Storyteller & Content Lead — Education Communications

CAIS; Victoria; Hybrid; CAD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous vacation and school closure

Health and dental benefits

Retirement savings plan

Professional development opportunities

Employee wellness programs

Beautiful Victoria campus

Collaborative school community

Meaningful work in a leading Canadian独

Job summary

St. Michaels University School (SMUS) in Victoria, BC, seeks a Communications Specialist to join the Marketing & Communications team.

The role focuses on creating clear, engaging content across channels, conducting interviews, and supporting major publications while maintaining SMUS’s brand voice. The position involves in-person work at the Victoria campus with some remote flexibility and regular travel between SMUS campuses.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing or a related field, along with three to five years of relevant professional experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, with demonstrated ability to write effectively for different audiences, purposes and channels.
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling skills, with a keen sense of newsworthiness and the ability to identify the appropriate approach and level of effort for different content.
• Strong understanding of writing for digital audiences, news writing techniques, Canadian Press style and brand voice.
• Experience writing and publishing website content using a CMS such as Drupal or WordPress; experience with email platforms such as Mailchimp and/or project management tools like Asana are an asset
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to work quickly and accurately while managing multiple deadlines, requests and changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and interviewing skills, with the ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with a wide range of people, from young students to colleagues, school leaders, families and alumni.
• Proactive, adaptable and comfortable learning new tools and technologies, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Sound judgment, tact and discretion; experience working in education or another complex, fast-moving organization is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Content & Editorial: Identify, develop, write and edit timely and engaging content reflecting school life and SMUS priorities.
• Write for audiences across news, features, web, social, marketing and other communications.
• Plan and build the School’s weekly newsletter.
• Build relationships across the School and identify compelling stories and content opportunities.
• Provide writing/editorial support for major publications and special projects while maintaining brand voice.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Editorial judgment

Storytelling

Interviews

Interpersonal skills

Education

Post-secondary education in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing or related field

Tools

Drupal/WordPress

Mailchimp

Asana

Job description

St. Michaels University School (SMUS) in Victoria, BC, seeks a Communications Specialist to join the Marketing & Communications team.

The role focuses on creating clear, engaging content across channels, conducting interviews, and supporting major publications while maintaining SMUS’s brand voice. The position involves in-person work at the Victoria campus with some remote flexibility and regular travel between SMUS campuses.