Education & Research Communications Specialist

SHN Scarborough Health Network; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HOOPP pension plan

Health benefits

Enroute Program

Critical Care Sponsorship

Employee discounts

EFAP & wellness

Job summary

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is seeking a dynamic Communications Coordinator to develop, plan, and implement marketing and communications initiatives. You will support SHN Education and research programs, promoting academic activities, events, and community outreach across multiple platforms.

The role emphasizes storytelling, digital media, and audience engagement with a focus on students and academic partnerships. This on‑site role offers flexible remote options depending on project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Digital Media, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a communications, marketing, content creator or specialist, or similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of social media platforms, copywriting, visual storytelling, multimedia and short format content development, and emerging digital trends.
• Extensive experience capturing and editing photo and video content.
• Experience generating content for students or driving knowledge translation for research studies is an asset.
• Experience in an academic, healthcare, or post‑secondary environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Academic Communications – support SHN Education, education programs, learner recruitment, and faculty recognition.
• Support research communications and knowledge translation for staff, learners, and community.
• Content Creation & Organization‑Wide Communications – develop multimedia content, lead videography/photography, manage SHN Education social channels, and update on digital channels.

Skills

Social media strategy

Copywriting

Video/content creation

Education content

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Digital Media, or related field

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Final Cut Pro

CapCut

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Hootsuite

Job description

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is seeking a dynamic Communications Coordinator to develop, plan, and implement marketing and communications initiatives. You will support SHN Education and research programs, promoting academic activities, events, and community outreach across multiple platforms.

The role emphasizes storytelling, digital media, and audience engagement with a focus on students and academic partnerships. This on‑site role offers flexible remote options depending on project needs.