The Arts Communication team is based in the Dean of Arts Office and is responsible for delivering a wide range of communication services within the faculty and in coordination with other university communication, marketing and outreach teams, research centres, and academic support units.
We prioritize stories, news and initiatives that support and demonstrate the Arts Strategic Plan's three pillars for change, interdisciplinary collaboration, social impact, student agency, and Waterloo's five Global Futures, societal, technological, health, sustainable, economic.
What we do
- Source and write stories and news covering research, teaching, student experience, alumni, etc.
- Support and advise on websites, including Faculty, departmental, support unit sites; advise on research sites. We can help with web best practices, accessibility, quality assurance, analytics and troubleshooting the WCMS.
- Manage social media at the Faculty level and advise at the unit level, including management and strategy, best practices, amplifying department content and support.
- Manage graduate marketing in collaboration with graduate program leads
- Collaborate with Media Relations (University Relations) on media releases, pitches, expert commentators
- Collaborate with University Relations on Arts content for publications such as Global Futures, Waterloo Magazine, or university homepage promotion
- Collaborate with Arts Advancement on alumni and donor communications
- Support Dean and Dean’s Office on events, announcements, Arts Awards, convocation, etc.
- Gather and document Arts contributions to Faculty and University strategic priorities
- Promote events in collaboration with Faculty or campus partners
Where we publish
- Waterloo News – the University’s main channel for stories and media releases
- Arts News – on the Faculty of Arts website
- X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube
- Global Futures annual suite of stories
- Waterloo Magazine university alumni publication
- Arts & Letters Arts alumni publication
- Inside Arts faculty and staff newsletter
- Digital screens in PAS, Hagey Hall, Arts Lecture Hall, Modern Languages
- Additional channels focused on specific audiences and goals such as prospective undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, campus community (Daily Bulletin)
Who we are
Wendy Philpott
Director, Strategic Communication
Arts communication strategy, planning and implementation overall; creates content for a range of Arts and UWaterloo channels and publications.
Elizabeth Rogers
Digital Experience Manager
Site lead for most Arts websites and manages other digital channels; creates content for a range of Arts and UWaterloo channels and publications.
Olivia Vanderwal
Digital Communication Specialist
Manages Arts social media; creates and designs content for a range of Arts and UWaterloo channels and publications.
Kaitlin O'Brien
Graduate Recruitment Officer
Manages and implements graduate studies marketing; creates content for a range of Arts and UWaterloo channels and publications.
Help us communicate about Arts
We strive to share and amplify all types of news from Arts via suitable channels. We prioritize sharing and promoting initiatives that support and demonstrate the Arts Strategic Plan's three pillars for change, interdisciplinary collaboration, social impact, student agency; and Waterloo's five Global Futures: societal, technological, health, sustainable, economic.