Job Type: Contract
Department: Active Directory Required, Communications & Customer Experience
Salary: $79,576.00 - $99,471.00
Close Date (closes at 12:00 am on date noted below): October 7, 2026
Hours per Week: 35
Openings: 1
Position Summary
About Milton
Join one of Ontario's fastest-growing and most agile municipalities. The Town of Milton is proud to deliver high-quality, sustainable municipal services that support a vibrant, inclusive, and forward-looking community where residents thrive, businesses succeed, and nature is respected and protected.
Our vision is to foster a safe, diverse, and welcoming environment-one that honours its natural landscapes and rich heritage, supports thriving and inclusive neighbourhoods, nurtures a strong and balanced economy, and offers exceptional opportunities to live, learn, work, and play.
What We Offer?
- Annual Salary Range: $79,576 - $99,471
- Payment in Lieu of Benefits (for contracts over 12 months)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Eligibility to participate in the OMERS pension plan
- Paid time off, including vacation, incidental and volunteer days (for contracts over 6 months)
- Employee perks/discounts: Discount on Active Living Pass and Perkopolis
- Adaptable work arrangements, including hybrid work options and participation in the Town's compressed work-week program (for eligible positions)
- For further details of what we offer, please visit Why Milton
Position Summary
The User Experience Content Specialist plays a critical role in advancing the Town's digital transformation strategy by developing and optimizing content for digital tools, services, and platforms. Reporting to the Manager, Customer Experience and Branding, the User Experience Content Specialist collaborates closely with the Communications and Customer Experience team, IT, internal divisions,
and vendors to produce plain language, accessible, and user-centered content for applications, online portals, forms, and other digital experiences.
This position requires a strong grasp of digital communications, content strategy, plain language principles, and web accessibility. The Specialist ensures that online tools and content support seamless, intuitive, and effective interactions between the Town and its residents, businesses, and stakeholders.
Major Job Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities Include:
Digital Content Strategy and Development
- Develops, writes, edits, and optimizes digital content for websites, forms, applications, portals, and customer-facing digital services
- Translates complex business and technical information into clear, accessible, and user-friendly content.
- Applies plain language, accessibility, and content design best practices to ensure an inclusive user experience
- Conducts content reviews and audits to identify opportunities for improvement and support continuous enhancement of digital services
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partners with business units, technical teams, and vendors to gather requirements and develop effective customer-facing content
- Works closely with designers, developers, and project teams to ensure content is integrated seamlessly into digital products and services
- Provides content expertise and guidance to support digital modernization initiatives, service enhancements, and new platform implementations
- Fosters strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure content aligns with operational processes and customer needs
User Experience Optimization
- Applies UX writing and user-centered design principles to create content that helps users complete tasks efficiently and confidently
- Collaborates on customer journey mapping, content flows, and digital experiences that improve service delivery
- Leverages user testing, analytics, search data, and customer feedback to evaluate content effectivenesswq and identify opportunities for optimization
- Supports the development of intuitive digital experiences that reduce customer effort and improve satisfaction
Content Standards, Governance & Brand Stewardship
- Ensures all digital content aligns with the Town's brand standards, voice, accessibility requirements, and digital service guidelines
- Supports the development and maintenance of content standards, governance frameworks, and writing guidelines
- Promotes consistency and quality across digital channels through established best practices and content management processes
- Contributes to internal knowledge sharing, documentation, training materials, and continuous improvement initiatives
Education & Experience
Minimum Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in Communications, Digital Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Information Design, Journalism, UX Design/UX, Digital Media, Professional Writing, or related field
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in digital content development, communications, or UX writing
- Experience working in multidisciplinary project teams with IT, designers, a
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