Senior Content Strategist, Research - University of Ottawa | Ottawa, ON

Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Communications and Marketing (JF)

# of Open Positions:

Faculty/Service - Department:

Chief of Staff

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

juin 05, 2023

Closing Date:

juin 16, 2023

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

Hours per week:

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 11

Salary Range:

$85 143,00 - $107 550,00

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation sets the strategic direction and oversees the administration of the University of Ottawa’s research enterprise, including funding, equipment and facilities, international collaborations, partnerships and business development.

Position Purpose

Provides strategic and tactical advice to the research community and implements innovative communications strategies with the objective of raising the profile of research internally and externally on a local, national and international scale.
Manages the development of digital communications strategies (Web, social media, video and photography). Directs the work of the Intermediate Specialist, Mutimedia and Web Design, as well as two Intermediate Specialists, Digital Communications and Marketing. Ensures that the Web and content team is operating at the highest level of efficiency and productivity.
Ensures that all communication materials and strategies support the research sector’s reputation and its main objectives.

Specific Accountabilities

Manages, plans and implements digital communications strategies and content (Web, social media, video and photography), ensuring they enhance the reputation and support the main objectives of the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI). Ensures that projects meet deadlines and allocated budgets.
Participates in the development of strategic plans for communications and marketing by setting priorities, defining audiences, adopting various tactics and methods, and establishing key performance indicators. Delivers regular reporting of cross-platform performance metrics and makes recommendations to the Research Communications and Marketing team as well as to OVPRI senior management.

Direct the work of the two Intermediate Specialists, Digital Communications and Marketing by supervising the production of appropriate content to promote research and innovation at uOttawa.

Directs the work of the Intermediate Specialist, Mutimedia and Web Design by defining project scope with clients, prioritizing, facilitating and tracking project status, identifying and solving problems and issues, allocating appropriate resources, and ensuring that projects are appropriately prioritized, completed on schedule, on budget and at the highest levels of quality.
Provides editorial and communications strategy advice and guidance to researchers, faculty communications teams and services within the OVPR with the aim of improving their marketing and communications activities.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience, preferably in communications, journalism, marketing or a related area;
Five years’ experience in journalism/communications/public relations, writing and editing in French and/or English for print and the Web;
Proven experience in project management;
In-depth knowledge of omni-channel marketing and communications, user experience (digital/Web) and online engagement;
Excellent ability to co-ordinate a variety of tasks under pressure, managing priorities, meeting strict deadlines and following up on deliverables;
Strong organizational, planning and analytical skills;
Proactive, creative and resourceful;
Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership;
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, and to interact with creative professionals in a positive manner in a fast-paced environment;
Ability to quickly assimilate complex information and to translate this information into plain language for a variety of audiences;
Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information and projects;
Sound judgment, initiative, tact and diplomacy, as well as high level of discretion in handling confidential information;

Solid knowledge of computer systems, including CMS (e.g. Drupal, WordPress), video and image editing software (e.g. Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro), Microsoft Office, databases, etc., knowledge of HTML editing

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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.

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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.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.