Communications Officer

1 month ago


Montréal, Canada McGill University Full time

Please refer to the

job aid for instructions on how to apply.

University Advancement (UA) promotes McGill to its global community and to the public, engaging alumni, volunteers and friends of the University, and building on McGill’s record of fundraising success in support of University priorities. By joining UA, you can be part of a dynamic, exciting and growing team of professionals that is making an extraordinary impact on the world by advancing the philanthropic and engagement ambitions of McGill University. To find out more about UA, please visit us at


Position Summary:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Produce and edit a wide range of digital and print materials targeting students, alumni, prospective and past donors, parents and friends of the University, including content for e-newsletters, McGill News magazine, the annual Report on Giving, press releases, and web copy for McGill Giving and McGill Alumni and other websites.- Produce Alumni Relations communications content, including event promotion and marketing, speaking notes, alumni programs promotion, and other materials.- Write high quality speaking notes for senior Advancement and University leadership (including the VP of University Advancement, the Chancellor and the Principal) ensuring consistency in messaging and alignment with University communications priorities.- Work with fundraisers, communications professionals, professors, students and other stakeholders across the University to craft communications and hone strategies aimed at improving McGill’s relationship and fundraising success with a wide variety of existing and prospective donors, ranging from Annual Giving and Planned Giving initiatives to major gifts.- Work closely with the project management team, graphic designers, digital communications experts, translators, alumni relations professionals and other colleagues and freelancers to ensure that materials are completed on deadline and to the highest standards.- Nurture productive and collaborative relationships with faculty members, students, fundraisers and other stakeholders across the University to support McGill’s Advancement goals.- Develop new and creative means of engaging and soliciting a wide range of audiences and demographics.- Contribute to the development of creative communications strategies that will help achieve maximum impact with an efficient use of resources.- Assist with review of Communications content in translation (French), with the ability to provide editing, proofreading/copyediting support.

Other Qualifying Skills And/Or Abilities:
- Outstanding writing skills with the flexibility and creativity to create copy for a variety of media, and addressing a range of audiences.- A demonstrated ability to create high impact communications materials across a wide spectrum of topics.- Fluency in social media and other emerging communications platforms.- The capacity to liaise with internal and external clients and to work autonomously and as part of a team in a fast-paced, changing, deadline-oriented environment.- The demonstrated ability to work in a PC environment using MS Office- Knowledge of working within Content Management Systems for websites an asset.- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English. Strong French reading comprehension skills and editorial skills for reviewing material in translation. Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 4 on a scale of 0-4.

Additional Information:
- Testing may be administered.

LI-Hybrid
- Minimum Education and Experience:

- Bachelor's Degree 3 Years Related Experience /
Annual Salary:

(MPEX Grade 04) $62,550.00 - $78,190.00 - $93,830.00
- Hours per Week:

- 33.75 (Full time)
Supervisor:

Assoc Dir Content Publications
Position End Date (If applicable):

Deadline to Apply:

- 2023-11-20
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