Marketing and Communications Assistant

Marketing and Communications Assistant

About Queen's University

Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.

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Job Summary

**A Brief Overview**

**Job Description**:

**What you will do**
- Designs and maintains department website and social media accounts.
- Reviews analytics and makes recommendations to improve search engine optimization.
- Implements the marketing and communication strategies.
- Coordinates, writes, and posts content for digital marketing channels, including relevant news stories.
- Prepares and publishes print and online advertising campaigns.
- Coordinates social media activities and manages a digital content calendar.
- Produces, edits, and distributes photography and assists with videography.
- Designs and creates graphics for online and printed marketing materials.
- Coordinates, sets up and drives webinars and manages registration for online events.

**Required Education**
- Three-year Community College Diploma or Three-Year Bachelor Degree, or equivalent. In addition, requires trade certification, qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.

**Required Experience**
- More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.
- Experience developing, coordinating and producing promotional and marketing material considered an asset.
- Experience developing and managing marketing plans considered an asset.
- Experience in graphic design and production with a familiarity of graphic/multi-media design tools and technologies considered an asset (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ProTools, AfterEffects, etc.).
- Experience in writing, interviewing, reviewing, editing and/or proofreading internal and/or external communications and documents considered an asset (e.g., social media, policy manuals, newsletters, handbooks, legal documents, forms/templates, blogs, training/reference materials, technical documents, webinars, etc.).
- Experience in web design and website content development and management tools considered an asset (e.g., DreamWeaver, FrontPage, etc.).

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

**Job Knowledge and Requirements**
- Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
- Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
- Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
- Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
- Build relationships, trust and credibility.
- Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
- Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
- Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
- Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
- Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
- Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
- Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
- Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.
- Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

**Skills**
- Attention To Detail
- Communications
- Graphic Design
- Marketing
- Website Management

**Reference**
- 318065