Digital Community Coordinator - Limited Term
Tracking Code: req2066
Faculty/Department: Office of the Registrar
Number of Positions: 1
Appointment Type: Limited Term 9 Months
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Salary Range: Level 7 - Starting Salary, Step 1 $68,930
Posting Date: June 19, 2026
Closing Date: June 26, 2025 (7:00 pm EST)
Job Summary:
The Digital Community Coordinator helps to bring our student experience to life across social media and digital platforms, creating content that captures student life, shares important updates, and inspires prospective students to see themselves at Ontario Tech. You’ll play a key role in building an engaging, student-focused online community through social media strategy, content production, and digital storytelling.
Nature of work:
Reporting to the Manager, Communications and Digital Recruitment, the Digital Community Coordinator supports the university’s recruitment goals by assisting in the development of student-facing digital content. This includes managing the university ambassador live chat program, updating Registrar web pages, creating social and multimedia assets, and contributing to content strategy across multiple channels. This is a collaborative, fast-paced, and highly creative role that requires excellent communication, attention to detail, and a passion for connecting with students.
Responsibilities/accountabilities:
1. Social Communications
- Develop and execute social media strategies that connect with future students.
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Monitor platforms, engage with users, respond to questions, and grow our digital reach.
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Participate in the Ontario Tech social media committee to ensure alignment across departments.
2. Web Updates and Online Community
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Maintain and enhance Office of the Registrar recruitment web content.
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Assist in training and set up of the student ambassadors platform—monitoring content and coordinating with the Digital Recruitment Officers.
- Recommend new ways to integrate social content into other digital platforms (e.g CRM and email marketing.
3. Content Creation
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Plan, produce, and edit digital and physical assets including videos, graphics, photography, and promotional materials.
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Coordinate with students, staff, and faculty to highlight events and share authentic stories.
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Attend recruitment events to generate real-time content and support student engagement campaigns.
4. Writing and Editing
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Draft, edit, and update content for web, email, digital, and print channels.
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Ensure all content is aligned with university voice, brand, AODA, and CP Style guidelines.
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Support internal teams with copywriting, proofreading, and content planning.
5. Assessment and Reporting
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Analyze engagement data to inform future content and community strategies.
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Prepare reports and presentations on student engagement trends and outcomes.
Required Skills:
- 1–3 years of experience in a communications or digital engagement role, preferably in a student-focused or educational environment.
- An understanding of student recruitment and the postsecondary landscape is an asset.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with a strong grasp of accessibility (AODA) and CP Style standards.
- Proficiency with social media management tools (e.g. Hootsuite, Loomly, Meltwater) and content management systems.
- Experience creating digital content using tools like Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, CapCut, and Canva.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience supervising or mentoring students or volunteers.
- The ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
- A passion for student engagement, digital media, and the postsecondary landscape.
Required Education:
- A post-secondary diploma or degree (minimum three years) in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
- An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
- Verification of Academic credentials may be required
Required Experience:
- One to three years relevant experience, preferably in digital media utilizing a wide variety of social media platforms
- The successful incumbent must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends to attend on-campus events and programs
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until June 26, 2025 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website https://ontariotechu.ca and which may be amended from time-to-time.
Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.
Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.
If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the universities policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy
The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.
Job Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Expected Start Date: 6/29/2026
Expected End Date: 3/31/2027
