experience a great one. Our portfolio is dedicated to providing the highest quality and cost-effective solutions to the St. George campus and community. Food Services – one of the business encompassed under the Spaces & Experiences umbrella at the University of Toronto oversees more than 30 food locations across the St. George campus and runs various programs, community outreach events, sustainability initiatives, and campus Meal Plans.
Your Opportunity
The Spaces & Experiences Marketing and Communications team works closely with Food Services to promote services and achieve business objectives across the University’s St. George campus. The Marketing and Communications team consists of brand, web, media, design, and social media experts who support all of the Spaces & Experiences business streams. Within this collaborative environment, and under the direction of the Director, Marketing & Communications for S&E, the incumbent will work closely with the various leaders in the Food Services portfolio and the rest of the marketing and communications team, to help Food Services achieve their business goals. This position will act as a marketing liaison between the Food Services and Marketing teams in implementing marketing and communications plans and objectives. This position, as a core member of the central marketing and communicationsteam, will also help develop and execute additional portfolio wide marketing and communications plans and projects as needed.
Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities
• Help to create and maintain presence on social media platforms
• Promoting events and programs to target audiences
• Advising on the development of promotional/outreach materials
• Implementing communication plans that support outreach goals and objectives
• Implementing community relations outreach plans for targeted audiences
• Advising clients on marketing and advertising strategies for multimedia channels
• Implementing marketing and advertising plans to increase revenue-generating activities

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of related experience in Marketing/Communications.
• Advanced proficiency related to MS Word, Excel, Teams and Sharepoint
• Demonstrated ability to tackle multiple competing priorities
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Communications or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Advanced skills in online cloud-based design platforms (Canva, Visme)
• Excellent customer service skills, providing detailed information and support to clients
• Intermediate computer skills in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working with WordPress, CMS and Social Media Platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook)

Assets

• Experience working in higher education, government, or non-profit industry
• Project management certification
• Experience in managing projects, creating and writing project plans and project briefs
• Experience in food industry marketing and communications, and developing campaigns

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Be

• Goal oriented
• Motivated self-learner
• Team player

All applicants are encouraged to submit any additional supporting documents or examples of their work with their application.
Closing Date: 04/20/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time. Regular daytime schedule (8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m)
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone
USW Pay Band 11 -- $67,659 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $86,523. 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: Meagan White
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.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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 http://uoft.me/UP .
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 [email protected] .