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Communications Specialist I - Strategic Communications Planning and Content

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada💼 Full-time💰 $67,689–$67,689🗓 2026-08-12 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develops and delivers strategic communications plans, editorial materials, and written content to support institutional priorities and Advancement-related needs for the University of Waterloo.

Role type

Staff-level strategic communications specialist

Builds

Communications plans, editorial calendars, articles, web content, newsletters, presentations, and social media content

Domain

Higher Education / Strategic Communications

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Strategic communications planning, written content development, editorial management, stakeholder coordination, project coordination, performance analysis

Preferred skills

Higher education experience, public sector experience, complex multi-stakeholder environment experience

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Develop communications plans and written materials aligned with institutional priorities; Coordinate input from subject-matter experts and campus partners; Create and adapt content for digital, print, and other channels; Compile and analyze communications performance metrics and audience feedback; Manage project timelines and documentation for communications initiatives

Seniority

Staff, mid-level IC

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