Job Details
Job Number: BU03918
School/Department: Marketing, Communications and Recruitment
Grade: 6
Salary: £30,805 - £37,174 p.a. (Grade 6)
Contract Duration: permanent
Responsible to: Academic Colleges Marketing Manager
Closing Date: 08 January 2026
Overview
The role’s primary focus is supporting recruitment and marketing activity for Medicine and Health, with opportunities across other Colleges and Schools. Candidates must be confident communicators with excellent copy‑writing, proofreading and editing skills, experience producing marketing material, strong organisational abilities and teamwork.
Purpose of the Job
To work collaboratively with the College Marketing Manager, delivering recruitment and marketing activity across School subjects, chiefly Medicine & Health. Responsibilities include developing online content that supports the student recruitment journey, producing written narratives, video and photography, and updating course information online.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Work closely with School Marketing Leads to develop, monitor and deliver a wide range of recruitment activities.
* Produce accurate, informative and interesting content for marketing campaigns, involving copy‑writing, editing and proofreading.
* Support the updating and maintenance of College online course information and supporting information for the University website and external websites.
* Create visual content including video and photographs that tell the College/School story while complying with the University’s corporate brand identity.
* Produce marketing assets required by the line manager, ensuring alignment with the University’s marketing and brand strategies.
* Work with colleagues to monitor campaigns, activities, ROI and engagement levels.
* Coordinate and track digital engagement campaigns and activities with colleagues and external partners.
* Collaborate with external agencies to produce marketing assets and collateral.
* Assist the College Marketing Manager with the production of subject‑related visual assets for student recruitment.
* Produce engaging social media content, brief and facilitate student content creation.
* Compile and deliver recruitment cycle reports with the College Marketing Manager and team.
* Conduct desk research into competitors, analysing website content and summarising findings.
* Support academics in engaging with schools and colleges to aid student recruitment.
* Support the clearing process as part of the wider Recruitment Team.
* Provide cross‑section support on events and activities related to UK recruitment and widening participation, including attending University open days, UCAS fairs and delivering presentations.
Other Duties And Responsibilities
* Participate in performance review and developmental activities.
* Comply with the University’s equality policies, Dignity at Work, Study Policy and Welsh Language Scheme.
* Exercise a general and legal duty of care for health, safety and wellbeing, ensuring a safe environment for staff, students and visitors.
* Comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* Essential: Educated to A level or NVQ level 4 in a relevant subject area or possess equivalent experience (e.g., media, marketing, student recruitment or PR).
* Desirable: Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area; evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience / Knowledge
* Essential: Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Welsh, with an aptitude for marketing communications.
* Experience producing marketing material/assets with strong copy‑writing, proofreading, editing and grammatical skills.
* Understanding of digital marketing and its contribution to the communications mix.
* Proficiency with IT tools (Word, Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, content management systems, digital engagement platforms, etc.).
* Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to work independently and within a team.
* Available to work required hours, including evenings and weekends.
* Desirable: Experience in a similar role within higher education; working with external agencies; writing for diverse audiences; filming, editing photographs and videos; willingness to learn and develop skillsets.
Skills / Abilities
* Essential: Excellent organisational skills, multi‑tasking, prioritisation, attention to detail and deadline management.
* Ability to design and deliver creative and engaging presentations for diverse audiences.
* Creative and innovative thinker.
Language Proficiency
* Other: Ability to speak and write Welsh fluently in a wide variety of situations (essential).
General
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity, creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications in English or Welsh and treat all applications equally.
We are a member of Advance HE’s Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter, hold a Silver award, and are a Disability Confident employer.
All staff have a duty to ensure actions align with the University’s environmental aims.
All offers are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and satisfactory references. Candidates will be required to confirm their right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.
Disclosure & Barring Service
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. Applicants will undergo a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, updated every 3 years. The University uses an external Umbrella body for DBS processing.
Equal Opportunities
The University is committed to equal opportunity and will consider applicants on the Redeployment Register with suitable skills.
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