Specialist, Communications and Media
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Job Location:
Abbotsford - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Specialist Communications and Media works closely with faculty and staff to promote UFVs reputation and regard through storytelling and content creation that impacts visibility branding positioning media/community relations and employee relations.
The incumbent plans writes and edits print and online publications for UFV including blog posts reports brochures newspaper supplements and advertorials and the university magazine.
The incumbent works with and produces content for social media print and web publications internal communications media releases including utilizing photography and video.
Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelors degree in English Journalism Public Relations Communications or related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of related writing or journalism experience.
- Proven ability to plan schedule and create content in a busy environment.
- Excellent attention to detail ability to optimize resources meet deadlines and exceed project requirements.
- Professional experience in writing editing social media measurement and evaluation.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships by exercising tact diplomacy and judgement while maintaining the highest levels of customer service and professionalism.
- Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals at all levels of the University as well as with external stakeholders and suppliers in the communities.
- Excellent writing proofreading and editing skills for a variety of media types (print and electronic) with an eye for detail design content and brand.
- Ability to work independently exercise discretion and sound judgment in dealing with confidential and/or controversial University matters.
- Excellent organizational skills with the proven ability to work under pressure meet tight deadlines and effectively collaborate and manage changing priorities.
- Experience working in a post-secondary environment an asset.
- This position may work non-traditional hours due to breaking issues emergency communications and special events.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter by the application deadline.
About UFV
The University of the Fraser Valley is located on the traditional territory of the Halqeméylem-speaking peoples. We express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in Stó:lo Tém:éxw (Stó:lo Land; Stó:lo World). In all that we do UFV strives to support and honour the Stó:lo peoples goals of self-determination and well-being on these lands. A commitment to Indigenization and Reconciliation is core to our institutional Vision and Integrated Strategic Plan: IYAQAWTXW which means House of Transformation. This commitment includes the goal of centering Indigenous ways of knowing throughout our organization recognizing our responsibilities to community and a multi-year plan to increase the number of Indigenous faculty staff and administrators working at UFV.
UFV has campus locations in Abbotsford Chilliwack Mission and Hope in the beautiful British Columbia and in Chandigarh India. Recognized as one of BCs top employers UFV offers a combination of career and lifestyle benefits. Join a team of 1400 passionate professionals who value integrity inclusivity and excellence. At UFV you will serve a vibrant community and shape the future of 15000 students.
Indigenization equity and diversity are essential to our work as a university. A diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized. At UFV we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we proudly serve. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples members of groups that experience discrimination due to race colour place of origin ancestry and/or religion persons who identify as women and 2SLGBTQ and persons with disabilities. We invite applicants to complete a confidential self-identification survey as part of the application process. All questions are voluntary with an option to decline to answer. Information will be used to support efforts to broaden the diversity of the recruitment process and results are not shared with the selection committee. Inquiries about the survey may be directed to Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given an effort to be both environmentally and fiscally responsible UFV will contact only candidates receiving an interview. We thank all applicants for considering UFV for employment. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undergo a criminal record check and/ or a verification of their education credentials.
UFV is committed to the principle of equity in employment.
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Among Canadian universities, the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, stands out for career-focused education. It is located near Vancouver in the Fraser Valley.
