Web Specialist
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit / Faculty: School of Continuing Studies / Dean Office
Casual position for 1 year
Hiring range: $64,770 - $70,000
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communication at the School of Continuing Studies, Web Specialist will play a key role in meeting SCS marketing and communications objectives by developing and
implementing strategic digital marketing and communications plans, and by managing all of the School’s digital assets.
General Responsibilities:
- Manage all digital assets by ensuring content, structure, navigation, and other web features are optimized, coherent and consistent, on brand, aligned with our marketing and communications objectives, and reflect the needs of future and current students, as well as employers and other stakeholders.
- Make recommendations for large-scale design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of the existing and any new SCS websites by identifying the most effective content management system, required tools and technology, obtaining feedback from users via focus groups, creating enhanced site structure according to best practices in UX design and accessibility, building rich navigation, and collaborating with other members of the team to produce SEO-optimized content.
- Identify and monitor digital performance metrics, continually improve on KPIs through testing and implementation of new initiatives, and produce regular reports on web performance using a variety of analytical tools, including Google Analytics.
- Research, recommend, code and design effective templates for various digital assets, such as program webpages, program shells in Destiny, landing pages, and microsites; standardize look & feel; ensure optimal user experience and accessibility, troubleshoot issues and SEO-optimize content to deliver on marketing and communications objectives.
- Oversee timely, accurate, bilingual updates to the digital content on all SCS digital platforms, manage search engine optimization for all digital assets, and develop creative strategies to drive traffic and engage new users.
- Work in collaboration with suppliers and interns, assign tasks/projects, ensure quality assurance and on-time delivery of assignments.
- Liaise with the University’s IT and Digital Communications and other stakeholders to ensure that SCS digital assets comply with university’s visual, technical, and communications standards.
- Keep current with best practices and emerging tools in the rapidly changing fields of digital marketing, web and UX design, and communications.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:
Minimum: DEC or equivalent, PLUS at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. Bachelor's degree in website development, multimedia design, or digital arts is asset. Must have extensive experience in the
following tools/methods: Drupal, WordPress, Adobe Creative Cloud, HTML, CSS, Multimedia software, Tableau or Power BI.
Proficiency in responsive design, in addition to best practices in usability and accessibility.
High-level proficiency in analyzing and reporting using Google Analytics, digital or other analytic reporting tools.
Proven ability in search engine optimization.
Fluency in both PC and Mac platforms is required.
Ability to prioritize and multitask, strong communication, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage production schedules, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
Reliable, self-motivated with an ability to work autonomously and with others in a team.
Must be client-focused and service-oriented.
Strong desire to work in an entrepreneurial educational environment.
Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day to day
duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing . The level of English required for
this position has been assessed for spoken proficiency at a level 3 and for written proficiency at a level 4 on
a scale of 0-4.
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click
here
.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree 3 Years Related Experience /
Annual Salary:
(MPEX Grade 04) $64,770.00 - $80,960.00 - $97,150.00
Job Profile:
MPEX-COM2A - Internal External Relations - Professional 2
Hours per Week:
30 (Part time)
Supervisor:
Director, Communications
Position End Date (If applicable):
2026-11-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-09-16
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
Web Specialist
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit / Faculty: School of Continuing Studies / Dean Office
Casual position for 1 year
Hiring range: $64,770 - $70,000
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communication at the School of Continuing Studies, Web Specialist will play a key role in meeting SCS marketing and communications objectives by developing and
implementing strategic digital marketing and communications plans, and by managing all of the School’s digital assets.
General Responsibilities:
- Manage all digital assets by ensuring content, structure, navigation, and other web features are optimized, coherent and consistent, on brand, aligned with our marketing and communications objectives, and reflect the needs of future and current students, as well as employers and other stakeholders.
- Make recommendations for large-scale design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of the existing and any new SCS websites by identifying the most effective content management system, required tools and technology, obtaining feedback from users via focus groups, creating enhanced site structure according to best practices in UX design and accessibility, building rich navigation, and collaborating with other members of the team to produce SEO-optimized content.
- Identify and monitor digital performance metrics, continually improve on KPIs through testing and implementation of new initiatives, and produce regular reports on web performance using a variety of analytical tools, including Google Analytics.
- Research, recommend, code and design effective templates for various digital assets, such as program webpages, program shells in Destiny, landing pages, and microsites; standardize look & feel; ensure optimal user experience and accessibility, troubleshoot issues and SEO-optimize content to deliver on marketing and communications objectives.
- Oversee timely, accurate, bilingual updates to the digital content on all SCS digital platforms, manage search engine optimization for all digital assets, and develop creative strategies to drive traffic and engage new users.
- Work in collaboration with suppliers and interns, assign tasks/projects, ensure quality assurance and on-time delivery of assignments.
- Liaise with the University’s IT and Digital Communications and other stakeholders to ensure that SCS digital assets comply with university’s visual, technical, and communications standards.
- Keep current with best practices and emerging tools in the rapidly changing fields of digital marketing, web and UX design, and communications.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:
Minimum: DEC or equivalent, PLUS at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. Bachelor's degree in website development, multimedia design, or digital arts is asset. Must have extensive experience in the
following tools/methods: Drupal, WordPress, Adobe Creative Cloud, HTML, CSS, Multimedia software, Tableau or Power BI.
Proficiency in responsive design, in addition to best practices in usability and accessibility.
High-level proficiency in analyzing and reporting using Google Analytics, digital or other analytic reporting tools.
Proven ability in search engine optimization.
Fluency in both PC and Mac platforms is required.
Ability to prioritize and multitask, strong communication, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage production schedules, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
Reliable, self-motivated with an ability to work autonomously and with others in a team.
Must be client-focused and service-oriented.
Strong desire to work in an entrepreneurial educational environment.
Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day to day
duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing . The level of English required for
this position has been assessed for spoken proficiency at a level 3 and for written proficiency at a level 4 on
a scale of 0-4.
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click
here
.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree 3 Years Related Experience /
Annual Salary:
(MPEX Grade 04) $64,770.00 - $80,960.00 - $97,150.00
Job Profile:
MPEX-COM2A - Internal External Relations - Professional 2
Hours per Week:
30 (Part time)
Supervisor:
Director, Communications
Position End Date (If applicable):
2026-11-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-09-16
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.