Salary £39,906.00 At the University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in the University of Hull workplace. This includes people from global minority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles. Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help colleagues to grow and progress in their future careers. We recognise that our people are our biggest asset. We hope you’ll be as excited as we are by what lies ahead. Let's continue our journey. With great on-site facilities and numerous awards in recognition of our achievements within the Professional Services World, we want to continue growing and nurturing our existing staff as we endeavour to take on our next challenges as a University. This job description is currently not available to view while we review and update content on Workday. If you need access to the current version, please submit a request to the People Services Team through the Support Portal. If you need to discuss the job description due to updates to the role or for recruitment purposes, please make this clear on your request and a member of the team will be in touch. Thank you for your patience during this update At the University of Hull, we’ve been challenging people to think differently for almost 100 years. At Hull you can expect academic excellence, sate of the art facilities and the chance to play your pat tackling the big issues facing humanity. We are research leaders in clean energy, flood resilience, cancer and wound care and the fight against modern slavery. We change the world for the better. We believe in a hands-on and personalised approach to learning, where everyone is empowered to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge they need to grow and flourish. We are proud to be part of Hull; a city that epitomises northern warmth. Together we’re enabling people, organisations and businesses to thrive here, and around the world. Working in collaboration with colleagues internally and externally our growing Communications team strives to tell our story and build our reputation, across a range of audiences and channels and in line with our new identity and brand. The Corporate Communications Manager plays a key role in shaping, promoting and protecting the University's reputation, nurturing and building our relationship with media contacts and contributing to the University’s communication strategy. The role holder is responsible for developing and executing comprehensive communication plans to support the University's strategic objectives and fostering strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Candidates should have exceptional communication, leadership, relationship building and project management skills – and have previous experience working closely with media contacts across national publications, as well as managing critical incidents with speed, accuracy and professionalism. The role requires the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post Initiate, lead and manage communications campaigns including creating and overseeing relevant and engaging content to support these campaigns, working with other colleagues as required. Monitor and feedback on the effectiveness of these activities to stakeholders across the University, including senior leaders. Implement and deliver a matrix approach to leading campaigns across different communications disciplines, including contributing to campaigns led by others, as well as leading cross disciplinary activity. Oversee the work of the Corporate Communications Specialist and support them in producing content, media liaison and media monitoring and elevating any concerns to the Senior Corporate Communications Manager. Create high-quality, engaging and relevant content for a range of audiences. Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and verbal identity across all communications materials. Have strong editing and proofreading skills Build relationships with local, national, and international media including identifying key media outlets, forge and maintain relationships with journalists, pitching stories, arranging interviews and responding to media enquiries. Lead the University’s response to critical incidents, working with colleagues within the communications team, the University’s Rapid Response Team and senior leaders. Provide insights, information and ideas to senior leaders on issues relating to the University and Higher Education from both a reputation enhancing and reputation protecting perspective. Advise on how to action these ideas. The ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment often managing multiple projects and deadlines whilst responding to challenges and opportunities flexibly. Be a trusted communications advisor to colleagues across the institution, providing advice and support on how to share information, initiatives, and activities with the University community. This requires the postholder to use their initiative to solve problems, build collaborations and highlight potential reputational risks and clashes to colleagues across the University, including senior managers and leaders. Provide colleagues institution with training and guidance on how to work with the media, and the broader Communications team. Build proactive and collaborative relationships with colleagues across the institution, including, but not limited to, colleagues in Communications and the Marketing and Student Recruitment Services, colleagues in HR and the University Leadership team to understand priorities and deliver objectives. Deputise for the Senior Corporate Communications Manager where required. Take proactive approach to CPD, by remaining updated on communications and sector best practices and emerging trends, through professional networks and bodies, self-learning and training programmes. Use these insights to drive continuous improvement. Lead the effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting on engagement with media and external stakeholders. Use this insight to produce reports to senior leaders and create and deliver continuous improvement. Provide out of hours cover, where necessary. Support University events as and when required, including open days. This will require occasional weekend working. For more information about this role the Job Description can be found here Please note that the positions closes at 00:01am on Thursday 12 March 2026. To ensure your application is considered, please ensure that you submit your application in enough time. For more information about the University of Hull, please visit https://www.hull.ac.uk/ Thank you for your interest, our people make all the difference in the success of this campus. If you would like to be part of our future or have any queries, then please get in touch today - Talent@Hull.ac.uk