Content Creation Lead / Senior Writer

Salary (Grade: 11)

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas
The University of Ottawa is home to over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroads of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone’s contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

About the faculty/service: Faculty of Medicine
Welcome to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada. Our learners have access to state-of-the art facilities and specialized institutions as they learn alongside world-class physicians and scientists. Consistently ranked among the top 10 medical schools in Canada, our faculty is among the top faculties of medicine in the world for research impact in biomedical and health sciences.

Position purpose:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Marketing, Communications and Engagement, Oversees the writing and editing of communications and marketing materials for a wide range of communication channels, including Web and print materials, e-mail marketing, video, press releases, social media and more. Implements innovative strategies with the objective to optimize the value of the content appearing across the Faculty of Medicine’s communication channels to ensure this content supports the Faculty of Medicine and the University’s reputation and main objectives.

In this role you will:

• With the objective to enhance readership of all corporate communications, supervises the work of the content team by facilitating and tracking projects status, identifying problems and issues, allocating appropriate resources and ensuring that projects are completed on schedule and at the highest levels of quality.
• With the objective to enhance the reputation and brand image of the Faculty of Medicine, develops and implements communications strategies that ensure cohesion and consistency of messaging
• Oversees the content of the Faculty of Medicine website ensuring accuracy of all information and proper protocols for various applications. Champions new ideas for content according to evolving academic, clinical, and teaching achievements and news events at the Faculty of Medicine; conducts research, interviews and writes/edits articles for various media using multiple platforms including web, print, social media, video and ad copy.
• Provides direction and support to Marketing and Communications and other Faculty of Medicine staff with regard to tone and suitability of articles written for distribution via various platforms, ensuring that deadlines are met.
• With the objective to increase the visibility of the Faculty of Medicine, develops tactics to seek out and obtain inspiring stories, writes articles and co-coordinates proofreading and translation. Researches clients’ products/services/image to ensure ability to write accurate, on-target copy/concepts for assigned projects.
  

What you will bring:

• Knowledge of journalism, communications or public relations normally acquired through post-secondary studies or equivalent work experience;
• Five years’ experience in journalism/communications/public relations, writing and editing;
• Proven capabilities in management, and ability to resolve conflicts;
• Proven experience in project management
• Experience in a health research and post-secondary or public-sector environment
• Ability to co-ordinate a variety of tasks under pressure
• Strong organizational, planning and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, and to interact with creative professionals in a positive manner during high stress situations and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Sound judgment, initiative, creativity, flexibility, tact and diplomacy, as well as experience in dealing with conflict situations and sensitive issues that reflect on corporate image;
• Proficiency in word processing and knowledge of desktop publishing, HTML editing software (eg.WordPress, Drupal) and image editing software (e.g. Paint Shop Pro);
• Bilingual, with emphasis on excellence in one of two official languages;
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Bilingualism: French and English (spoken and written); to be considered for this position, candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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