Student Comms and Engagement Assistant - Salford
Opportunity Overview
Were looking for the newest member of our Student Communications and Engagement team someone who is creative, enthusiastic, proactive and passionate about making a positive impact through communication, content and campaigns.
Our team are the central service for mass student communications, working across multiple channels that include email, social media, the website, student intranet, blogs, digital signage and more. We create both written and multimedia content, working across our channels to engage students with major updates, events, opportunities and more. Were a very collaborative team, working closely with student-facing colleagues across the University of Salford, championing the student experience and putting students at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
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Together with our team of 6, youll work to proactively and creatively engage our diverse student audience throughout their student journeys to ultimately help them achieve their goals
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Youll create written and multimedia content for major updates, events, opportunities and more
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Day-to-day tasks could vary from creating an Instagram story promoting an event, to writing and building the student newsletter, liaising with colleagues about their opportunities, monitoring social media, updating pages on our website, or interviewing students for a video that youll later edit and share as part of a campaign
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Youll need strong communication and interpersonal skills, together withconfidence and professionalism
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Collaboration, organisational skills, understanding social media trends and focusing on continual improvement are also key skills and youll need to be willing to learn new skills and share your already developed skills with colleagues
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Youll contribute to our planning and content production, thinking about how Salford can transform the way it addresses equity disparities,embraces diversity and becomes more inclusive
For a full list of responsibilities please see the Job Description
About the Department
Student Communications and Engagement sits within the wider Communications team, working directly alongside colleagues responsible for internal and external communications. We also work very closely with colleagues in our student services teams, such as Wellbeing, askUS Enquiries, Careers, the Library, the SU and more.
Our directorate is responsible for the core range of activities that promote and engage with our external environment and stakeholders. Made up of the Marketing and Communications, Student Recruitment and Outreach, and External Relations teams, we work together to plan and deliver key activities that support the Universitys ambitions for growth, diversity and an increased profile.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary - and excellent pension scheme
- An impressive 32 days leave - plus bank holidays and additional time off at Christmas!
- Collaborative, creative and supportive team - join a team who embraces creativity, tries new things and provides supportive development opportunities as a standard way of working
- Flexible working - we support a culture of flexible and agile working to help you find the right balance
- Our community - there's a real sense of belonging here at Salford. We value diversity, in backgrounds and in experiences. Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students' lives
- Wellbeing support - all our people are important to us and we have services and facilities dedicated to your mental and physical health, ranging from an Employee Assistance Programme and counselling, to sports and fitness facilities including discounted gym memberships
Student Comms and Engagement Assistant - Salford in Tarvin employer: University of Salford
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