Social Media Coordinator

This new full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis within External Engagement and Global.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – with some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role
The University’s social media team is responsible for the core brand channels across all social platforms. The team’s work spans content creation, campaign management, and community engagement. The brand channels play a critical role in communicating with our local, national and global audiences, including prospective students, researchers, and supporters.

The role of the Social Media Coordinator is to support the delivery of an exceptional social media experience our audiences. The post-holder will be responsible for supporting the team to manage the University’s social media presence, creating content to effectively communicate stories spanning research, student experience, and global initiatives.

The postholder will be responsible for day-to-day community management across our social media channels, communicating with students, academics, partners and stakeholders. A champion of social media best practice, the successful candidate will work in collaboration with the team, colleagues from External Engagement and Global, and beyond to ensure the University of Exeter’s content is engaging and professional.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 Days leave per year.
• Options for flexible working.
• Numerous discounts at leading retailers.
• Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England.

Further information
Please contact Charley Sweet: c.s.sweet@exeter.ac.uk

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