Student Recruitment Advertising Assistant

This is an exciting chance to be part of a high-performing advertising marketing team in a progressive and cutting-edge University.  Work in a beautiful location, where you can really make a difference.

Under the direction of the Advertising Manager, you will be part of a specialist Student Recruitment CRM team forming an important part of the newly shaped Marketing and Communications Directorate. The Directorate is committed to attracting a wide range of applicants from the UK market and this team is crucial for nurturing enquirers and applicants through their University application journey.

You will contribute to the delivery and continuous development of effective enquirer and applicant focused student recruitment campaigns. As a highly motivated individual, you will play an important role in the wider marketing team, giving support for brand and subject level campaigns.

Through an understanding of the student journey, you will support the team to deliver several multi-channel campaigns and assist with research of the market and our competitors.

Combining your marketing, project management and analytical skills, you will also support the Student Recruitment Advertising Manager with reporting and evaluating campaigns, alongside stakeholders and media agency.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who wants to start their career in advertising marketing and has some experience working in a marketing environment.

You will have a strong attention to detail with experience of copywriting and proofreading.

You will have an understanding of advertising marketing and Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as good communication skills in order to work effectively with multiple different stakeholders, including colleagues within the Marketing and Communications Directorate and the procured media agency.

You will have experience of working as part of a team and assisting to deliver high workloads, with a proven track record of strong planning and organisational skills.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion please contact Emma Knowles (emma.knowles@plymouth.ac.uk) or 01752 587990.

Interviews will take place week commencing 26^th August 2024.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 37 hours a week.

Remote working is available up to 2 days a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

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