The Student Association at BCIT (BCITSA) is hiring a Publications Manager!
Title: Publications Manager
Work Hours: Monday to Friday
Compensation: $66,643 – $83,242
The salary range represents the minimum and maximum salary for the position. Employees are typically hired between the minimum and mid-point of the salary range.
Reports to: Director of Engagement
Department: Student Engagement
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Location: Engagement, Hybrid Position
Position Overview
The Publications Manager is responsible for the Publications Portfolio of the engagement Department. You coordinate and oversee our major publications: Link Magazine, student agenda, career handbook, annual report, and more. You carry out strategies, help change processes, supervise and support student staff, problem-solve, and coordinate advertising. You recruit and train student staff and contributors and oversee Link Magazine’s digital presence. You also provide internal services to the association including designing and producing promotional materials for both internal and external applications, providing editorial assistance, helping with photography, and collaborating with our in-house print shop.
About BCITSA
The Student Association at BCIT is a leading non-profit student-led organization committed to enhancing student life through advocacy and providing student-centered, responsive, and pro-active services. Considered one of the leading student associations in the province, we live our mission and are student-focused in all that we do. Students lead our organization and govern the affairs of the BCITSA. Our Board of Directors is composed of 12 elected Student Executives and Student Councilors from each of the different Schools at BCIT.
BCITSA is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture that supports and promotes equity, respect, and accountability among employees and BCIT students. We strive to cultivate a community that recognizes equity and diversity as fundamental to achieving inclusive excellence in all our programs and services. The following values encompass how BCITSA upholds our vision and mission, and guide how we provide our services:
- We recognize the talent and unique perspectives, including seen and unseen qualities, our employees bring to our culture.
- We expect our workplace culture to be one that is inclusive, respectful, fair, and safe for the diverse people within our organization to be their most authentic selves.
- We advocate for flexibility, adaptability, and creative solutions to best meet the needs of our employees.
- We foster a workplace where clear communication, transparency, and accountability are prioritized.
Why Work With BCITSA
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- Robust extended health, dental and life policies with a 50% co-pay in year one and full employer payment after completion of year one
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- An Employee and Family Assistance program for you and your dependents
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- Matching Pension Plan Contributions of 6 % after one year of service
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- Generous vacation and leave options: 3 weeks to start plus paid time off during December closure
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- 12 paid statutory holidays a year
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- Free coffee and tea, and discounts at BCITSA food and retail locations
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- Free access to BCIT fitness facility
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- Flexible, fun team environment
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- Everyone works towards enhancing student life
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- One hour paid lunch
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- Hybrid Position
Responsibilities: What You Will Do
- Coordinate deadlines of, write content for, conduct interviews for, design, edit, proof, and produce six regular digital and hardcopy versions of Link Magazine (Welcome to Campus, Fall, Winter, Spring, Student Leadership, Summer)
- Source external content to enhance the overall content of the publications
- Coordinate advertisements with Sales Representative for some publications, while coordinating advertisements directly with companies for other publications
- Oversee social media presence for Link: post and reply on our accounts, and comment externally
- Design promotional materials
- Manage and cultivate authentic relationships with all staff and key internal and external stakeholders
- Develop and maintain portfolio reports and manuals, documentation, operational statistics, safety and security
- Refer disciplinary issues to Marketing and Communications Manager
- Monitor budget and balance contributors versus paid staff in terms of content
- Assist Marketing and Communications Manager by recommending departmental needs
Qualifications: About You
- Degree in a related field (English, Publishing, Journalism, etc.)
- Five years of experience in a similar role
- Intermediate proficiency using Windows and Mac computers
- Intermediate proficiency using MS Office Suite
- Intermediate proficiency using Adobe Creative Suite
- Advanced proficiency using Adobe InDesign
- Advanced proficiency with editing & writing
- Safety considerations (lifting, standing etc)
- Travel expectations
Our goal is to be inclusive, diverse, and representative of the communities where we work while creating an environment where every person can enjoy a successful career. This commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, and any other protected characteristic. Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People & Culture Team.
Closing Date: Aug 23, 2024 05:00 PM
Starting Date: Sep 13, 2024
To apply: Please review the job posting here, click Apply and set up a profile, if needed.
BCITSA respectfully acknowledges that the land on which BCIT’s main campuses are located is the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the shared traditional territories of the S?l ? Ãlw?ta?/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), S?wx_wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and x? m??k??y?? m (Musqueam) First Nations .
