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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixedterm jobs):
N/AJob Family:
Communications and Marketing (JF)# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service Department:
Manager Content MarketingCampus:
Main CampusUnion Affiliation:
SSUODate Posted:
mai 12 2025Applications must be received BEFORE:
mai 23 2025Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
SSUO Grade 11Salary Range:
$$Position Purpose
The Senior Writer and Editor plays a key role in shaping uOttawas institutional voice by developing highimpact content that supports the Universitys business priorities and notoriety. As an expert in storytelling strategy the Senior Writer and Editor provides expert guidance on written communications ensuring alignment across all platforms and initiatives and contributes to the evolution of content strategy through leadership in narrative development and editorial excellence for a multitude of channels such as the Web the University of Ottawas main social media accounts and targeted to current and potential students here in Canada and around the world.
In this role your responsibilities will include:
What you will bring:
#LiMP1
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 realize 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 selfstarting. 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 barrierfree 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 to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a frontline position with responsibilities to interact with students selected 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.
Prior to May 1 2022 the University required all students faculty staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid19 as defined in Policy 129 Covid19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Full-Time