Communications & Marketing Manager London, England
Job description
About us
This dynamic and exciting role will allow you to lead communications & marketing across UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering’s (EEE) diverse activities within Education, Research and Innovation. Supported by the wider Communications Community of Practice and the Faculty of Engineering, the post holder will be encouraged to develop a professional network from across UCL, enabling you to develop and deliver a rewarding and impactful communications and marketing strategy. Supported by the Strategic Alliance Director and Departmental leadership, you will be given the opportunity to develop your ideas and innovative approaches to Communications and Marketing to meet the core objectives and strategy of the department.
About the role
The role will specialise in developing, delivering, and reviewing the department’s internal and external communications strategy and its contingent elements. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: designing and producing newsletters, flyers, brochures and web documents as well as maintaining an effective and innovative social media presence while keeping abreast of institutional activities for dissemination to all relevant stakeholders across all media platforms and events.
The role also requires ensuring the visual identity of the department is in harmony with UCL’s overall branding. The post holder will be responsible for organising and supporting a range of departmental events, including inaugural/distinguished lecture series, social events, careers, recruitment and networking events for students, alumni, prospective students and internal and external contacts.
The post is available from 19th June and is open-ended.
About you
Applicants should have an undergraduate qualification in a communications or marketing discipline, or equivalent professional experience. A strong understanding of websites, social media and multimedia, and how they can be used for marketing is essential, as well as a successful track record in managing and delivering top quality strategic communications and campaigns. Extensive experience of writing, editing and sub-editing, including the expression of complex or technical material in lay terminology is also required
Candidates should exemplify excellent interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and discretion, and the ability to liaise with staff and external individuals at all levels and work within small teams.
Experience of simple video production is desirable, as well as the ability to innovate and to implement new communications strategies and novel technologies.
For further requirements, please access the job description and person specification at the bottom of this page.
Further Details:
- Application closing date on 11th May at 23:59
- To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button at the top or bottom of the advertisement
- Informal enquiries regarding this post can be addressed to Dr Rob Thompson at [email protected]. For questions regarding the application process please contact Rebecca Thomas at [email protected]
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What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, 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 UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
