Communications Officer; Digital Strategies

Career Development Assignment (CDA)

The successful candidate must obtain a leave of absence from their current substantive position, where applicable. Permission for such leave must not be unreasonably withheld.

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Job Number: J
Job Title: Communications Officer (Digital Strategies)
Job Type: Career Development Assignment (CDA)
Department: Office of the Dean of Arts & Social Sciences
Job Category: Communications
Number of Positions: 1
Date Posted: 09/01/2026
Closing Date: 22/01/2026
Salary (with Salary Rate): 91,291./Year
Assignment Duration From: 26/01/2026
Assignment Duration To: 31/12/2026
Employee Group: CUPE 2424
Salary Level: 10PE
Hours Per Week: 35
Date Position Available: 26/01/2026

Carleton University is situated on unceded Algonquin territory and bordered by the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Ottawa, Ontario. The university is just minutes from the heart of our nation's government and G‑7 organizations and this capital advantage provides opportunities for staff and faculty and students to make a positive impact in our community and around the world.

Named a Top 100 Employer in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and a National Capital Region Top Employer for 10 consecutive years, Carleton University is one of Canada’s most resourceful and productive hubs of learning and research, fuelling a rich talent pipeline that is supporting social and economic renewal. The university’s smart, caring and connected community inspires and empowers individuals to become change leaders who drive impact in the world while challenging conventional modes of thinking and doing.

At Carleton, we are committed to fostering an innovative, equitable and welcoming work environment. Carleton is also a nationally certified Healthy Workplace and is a recipient of the Canada Awards for Excellence, Healthy Workplace Order of Excellence and Platinum Level Certification for Mental Health at Work.

Reporting to and supporting the communications strategy established by the Manager, Strategic Communications, the Communications Officer (Digital Strategies) provides strategic communications and marketing advice and content, with a focus on digital strategies and solutions for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The incumbent plans, develops, designs, writes and produces targeted digital content to communicate and promote the Faculty’s students, faculty, researchers and achievements across the Faculty and/or University’s websites and social media platforms, recruitment campaigns, and a variety of other communication products. They support the Faculty’s strategic goals by strengthening engagement with prospective and current students, faculty, staff, internal stakeholders, alumni and community partners.

The incumbent acts as the digital communications resource for the Office of the Dean and all units within the Faculty, including the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre and the Carleton University Art Gallery. They provide strategic recommendations to Chairs, Directors and Managers and guide and train communications members in FASS units to ensure consistency and to build the Arts and Social Sciences brand.

Their work includes photography, videography, graphic design and digital editing for electronic communications products (both digital and print). They maintain an ongoing collection of photo, video and brand assets for use in Faculty recruitment and outreach campaigns, print publications, and across social media sites. They write and proofread content for a variety of stories, social media, promotional and marketing materials and campaigns, and supervise the Creative Content team.

• Expertise in designing, developing and implementing digital communication strategies and…