Specialist, Marketing Jobs

Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

11

Job Family:

Marketing and Public Relations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Marketing and Communications

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

May 11, 2023

Closing Date:

May 22, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 09

Salary Range:

$67,783.00 - $85,623.00

About The Telfer School Of Management

The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is located in the heart of Ottawa and is the proud academic home of some 4,300 students,200 faculty members, over 100 staff members, and over 30,000 alumni.

At Telfer, everything we do from teaching to research, to policy advice is firmly aligned with helping Canada reach its potential. We believe that better business practice means a better Canada and that a better Canada means a better world.

Position purpose

Reporting to the Director, Marketing & Communications, the incumbent plans, designs and implements marketing strategies for the Telfer School of Management and its staff. This person coordinates Telfer’s social media, actively designs promotional tools for its services, programs, and events, and ensures compliance with the Telfer brand.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Promotion strategies: Designs strategies to promote Telfer services, programs and activities based on social media, print media and Telfer’s marketing group network, as needed. Participates in the planning of various events that are organized by or held at Telfer by offering marketing support and anticipating needs.
• Evaluation: Monitors marketing campaigns, which includes preparing reports and analyses. Provides feedback and suggests improvements for future promotional activities. Studies trends and keeps abreast of best marketing practices, particularly as they apply to university teaching and higher education.
• Adaptation to technology: Keeps abreast of emerging trends and technologies related to digital marketing and content creation. Adapts strategies and recommendations accordingly.
• Content creation: Creates, coordinates, organizes and writes persuasive content (such as articles, blog posts, etc.), including drafts, photography, video and more on various online platforms, such as social media, email, search engines and websites, to support Telfer’s vision.

What you will bring:

• Recent experience in working with online communities and social media engagement (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
• Experience in shooting, editing and posting videos and photos for social media
• Proven ability to be diplomatic and tactful
• Three years’ demonstrated experience in the writing and publication of digital content.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks or projects simultaneously
• Experience in using graphic design software
• Bilingualism - French and English (spoken and written)
• Creativity and ability to turn ideas into graphic images
• Availability to work evenings and weekends, as required by the position.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take the initiative and remain self-motivated
• Experience in writing content for online platforms
• Three years’ demonstrated experience in the design and execution of digital marketing and social media strategies
• Professional experience in analytics and in producing reports.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• In-depth knowledge of marketing principles normally acquired through a university degree in a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience in using computer systems and software, such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases, email, and the internet

Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.