The University of Manchester
Marketing Administrative Assistant
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Student Marketing and Recruitment Assistant
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Student Marketing and Recruitment Assistant. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to student marketing and recruitment activity across the Faculty of Humanities, supporting the creation and delivery of campaigns that engage prospective students. Working as part of a dynamic and inclusive team, you will develop professional knowledge, skills and experience within higher education administration.
Responsibilities
- To work under the direction of SMR colleagues (Student Recruitment and Marketing Co-ordinators, Officers or Managers) to support the delivery of Student Marketing and Recruitment projects and campaigns.
- To support clerical and administration activities following processes and procedures, as directed by the line manager. This will include tasks such as processing student ambassador timesheets.
- Provide support with CRM activity with prospective students. This support will be administrative (uploading contacts, cleaning and de-duping data following agreed processes), and populating email and message templates with content.
- Support the production and distribution of communications for prospective students and staff audiences. This will include proof reading colleagues’ work, and checking copy against house-style guidelines.
- Undertake defined tasks that contribute to supporting the organisation, set-up, delivery and take-down of on-campus events such as open days and school/college visits.
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About You
We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.
Essential Criteria
- Good communication skills, including copywriting and proofreading experience.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of all major social media channels.
- Good organisational skills, and able to prioritise work.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a team environment and support colleagues.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of communicating with a student or youth-orientated audience.
- A keen interest in photography and/or video production and/or experience of basic design software.
- An interest in e-marketing and some technical awareness e.g. basic HTML.
Our Benefits
- Generous employer pension contribution
- Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
- Purple Place employee discount platform
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For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working arrangements online.
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Enquiries About The Role, Shortlisting And Interviews
Lauryn Edwards
lauryn.edwards@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries and administrative support
recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
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This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.
Applications close at midnight on the closing date.
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