Position Title: Communications Manager (Full-Time)

Job's Purpose:

The Communications Manager's main role is to promote the Association's presence in the Trent and Peterborough communities by increasing brand awareness, engaging with students through communication platforms, and disseminating relevant information through consistent news and updates.

Wage & Hours:

$44,226 to $48,412 suggested starting salary, 35hrs/week

Work Terms: 

  • 20 days paid vacation (10 to occur during winter break)

  • 10 paid sick days, access to additional paid sick days for appropriate medical issues 

  • Statutory holiday pay if holiday falls on a vacation day

  • 4% vacation pay on gross

  • 20% of work week can be done remotely

  • Occasional work on evenings and weekends

Description Summary: 

  • Liaise with office staff and Executives to communicate with students and the community all up-to-date news and upcoming events, services, and campaigns through all available means, including the TCSA website, TCSA mobile app, posters, MyTrent, email, social media platforms, etc.

  • Work with the staff and executive to write and design all communications including, but not limited to all subject matter in advertising materials, newsletters, website, and any other information to go out to the public.

  • Chair the Events Committee, including taking and distributing minutes and maintaining the events calendar.

  • Be responsible for assisting with TCSA Board of Director campaigns and events when required and inviting Directors to all Association events.

  • Ensure that the TCSA’s publications are up-to-date and adhere to appropriate standards of branding, structure, format, grammar, and tone of any written document (including TCSA website).

  • Liaise with the Marketing & Communications Office at Trent University to have all pertinent TCSA updates/information posted in a timely manner, including myTrent portal postings as well as ensuring all TCSA events are included on the Trent University website calendar.

  • Be responsible for managing the documentation of TCSA events, including photography/digital media and social media posts.

Reports To: 

  • General Manager 

  • Association Resource Manager

  • Executive Committee

Training:

Minimum two-weeks shadow period with outgoing Communications Manager. Mandatory trainings (i.e., AODA). General orientation to the Association’s structure, services, programs, practices, and procedures.

Other Notes/Benefits:

  • Parking pass

  • Bus Pass

  • Extended Health and Dental benefits package for employee and spouse/dependents

  • Annual Athletics Membership or equivalent value for alternative membership

  • Arrangements made for overtime and lieu time.

  • Access to pooled disability benefits

  • RRSP Contribution match after 2 years

Education: 

  • Recently graduated students with a degree or certificate in graphic design, communications, marketing, or similar programs are encouraged to apply.

Experience Required: 

  • Creativity and attention to detail

  • Computer skills.

  • Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Lightroom) and other editing and design software 

  • Working knowledge of accessibility best practices related to social media and graphic design principles

  • Must have excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (both verbal and written).

  • Works collaboratively with others and can delegate tasks where needed.

  • Ability to work independently.

Effort: 

  • Extended periods of standing and speaking with others in person.

  • Ability to multitask, shift priorities with frequent interruptions.

  • Ability to reprioritize work based on new/unexpected issues that arise.

  • Actively listening to questions and concerns and responding with detailed responses.

  • Use of discretion, tact, and empathy to community members and students in sensitive situations.

  • Regular lifting and moving of Association supplies.

Working Conditions: 

  • Maintaining confidentiality of information.

  • Noisy environments.

  • Unavoidable busy periods.

  • Potentially stressful situations with students requiring support.

  • Working independently and as part of a team.

Training:

Minimum two-weeks shadow period with outgoing Communications Manager. Mandatory trainings (i.e., AODA). General orientation to the Association’s structure, services, programs, practices, and procedures.

To apply, email a copy of your resume and cover letter in PDF format, as well as a portfolio of your recent work, to the Association Resource Manager at boardresource@trentcentral.ca.

Applications should be received by 11:59pm on Wednesday, April 23rd, to be considered for this role.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Trent Central Student Association or Hiring Committee. Please be sure to indicate your name and the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. Due to the volume of applications, follow-up should only be expected by candidates who have been selected to interview for the position.

The Trent Central Student Association is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our membership and creates equal opportunity for all applicants. The Association encourages applicants from BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, disabled and other diverse communities that meet the requirements of the job posting to apply. We suggest applicants introduce themselves, their stories and lived experiences in their cover letter to their level of comfort, particularly if lived experience provides equivalent or additional qualifications. Prioritization will be given to applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), Queer, Trans, or disabled.

Should you be contacted for an interview, please identify any accommodation you may require based on language, disability, health status, or place of residence. Upon hiring, efforts will be made to enable all candidates to perform the required duties. However, it is recognized that freedom from discrimination can be achieved only insofar as these qualities do not clearly prevent the performance of required duties. The Association prohibits and will also work to counter discrimination on the grounds of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, language, creed, clerical or lay status, sex or gender, pregnancy or health status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (except as required by statute), marital status, family status (parent/child relationship), number of dependents, disability, political or religious affiliation or belief, membership in legal associations, place of residence, or any other related grounds to ameliorate the status of a specific group and all harassment or discrimination they may face.