Brand Assistant

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London is looking for a Brand Assistant to join our team on a fixed-term basis.

In this role, you will be a key part of the growth and implementation of the UAL brand. Working with the Brand and Creative services team, you will be the first point of contact for all brand and creative services enquiries, you will be UAL brand champion with an in-depth knowledge of our main brand resources – our brand site, brand guidelines and image library. 

You will support the organisation in the use of the brand system and work with us to maintain our brand reputation. You will also have the opportunity to work alongside our talented colleagues and creative roster agencies, consulting on the use of brand in creative campaigns and projects.

In addition, you’ll help us develop brand communications, deliver brand training and work closely with our legal and information governance team to maintain our UAL trademark and intellectual property.

This role is 9 month Fixed Term Contract to cover parental leave.

About you

We are looking for a highly organised and enthusiastic brand and/or marketing professional with a good understanding of working with brand guidelines. As a dedicated team player, you’ll have great organisational and communication skills, along with an understanding of the importance of building good relationships with different people.

To excel in this role, you will have:

• An understanding of how to build a cohesive brand across multiple platforms and channels – particularly digital.
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal with demonstrable experience of working with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in managing enquiries either through an inbox or a CRM.
• Understanding of how to build positive relationships and contribute to building the reputation of the Brand and Creative Services team.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise your workload and contribute to the planning of creative and brand projects.
• Passion and drive for social justice, in-line with our organisational priorities around Social Purpose; particularly EDI, climate change and anti-racism.  

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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