Manager, Communications and Marketing

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$97,348 - CA$124,491 • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law’s Strategy Office, the Manager, Communications and Marketing, can expect to be part of a collaborative, dynamic, high-performance team within a professional school that ranks amongst the best in the world. Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Transformation & Senior Advisor to the Dean, the Manager, Communications and Marketing will guide and support a vision to engage and inspire the broader Jackman Law community in the work at the Faculty with a view to compelling their participation, ambassadorship and partnership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum five (5) years of related professional communication and writing experience
• Experience planning and developing integrated multi-channel communications and marketing strategy and operations
• Experience organizing and implementing communications and issues management plans in a consultative manner
• Experience as the first point of contact for media enquiries, proactively seeking media opportunities, and providing detailed analysis, briefing notes and recommendations to leadership on handling contentious media issues
• Experience writing engaging print and digital content to demonstrate the impact of philanthropic investment, including Cases for Support, funding proposals, donor reports, newsletters, and profiles - preferably pertaining to philanthropic investment in higher education
• Experience developing high-impact marketing materials including social media, website strategy and operations
• Brand management experience
• Experience gathering relevant information for web and social media purposes, measurements, and client services
• Experience writing key messages and/or speeches for leadership
• Experience supervising staff, including direction on day-to-day activities as well as on projects
• Experience mentoring and leading junior staff
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills
• Strong researching, interviewing, fact-checking, editing and proofreading skills
• Effective customer service, interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High degree of proficiency working with Microsoft Office and editing text in Adobe InDesign files
• Proficiency with desktop and digital publishing

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the legal and business community
• Experience with leading committees/internal groups

Responsibilities

• Planning, developing and executing an integrated multi-channel communications and marketing strategy and operations
• Fostering relationships with internal and external contacts in the coordination, management and execution of marketing and communications activities
• Providing detailed analysis, briefing notes and recommendations to academic and executive leadership on handling contentious media issues
• Acting as the first point of contact for media enquiries
• Writing and editing copy and content to advance Faculty-wide communications objectives and strategic priorities
• Verifying that all marketing/communication collateral adheres to brand identity and University style guides
• Creating and maintaining presence on social media platforms
• Directing the activities of a single ongoing staff-appointed employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager