Communications Officer, External Relations
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The Opportunity
Position: Communications Officer
Department: External Relations
Position Type: AUPAT 5 Full-time Permanent
Date Posted: June 10 2025
Application Deadline: June 23 2025 at 11:59 pm
Competition #: 25-19-AU
Salary: To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $57315 - $67429 per annum.
Benefits: Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan health and dental plan Telemedicine with Greenshield Health health spending account life insurance optional life insurance AD&D insurance long-term disability insurance employee and family assistance program tuition discount for employees and their dependents free gym facility membership 4 weeks vacation increasing with years of service university paid holidays including winter break closure.
What youll do
Responsibilities
Acadia seeks a Communications Officer to join the External Relations office. This role plays a vital part in building meaningful connections with our 40000 alumni and donor community through strategic storytelling editorial leadership and multimedia content creation.
As the Communications Officer you will lead the production of Acadias flagship e-Bulletin magazine coordinate monthly e-newsletters and develop engaging content for web and social media platforms. Reporting to the Executive Director Alumni Relations your work will directly support institutional priorities in fundraising donor stewardship alumni engagement and brand reputation-locally and globally.
In this role youll lead the creation of Acadias semiannual e-Bulletin magazine-from developing themes and coordinating freelance contributors to editing content and managing production and distribution. Youll also produce original content for alumni and donor webpages run social media campaigns maintain photo and video archives oversee the monthly e-newsletter and work with campus partners to share inspiring stories that encourage engagement and giving. Your work will support major alumni and donor events fundraising campaigns and institutional announcements ensuring clear consistent messaging. Along the way youll offer strategic writing and editing support to various departments and help shape how Acadia connects with its community.
What youll need
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Communications Journalism Public Relations Arts or a related field.
- We are seeking a candidate with 3-5 years of progressive experience in a communications role preferably within a university media or nonprofit setting.
- Exceptional writing editing and storytelling skills tailored for diverse platforms and audiences.
- Strong project management and organizational abilities with experience overseeing publications from concept to delivery.
- The role will require someone who has strong organizational communication and interpersonal skills who is effective in their work flexible to changing demands and works collaboratively fostering teamwork.
- Proficiency with graphic design tools web content management systems and email campaign platforms such as Constant Contact.
- Photography and/or videography experience is a strong asset.
- An understanding of Acadia Universitys values and culture is preferred; Acadia alumni are encouraged to apply.
For further information or to request a detailed job description please contact Keilani Tupper at emailprotected.
A little bit about us
Acadia University
Acadia University located in Mikmaki the ancestral territory of the Mikmaq nation is one of Canadas leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 185 years Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadias faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged and your ideas are welcomed.
Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotias beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle outstanding recreational opportunities internationally acclaimed restaurants a healthy economy and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. Its a place that people love to live and those who do not live here love to visit.
To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice please visit our website at .
Are you interested
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TO APPLY: To apply for this opportunity click on the Apply Now button and upload your cover letter resume and professional references.
Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people African Nova Scotians persons with disabilities visible minorities women and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the aforementioned groups and who wish to have the application considered as such are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities including accommodation that takes into account an applicants accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process please contact emailprotected.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
