Placement Support Officer

Description:

Humber’s Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design offers the most comprehensive mix of media, arts and communications programs in Canada. We encompass a diverse range of creative disciplines, spanning media, arts, and design, including journalism and writing; film, acting, media production, and animation; advertising and public relations; design and interaction design; as well as music and fine arts. Live Labs and work-integrated learning opportunities complement the industry-specific business skills that are woven through each of our programs. Our graduates are collaborative, highly skilled, career-ready professionals with the creative aptitude, entrepreneurial ability, and resourcefulness needed to lead and innovate wherever the story takes them.

About the Placement Support Officer Role

Under the direction of the Manager, Work-Integrated Learning, the Placement Support Officer performs duties associated with the work placement component within programs of the Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design. Specifically, the Placement Support Officer will collaborate with the Career & Work-Integrated Learning Advisors to support a cluster of programs, responsible for facilitating the collection, tracking, and reporting of all pre-field experience documents. The Placement Support Officer will also assist with general student support and advising including job application review and interview practice. In consultation with Career & Work-Integrated Learning Advisors, the incumbent will provide guidance to students and employers, and coordinate activities such as workshops and events. The Placement Support Officers will assist with WIL related presentations to students, job development, contribute to career events, build/maintain relationships with employers/industry partners, and oversee the job posting portal. The Placement Support Officer will review WIL related data and be responsible for analyzing and developing reports, ensure WIL related website/program pages are up to date, assist in collecting student testimonials for marketing/communications, and other duties as assigned.

About You:

You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success! If this sounds like you, keep reading:

Education

• 4-year degree or equivalent in Business, Human Resources, Media, or Creative Arts.

Experience/Skills

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two-years related experience and should demonstrate the following:

• Working with students in a post-secondary environment.
• Media and creative arts industry experience.
• Administrative experience and fluency with database operations.
• Experience interacting with employers and industry partners.