Communications Manager University of British Columbia · On-site –ago

Staff
- Non Union Job Category

M&P - AAPS

AAPS Salaried
- Information Services, Level B

Communications Manager

Operations | Michael Smith Laboratories | Faculty of Science

$7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly

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September 28, 2026

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Ongoing

This position will be filled internally. It is posted for informational purposes only.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The Communications Manager provides strategic leadership, including development and implementation of communication plans for the Michael Smith Laboratories. We are a dynamic hub for ground breaking biotechnology research and education excellence. Our highly interdisciplinary and collaborative research environment supports faculty with focus in genomics, molecular biology, engineering, and biotechnology. The Manager’s goals include: effective communication about the department’s activities; building local, national, and international awareness of the unit, its research, and its education and outreach programs;

promoting the reputation of the department to attract and engage collaborators and partners from academia and industry; enhance the student experience and to attract top students.

• Leads the development and implementation of strategic communication plans that reflects the departments goals and priorities.
• Manages internal and external communications initiatives with the objective to raise local, regional, provincial, national, and international awareness.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and impact of communications strategies and recommends improvements.
• Accountable for the development and delivery of high-quality content and visual assets across digital, media and promotional channels including: website and related sites, newsletters, media releases, social media channels, videos, external reviews, and print publications.
• Transforms complex research stories and academic achievements into accessible and inspiring visual assets that resonate with diverse audiences, celebrating the successes of the department’s innovative research, education and outreach programs.
• Oversees the department's visual identities including developing and communicating usage standards, creating templates across multiple assets within UBC’s Brand guidelines, and advises on best practices with faculty and staff on development of communication pieces to ensure public-facing materials are consistent and on-brand.
• Manages all aspects of communications projects, including developing project timelines and budgets, monitoring projects to completion, preparing progress reports, and making recommendations for contingency plans.
• Collects statistics on engagement, assesses performance metrics, and develops plans to build a network of followers.
• Leads a working-group of trainees to generate material that promote department research and people through various…