Content, Media & Communications Manager

Birmingham, UK (Hybrid)

£38K/yr – £50K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own AMI’s end-to-end content engine, aligning strategy, calendar, and storytelling across education, research, and media to drive public engagement and recruitment.

  • Content ownership: annual/quarterly strategy, cross-channel campaigns, and public-facing content from academic work.
  • Channel orchestration: multi-format production, podcast lifecycle, and publication across website, email, social, and events.
  • Measurement and reuse: track analytics, optimize for audience insights, and repurpose long-form content into short-form assets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement AMI's annual and quarterly content strategy.
  • Maintain an institutional content calendar aligned with academic programmes, conferences, publications, podcasts, research outputs, and major events.
  • Identify opportunities to transform AMI activities into engaging public-facing content.
  • Work closely with academic staff to develop content plans for educational programmes, publications, conferences, and institutional initiatives.
  • Ensure content aligns with AMI's strategic priorities, recruitment goals, and public engagement objectives.
  • Track content performance and recommend improvements based on analytics and audience insights.
  • Produce, edit, and oversee high-quality content across multiple formats including: Website articles; News stories; Research summaries; Email newsletters; Podcast descriptions; Social media content; Promotional campaigns; Institutional reports.
  • Translate complex academic material into accessible content for diverse audiences.
  • Ensure consistency of tone, messaging, and brand identity across all channels.
  • Develop communication campaigns to support educational programmes, publications, conferences, and institutional initiatives.

Requirements

  • Minimum three years' experience in content, communications, digital marketing, media management, or a related field.
  • Experience managing multiple communication channels and content projects.
  • Experience managing freelancers, agencies, or external suppliers.
  • Experience developing and implementing content strategies.
  • Experience working within higher education, research, publishing, charity, or mission-driven organisations.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and communication skills.
  • Ability to translate complex ideas into accessible content.
  • Strong project management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Experience using content management systems such as WordPress.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with Islamic studies, Muslim community organisations, or higher education institutions.
  • Experience managing podcasts or digital media projects.
  • Experience with email marketing platforms.
  • Basic graphic design skills.
  • Basic video editing skills.
  • Photography or videography experience.

Benefits

  • Casual dress
  • Free parking
  • On-site gym
  • Private medical insurance
  • Sick pay
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Al-Mahdi Institute

AMI provides a platform for open and critical scholarship that addresses contemporary concerns of Muslims around the globe. Through our educational programmes and research activities, we provide an open platform for critical, innovative, and thought-provoking Muslim scholarship that bridges the gap between traditional Muslim seminaries and contemporary academia.

Founded in 1993
Birmingham, England, GBR
72 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.9%
Direct
37.3%
Referral
19.4%
Social
10.9%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~73

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1