Intermediate Advisor, Communications and Marketing

University of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Ottawa's Faculty of Education seeks a Communications and Marketing professional to support the sector's programs and services through strategic use of marketing and communications tools. Reporting to the Manager of Communications and Marketing, the role produces web content, develops plans, and ensures branding and accessibility standards while coordinating events and media relations.

This is a 12‑month employee position on Main Campus with 35 hours/week and a salary range of

Qualifications

• Experience in communications and marketing roles within higher education or a large organization.
• Ability to develop content for web and print, and coordinate translation and accessibility.
• Strong collaboration skills to support branding, campaigns and events.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an annual communications plan to support internal and external audiences.
• Write content for annual reports, news bulletins, brochures, speeches, web, social and press releases; coordinate translation.
• Coordinate translation and ensure compliance with budget and policies.
• Design marketing materials and collaborate with designers to promote the sector while maintaining brand standards.
• Lead media relations and respond to media inquiries as needed.
• Provide guidance on accessible, official-language compliant communications.
• Develop and monitor web usage and usability indicators; coordinate improvements to optimize web sites.
• Plan and manage events to support student recruitment and other sector activities.
• Represent the sector in internal and external meetings to promote programs and collaborations.

Skills

Communications planning

Content creation

Marketing strategies

Web content management

Media relations

Event coordination

Tools

Content management systems

Job description

Posting Reason: New Position

Job Type: Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): 12

Job Family: Communications and Marketing (JF)

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Marketing and Communications

Campus: Main Campus

Union Affiliation: SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/22

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/02

Hours per week: 35

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range: $85,040.00 - $107,421.00

About the Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education, along with its commitment to the promotion, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of education in general, is actively involved in teacher training. Located on the unceded ancestral lands of Algonquin peoples, the Faculty of Education is proud to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. Moreover, according to the latest QS ranking, our faculty is ranked among the top 100 in the world, and fifth in Canada, for research.

Position purpose

Reporting to the Manager of Communications and Marketing, contribute to the development and growth of programs and services offered by the sector through strategic use of marketing and communication tools. Generate web content, conceptualize and implement communications and marketing plans to project a positive image, promote the brand and increase the visibility of the sector. Act as resource person to employees of the sector on inquires related to communications and marketing to ensure compliance with established policies and standards.

In this job, your responsibilities will include:

• Communications: Develop and execute an annual communications plan that supports the sector's communications needs for various internal and external target audiences. To this end, write content for annual reports, news bulletins, brochures, speeches, web, social media and press releases and coordinate translation. Perform needs and cost/benefit analyses of proposed communications plans to support the annual budget planning of the sector and ensure that related activities comply with budget limits.
• Marketing: Develop and implement marketing strategies for the sector contributing to the corporate marketing and communications plan. To this end, design marketing material, and collaborate with graphic designers and photography and printing resources in its production to promote the sector while ensuring compliance with graphic standards. Perform needs and cost/benefit analyses of proposed marketing plans to support the annual budget planning of the sector and ensure that related activities comply with budget limits.
• Quality assurance: Develop performance indicators and monitor performance by executing consultations and surveys in order to maximize the effectiveness of marketing and communications activities/products of the sector. Analyze results and coordinate improvements to optimize the use of marketing and communications tools.
• Trends and needs analysis: Initiate and execute market research studies and analyze results to identify potential new markets and program/service offerings. Analyze and evaluate communications and advertising needs and propose solutions contributing to annual strategic plan of the sector.
• Media relations: Act as the first point of contact for relations with media to facilitate responses to media requests and make referrals to subject matter experts when necessary.
• Client advice: Provide advice and tools to employees of the sector in the preparation of communications and promotional material to ensure visual identity and compliance to communication policies, web, accessibility and official language standards. Act as resource person for the sector for inquiries pertaining to the creation of accessible documents.
• Web content management: Anticipate requirements and generate web content to best meet ongoing business needs while ensuring compliance with web, official language and accessibility standards and established policies. Develop and evaluate performance indicators for web usage and usability, and coordinate improvements to maximize the effectiveness of the sector's web sites.
• Events management: Lead all aspects of planning and execution for small- to mid-sized events for student recruitment and other special events in order to project a positive image of the faculty and/or the university. To this end, form and chair event planning committees, identify elements and timelines, monitor and communicate progress. Develop event budgets and ensure that all activities take place within budget limitations. Develop performance indicators and monitor performance to maximize the effectiveness of liaison and recruitment activities.
• Liaison: Participate in internal and external meetings and events in order to facilitate outreach, engagement, and collaboration. Promote programs, developments, and ongoing activities. Represent the sector during external recruitment activities.