Communications Officer, External Relations
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 $57,315 - $67,429 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.
Acadia seeks a Communications Officer to join the External Relations office. This role plays a vital part in building meaningful connections with our 40,000+ alumni and donor community through strategic storytelling, editorial leadership, and multimedia content creation.
As the Communications Officer, you will lead the production of Acadia's 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, you'll lead the creation of Acadia's semiannual e-Bulletin magazine-from developing themes and coordinating freelance contributors to editing content and managing production and distribution. You'll 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, you'll offer strategic writing and editing support to various departments and help shape how Acadia connects with its community.
- Bachelor's 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 University's 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 [email protected].
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 applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact [email protected].
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