Communications Officer in Oxford

Lady Margaret Hall – a vibrant constituent college of the University of Oxford – is looking for a Communications Officer to join its small, collaborative and supportive Communications team.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and writing high-impact news stories for the website and print publications, collaborating with colleagues, academics, students and alumni to produce content that promotes the College’s priorities.
• Contributing to print publications, including the LMH News magazine and the annual Philanthropy Report, through content generation, proofreading and editorial support.
• Supporting the creation of engaging content for the College’s social media channels and collaborating with the Digital Content and Communications Manager, who retains overall ownership of the channels.
• Producing internal and external email communications, including drafting and building HTML emails for the alumni bulletin and weekly staff and student updates, and supporting broader internal communications such as the HR team’s termly Staff Newsletter.
• Maintaining and updating the LMH website, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and engaging for key audiences, working with colleagues across the College to achieve this.
• Contributing to ongoing website improvement projects, liaising with external developers to deliver enhancements.
• Supporting the maintenance of the College intranet and preparations for the forthcoming migration to the University’s OxIntranet platform.
• Providing occasional hands-on support for video and media projects (including filming, scheduling shoots or taking photographs) alongside the Digital Content and Communications Manager.
• Promoting College events by creating content for the website, newsletters, social media and digital display screens.
• Supporting communications planning and content delivery for LMH’s 150th Anniversary celebrations (2028–29), including major projects such as a coffee-table book, portrait gallery expansion and the digitisation of their Oral History project.

Skills and Experience

• A degree (or equivalent qualification), or a similar level of skill and experience gained in a work environment.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proven skill and experience in writing engaging copy for a range of audiences and channels.
• Strong organisational and project-management skills, with the ability to prioritise and keep track of multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, accessible and inclusive communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Competence in using content management systems such as Drupal or WordPress to update and manage web content.
• Confident IT user with strong skills in email, web-based publishing and word processing, able to quickly learn new tools, create basic digital content, and use analytics to monitor engagement.
• Ability to create HTML emails using systems such as Stripo, MailChimp or Adestra (desirable).
• Skill in producing high-quality digital and visual content (using, for example, Adobe Creative Cloud or Canva) for target audiences (desirable).

37 days' holiday (including bank holidays), pro rata for part-time appointments. Option to join a University pension scheme. One free meal whilst on duty when the kitchens are open (when the kitchens are closed, a meal allowance will be paid). Discounted bus/train travel to commute to work or salary-sacrifice bicycle scheme. Employee assistance programme. Annual flu jab. Regular staff social events. Salary: c.£35,000 per annum, depending on experience. Contract and Hours: Fixed term for 3 years; 37.5 hours per week (part-time, minimum 0.6 considered). Location: Oxford, OX2 6QA. Closing date: Midday on Monday 23rd February 2026.