SU0030 – Communications and Marketing Coordinator

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UWL Students’ Union
Salary:

£26,000 to £28,000
per annum

Hours per week: 35 hours

Release Date:  

Thursday 13 July 2023

Closing Date:  

Wednesday 02 August 2023

Reference:  

SU0030

We are looking for a creative, highly motivated person who is driven by meeting targets, and has an excellent attention for detail. You should have good initiative with innovative ideas and have a strategic outlook with campaign planning and execution.

This role will be responsible for organisation and department level communication, but also ultimately responsible for the marketing and increasing income within:

• SU Branded merchandise
• The SU Café – Coffee Union
• The SU Social Space – Freddie’s
• The Sports Centre
• Events ticket sales
• Media Sales
• Stalls at UWL Open and Applicant Days

This role is hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office and an occasional requirement to be in the office 5 days a week when requested. You will be at both our Ealing and Paragon campus, with an occasional requirement to be at our Reading campus. You may be required to work the occasional evening and weekend when events are held. A work MacBook will be provided with the Adobe Suite included to ensure you are able to complete the occasional design work.

The key focus areas for the role in the coming 12 months include:

• Growing sales within the Bar and Café including external hire
• Establishing a positive relationship with our new Partners Native to maximize marketing and ticket sales, executing marketing campaigns where requested
• Increasing our presence at UWL Open and Applicant Days
• Assisting with external hire, local member and student sales within our gym
• Helping to maximize ticket sales within Freshers, Refreshers and other key events.

You will be joining a full-time team of 38 people and part time student staff team of 83 who are committed to delivering the best possible experience to our students. We have been ranked the Top Student Union in England for the last 4 years in the National Student Survey and in 2022 UWL was named University of the Year for Student Experience by the Times Higher Awards.

We have achieved Investors in People Gold Status; NUS Green Impact and we are currently working towards accreditation as a Disability Confident Employer.

We offer generous annual leave provisions of up to 27 days, plus Bank Holidays and Festive Closure. We also offer free gym membership; up to 15% pension contributions; excellent training and development opportunities and a range of other benefits.

Download the full job description and person specification Communications and Marketing Coordinator.pdf

Application Process

If everything above sounds good to you, we’d love to receive your application. To apply please follow the link to the Student Union website:

http://uwlsu.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=b1e95f14-5c14-48da-9c20-fd6a02de7696

Be sure to read the job description and person specification and to complete the application process but also provide your CV and Cover letter.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th August and Wednesday 16th August 2023.

You can contact Clair White (clair.white@uwl.ac.uk ) if you have any questions about this role.

If you require an alternative method to submitting your application (i.e. video or braille), please contact us on su.recruitment@uwl.ac.uk or 0208 231 2276.

For more information about the SU, this role or specific questions about the application process please contact su.recruitment@uwl.ac.uk or 0208 231 2276.

UWL students come from a diverse range of backgrounds, as an employer we are committed to ensuring that our workforce are reflective of the members we serve.

Therefore, we actively encourage applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented groups.