Communications Officer – Creative Services (Anticipatory)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to establish a pool of partially qualified candidates to fill future Communications Officer (Creative Services) positions at Environment and Climate Change Canada, with various security and linguistic requirements. This pool may also be used to staff other similar positions with Environment and Climate Change Canada, with various security requirements and linguistic requirements.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "A cover letter providing clear information that you meet the education and experience requirements of the job. Please provide, in your cover letter, your portfolio in digital form through a link or on a portable thumb drive, which includes work described."

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Stream 1: Video
Stream 2: Graphic Design

EDUCATION

All Streams:

A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution which is relevant to the field.

Notes:
1. Based on their education, training and/or experience, indeterminate incumbents of positions in the IS classification are deemed to meet the minimum education standard whenever a degree without specialization is called for in a position classified as IS.
2. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, may serve as an alternative to the minimum education standard.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

All Streams:

- Experience in the development or supporting the delivery of communications products.
- Experience working with clients, partners or stakeholders.
- Experience in editing photos with Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop.

Stream 1: Video

- Recent and significant experience in filming video with professional video cameras, including Electronic News Gathering (ENG), and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) type cameras.
- Recent experience in professional lighting setups, for studio and on-location filming.
- Recent and significant experience in editing video projects with Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere.
- Recent and significant experience taking professional photos with digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras (i.e. headshots, event coverage, still life).

Stream 2: Graphic Design

- Recent and significant experience in creation of graphic design projects.
- Recent experience in the design and layout of a multitude of communications products such as reports, fact-sheets, infographics and social media posts.
- Recent and significant experience in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat DC.
- Recent Experience in creating ePubs.

For both streams, “recent” means within the last 6 months and “significant” means for a period of at least one year.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
(Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB) or English or French essential)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Stream 1: Video

- Knowledge of best practices in the field of video production.
- Knowledge of professional video production and post-production workflows.
- Knowledge of lighting techniques for video and still photography.

Stream 2: Graphic Design

- Knowledge of professional graphic design workflows and best practices.
- Knowledge of graphic design techniques and terminology.
- Knowledge of printing standards as they relate to graphic design.
- Knowledge of web standards as they relate to graphic design.

ABILITIES

Stream 1: Video

- Ability to edit videos using Adobe Premiere.
- Ability to apply a storyboard, script or video outline in the development of video projects
- Ability to follow strategic direction.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure.

Stream 2: Graphic Design

- Ability to gage design requests and match the needs of the client and audience.
- Ability to follow strategic direction.
- Ability to apply an established brand.
- Ability to prioritize and manage various projects with tight deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

All Streams

- Judgment
- Initiative
- Teamwork oriented
- Client Service Oriented
- Care for accuracy and detail
- Creativity

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

All Streams:

- Reliability Status.
- Flexibility in work hours and ability and willingness to work overtime on occasion on short notice.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Please identify to which stream(s) you are applying. Note that an exam will be administered for each of the streams below and that each stream will have its own exam. As a result, if you apply on multiple streams, you will have to do multiple exams.

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as but not limited to written examination, interview, standardized assessment and reference checks.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and have to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact person indicated on this job advertisement.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Throughout the selection process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this selection process and as a result, you will not be considered further.

Candidates from outside the public service will be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.