Communications & Multimedia Specialist

Date Posted: 02/12/2026
Req ID: 46927
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number:
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, forestry, and visual studies — as well as unique undergraduate programs that use architectural studies and visual studies as a lens through which students may pursue a broad, liberal arts-based education. Its mission is to educate students, prepare professionals, and cultivate scholars who will play a leading role in creating more culturally engaged, ecologically sustainable, socially just, and artfully conceived environments.
The greater Toronto region serves as a dynamic laboratory for both its students and faculty, while the University of Toronto, which year after year ranks among the top universities in the world, provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise that they can draw from. Like Toronto, Daniels students and faculty are incredibly cosmopolitan in sensibility, hailing from every part of the world, with their work crossing all sorts of geographic and cultural boundaries. The city's multicultural networks and international connections make the Daniels Faculty a powerful place to start a career.
Your opportunity:
Reporting to the Director, Office of the Dean and under the functional supervision of the Lead, Communications and Marketing Officer, the Communications & Multimedia Specialist is a creative, engaged, and proactive professional with an eye for storytelling through graphic design, videography, photographic images, and writing.
The Communications & Multimedia Specialist will be responsible for producing compelling communication, promotional and outreach content/digital stories across many channels that will engage prospective students, alumni, partners and the broader public. The Communications & Multimedia Specialist will gather relevant and newsworthy content, coordinate the preparation of images and copy for story generation, and write and edit targeted communications to support strategic initiatives with a focus on engaging students to tell their stories and share their authentic experiences. The incumbent will determine technical requirements for graphic design production or projects, format graphic design materials for print, and maintain information on a website according to objectives and/or user feedback.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing digital communication plans across a broad range of marketing/communication channels
• Writing and editing targeted communications including writing copy to support strategic initiatives and producing promotional and outreach materials. Gathering of relevant or newsworthy content
• Creating and producing graphic designs that reflect departmental and/or divisional objectives
• Implementing social media campaigns and creating, maintaining and growing presence on social media platforms
• Designing graphic elements for digital and online media and maintaining information on a website
• Conducting photography and/or videography shoots and editing post-production audio and/or visual material
• Assessing print and digital materials for consistency of graphic elements and appropriate layout of text
• Verifying that all digital communication collateral adheres to brand identity and University style guides

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field such as Graphic Design, Communications, Content Marketing or similar or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience in digital content creation and graphic design with a focus on storytelling including experience with the implementation/maintenance and growth of social media campaigns on a variety of social media platforms within a complex organizational work setting.
• Experience planning and implementing digital communication plans across a broad range of marketing/communication channels.
• Experience writing and editing targeted communications including writing copy accompanied by graphics/videos to support strategic initiatives. Experience producing promotional and outreach materials and gathering of relevant or newsworthy content.
• Experience creating and producing graphic designs that reflect departmental and/or divisional objectives.
• Experience designing graphic elements for digital and online media and maintaining information on websites.
• Experience producing images, videos, reels, and graphics, including being captured at live events, that are dynamic in nature and are reflective of design excellence.
• Experience assessing print and digital materials for consistency of graphic elements and appropriate layout of text.
• Experience verifying that all digital communication collateral adheres to brand identity.
• Experience with animation and motion graphics.
• Advanced experience with producing multimedia promotional and outreach materials using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat), Canva or other design software.
• Extensive experience working with the following social media platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, or comparable platforms within a complex organizational work setting.
• Experience maintaining, customizing websites, and advising on website content/design within WordPress, Drupal, or comparable system.
• Demonstrated strong visual/design sensibility.
• High level of organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work independently, and within a team environment, collegially and effectively.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Demonstrated experience working in a design and/or academic environment.
• Experience working with marketing programs targeted at student populations.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Efficient
• Organized
• Proactive
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date: 02/27/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band $76,577. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $97,928. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Communication/Media/Public Relations

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.