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Job
Student Communications and Engagement Executive
Vacancy ID
11571
College/Service
Social Purpose
Location
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary
£39,394. to £48,144. per annum
Contract
Permanent
Hours
35
Apply by
2 March 2025, 11:55 pm
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The opportunity
We believe the world needs creativity. That’s why UAL is a social purpose university, dedicated to nurturing creativity and deploying it to help solve the world’s problems.
At the core of our 10-year strategy is a commitment to making the world a better place through our collective creative endeavour, and the Student Communications and Engagement Executive will be key to communicating to students our progress and engaging them in this focus.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of UAL’s first university-wide communications function, bringing together talented colleagues and remarkable stories from our 6 Colleges. The Student Communications and Engagement Executive is part of a team delivering a shared UAL communications and engagement plan that achieves University-wide goals such as attracting students to study with us, embedding social purpose across the University and improving student experience.
The successful candidate will work closely with the UAL-wide communications function and College communications teams to source, plan, schedule, write and send a range of communications and coordinate, deliver and evaluate campaigns for our students. The role will be an integral part of the team; liaising with different stakeholders across UAL to write and edit compelling and engaging content. The successful candidate will have responsibility for producing and sending student emails; planning, researching and publishing stories and managing content on our staff intranet and student-facing website; producing and commissioning content for visual communication such as through the use of printed materials and digital screens; and assisting at student gatherings to engage our internal audiences. The postholder will also liaise with colleagues in teams including student recruitment marketing, social media, and PR and Media Relations to identify opportunities and ensure the right messages are delivered to the right audiences at the right time.
The role is located at University of the Arts London in High Holborn but with some travel to other UAL sites in London and some days home working. It will be line managed by the Student Communications and Engagement Manager.
Your profile
We are looking for a communications expert who is passionate and details-focused as a writer and has experience of communications and engagement in complex organisations. The post-holder should have a good understanding of publishing digital content and good practice digital accessibility. We are audience-first and evidence-led, so an understanding of how to measure the success of communications activity and how to structure a campaign is also necessary.
Collaboration is at the heart of this role; both in being a proactive and helpful team player, but also sharing information and working with other teams as part of our new integrated communications structure. The successful candidate will also meet and engage with different staff and student groups throughout UAL to provide communications activity for different areas of the University.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
Application process
We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.
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