Communications & Knowledge Translation Officer

Responsibilities

• Implement communication plans that support outreach goals and community relations for targeted audiences
• Advise clients on marketing and advertising strategies across multimedia channels
• Foster positive relations with stakeholders to support knowledge translation activities
• Develop and produce outreach materials, ensuring all collateral adheres to brand identity
• Manage social media presence, including campaign implementation and analytics monitoring
• Write story pitches and media correspondence to maintain relationships with news reporters
• Determine logistical details and manage expenses for events and programming

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or equivalent experience
• Minimum four years of relevant communications and outreach experience
• Experience working in a university, teaching hospital, or comparable environment
• Knowledge of or exposure to basic public health research
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and Mailchimp
• Experience with content management systems and data visualization
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience drafting knowledge translation documents

About the Company

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is the largest public health school in Canada. We host the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (CanPath), Canada's largest population cohort study, which provides a national platform for population-level health research to better understand disease risk factors and chronic diseases.