Communications Executive

The opportunity
At UAL, we believe the world needs creativity. As a social purpose university, we are dedicated to nurturing creativity and using it to solve global challenges.

Our 10-year strategy is built on a commitment to making the world a better place through collective creative endeavour. As Communications Executive, you will play a vital role in sharing our progress with staff and students and engaging them in this mission.

This is an exciting opportunity to join UAL’s first university-wide communications function. You will collaborate with talented colleagues and share remarkable stories from across our six colleges, including LCC and its community of approximately 1,000 staff and 5,000 students, as well as its world-renowned alumni. You will help deliver UAL’s communications and engagement plan, supporting key objectives such as attracting students, embedding social purpose, and enhancing staff and student experience.

In this role, you will work closely with the LCC communications team and UAL-wide communications function to source, plan, schedule, write, and distribute various communications. You will engage with stakeholders across LCC to create compelling content. Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing and sending staff and student newsletters.
• Researching, publishing, and managing content for staff and student platforms.
• Creating visual communication materials, including print and digital screens.
• Supporting staff and student events to enhance engagement.
• Collaborating with teams such as student recruitment marketing, social media, and PR to ensure effective messaging.

Based at LCC in Elephant and Castle, this role includes occasional travel to other UAL sites in London and some home working. You will report to the LCC Communications and Engagement Manager.

About you
We seek a communications expert with a passion for writing and an eye for detail. You should have experience in communications and engagement within complex organisations and a solid understanding of digital content publishing and accessibility best practices.

We are audience-first and evidence-led, so understanding how to measure the success of communications activities and structure effective campaigns is also necessary.

Collaboration is at the heart of this role; both in being a proactive team player, sharing information, and working across teams as part of our integrated communications structure. You will also engage directly with staff and students, to support different areas of the College.

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.

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Closing date: 23 February 2025, 23:55.

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact SPstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

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.

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