Partner, Communications and Marketing

Description

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person at North Campus, Edmonton.

Position Summary

Are you a communications and marketing lead who thrives where big-picture vision meets hands-on execution?

We're looking for a Partner, Communications and Marketing to advance the strategic goals of our Colleges, Faculties or Vice-President portfolios. If you love collaborating with senior leaders to solve problems and deliver high-impact marketing and comms strategies, you’ll find a natural fit here.

Who You Are:
A Master Relationship Builder: You know how to balance competing priorities, manage multiple senior stakeholders and keep everyone moving forward.

Detail-Oriented & Organized: You look past basic project management to optimize processes, bringing calm and structure to fast-paced environments.

A Collaborative Problem-Solver: Where others see roadblocks, you see opportunities. You bring the energy and solutions needed to build true team momentum.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategy: Develop and deliver on multi-year, annual and project-specific communications and marketing plans that align with the university's priorities.
• Advise Leaders: Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to university leaders, offering sharp insights and data-backed solutions.
• Deliver Results: Roll up your sleeves to provide hands-on communications and marketing services to your assigned portfolios.
• Collaborate Across Campus: Work with experts across External Relations—including media relations, storytelling, marketing and advancement—to drive unified, powerful results.

Qualifications

• Proven Experience: A bachelor’s degree in a related field alongside 5–7+ years of professional experience, including a track record of leading communications and marketing strategy for a specific client group or functional unit.
• Strategic Execution: The ability to translate big-picture priorities into actionable plans, balance competing projects and manage senior client expectations with ease.
• Comms and Marketing Expertise: A deep understanding of all communication channels and a solid grasp of editorial strategy, media relations, internal comms, issues management and alumni engagement.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Strong project management, negotiation and team-building skills, paired with a natural commitment to consultation and collaboration.
• Institutional Savvy: High professionalism, sharp judgment and a solid understanding of academic culture and university structures.

Application Instructions

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This position has acomprehensive benefits packageand an annual salary range of $73,388 - $122,307.

The terms and conditions of this appointment are governed bySchedule Fof the collective agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.