Circomedia is seeking a dedicated and creative Student Recruitment Officer to drive awareness and engagement with our training programmes focussing on: BTEC, Foundation Degree, BA and Diploma and short courses in Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre.
Working closely with the Head of Marketing, you will play a key role in planning and delivering year-round student recruitment campaigns. You will be responsible for maintaining and updating our academic content across key platforms, from the Circomedia website to print materials and social media. You will arrange talks or demonstrations in schools and industry events and attend with students and/or teaching staff to represent Circomedia. You'll liaise with the students and teaching team to find and share the wonderful stories and images about students and the industry connections that make our training so special.
Key Responsibilities
· To plan, create and deliver year-round student recruitment campaigns for Circomedia's BTEC, FdA, BA and Diploma courses with the support of the Head of Marketing and academic admissions team
· To build a clear picture of who our prospective students are and how to reach them
· To work with the Head of Marketing to develop a strong and consistent brand throughout recruitment communications
· To collect data, testimony and case studies from alumni or current students for use in the campaigns
· To write engaging copy promoting our academic programmes, adapting it for a variety of platforms including our website, social media platforms, emails and print material.
· To create and edit basic digital designs and content for use across platforms
· To maintain, update and upload new content to academy-related pages on our website.
· To work with the Head of Marketing in the creation, proof reading and distribution of Academy related print resources (prospectus, flyers, banners etc.)
· To book and attend student recruitment and careers fairs and events, and other relevant industry events to promote our Academy to prospective students.
· To develop strong working relationships with our accrediting partners ensuring that our assets comply with their branding requirements.
· To be an active and generous member of the marketing team, contributing at times to other campaigns and tasks
Personal Specification
· Experience in public facing and/or sales roles
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to tailor messaging to a range of target audiences
· A practical understanding of how to effectively use a range of marketing and communication techniques and tools to raise our profile and engage with target audiences
· Some experience using digital communication tools including content management systems (websites), social media platforms or email marketing platforms
· The ability to create and contribute to relevant networks, build positive working relationships and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders
· A keen eye for brand and design with the ability to create visual content for social media etc
· Experience of working in a team as well as using own initiative
· The ability to prioritise work and deliver to deadlines across multiple projects
· IT literate with sound knowledge of office software, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and Microsoft Teams
· Commitment to ongoing professional development
· A willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends
Details
Salary:
£23k - £28k depending on experience
Term:
Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location:
Based in our Kingswood office in Bristol, with some time at our Portland Square venue required. Some home working is available with prior arrangement.
Application deadline:
Monday 6 October, midday
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