Head of External Communications

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The opportunity

This is a brand-new role within the UAL communications team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Associate Director Communications to shape the direction of our external communications from the ground up.

The post sits within the University’s recently formed Social Purpose Group. The group brings together communications, the new Social Purpose Lab, fundraising and UAL’s recently launched Storytelling Institute. Together, the group will enable UAL to change and shape the world for the better.

The communications department is a collaborative, creative and inclusive team who understand the role of communications in championing the transformative power of creative education. We speak on behalf of the creative industries across all platforms and cultivate relationships with some of country’s leading experts and opinion formers.

About you

Your external campaigns will build on and develop UAL voice on the issues that help us change the world through our creative endeavour. You will play an instrumental role in developing how we communicate our vision to external audiences.  You will lead and support departments around UAL in delivering integrated campaigns which represent and promote the university.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk or 020 7514 2965.

We are UAL

UAL is a world-class university, shaping the creative industries locally and globally. It offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts and is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings®. Made up of six renowned Colleges: 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 is home to a diverse body of over 20,000 students from over 130 countries.

At UAL 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 new 10-year strategy is a commitment to making the world a better place. 

The communications team has a vital role to play. We want to bring high quality education to more students than ever before and give our students the education they need to flourish in a changing world. We have ambitious targets including achieving net zero by 2040 and ensuring our workforce is 30% B.A.M.E by 2025. 

We need ambitious, creative and dedicated communications professionals to join us and help us change the world through our creative endeavour.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.