Overview
Communications Officer
Salary: Between £16,000 to £17,000 per annum per rata (full time equivalent £32,000 to £34,000 per annum)
Location: Cambridge, St Edmunds College
Contract type: Part time, Permanent
St Edmund’s College is seeking a creative and motivated Communications Officer to join our Communications Office. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping how the College shares its story, engages with its community, and promotes its brand across a range of channels.
Responsibilities
* Plan, create, and schedule engaging digital content for the website, social media, newsletters, and other channels.
* Manage and update the College website and social platforms, ensuring a consistent and professional online presence.
* Support the development of a new intranet and contribute to digital campaigns and marketing activities.
* Produce digital content including blogs, photography, videography, and design materials.
* Monitor analytics and performance, providing insights to improve future campaigns.
* Assist with media enquiries and contribute to the overall communications strategy.
Ideal Candidate
Essential Criteria
* Proven experience in digital communications/marketing, including managing websites, social media, and content calendars.
* Skilled in creating engaging written, visual, audio, and video content; confident with editing tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, CapCut desirable).
* Experience running and optimising paid campaigns (e.g. Meta, LinkedIn).
* Strong copywriting, storytelling, and design skills with excellent attention to detail.
* Confident using CMS (WordPress desirable), CRMs, scheduling/analytics tools, and Microsoft Office.
* Knowledge of SEO, Google Analytics, and email marketing.
* Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
* Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
Qualifications
* CIM or equivalent in communications/marketing (desirable).
* We warmly encourage applications from candidates who meet most, even if not all, of the above criteria.
Benefits
* Working daily allowance for food and drinks*
* Free car parking (where available)
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
* Generous pension contributions
* Discounts at restaurants, shops & more
* Outdoor gym
* Death in service
* Access to LinkedIn Learning & Business Disability Forum
About St Edmund’s College
St Edmund’s College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Our vibrant student body is made up of around 420 post-graduates and 130 mature undergraduates. With over 260 senior members – academics working at the cutting edge of their field or eminent members of their profession – and around 100 staff, you will be joining a dynamic and growing College with an ambitious vision for our role in shaping the future of higher education and collaborative research.
The maturity of our community means that we have earned a reputation as the friendly college. Relaxed, non-hierarchical and diverse, we pride ourselves on being a place in Cambridge where people of all backgrounds are welcomed, will feel at home and can flourish. Therefore, we welcome all candidates regardless of their demographic characteristics such as gender, race, disability, neurodiversity, religion, age, sex & sexual identity to apply for our opportunities.
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