Communications & Marketing Manager

Nottingham, UK (On-site)

£36K/yr – £41K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 10 hrs ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Own and drive the communications and marketing strategy for a major UK Student Union, leading a team and collaborating across the organisation to engage students and showcase impact.

  • Lead brand, campaigns, digital comms and content strategy
  • Partner with student leaders to embed planning in major projects
  • Use insight to continually improve member engagement

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • We're looking for an ambitious and creative Communications and Marketing Manager to lead how we tell the story of the Students' Union.
  • This is an exciting opportunity to shape the communications strategy for one of the UK's largest Students' Unions, leading a talented team that sits within our Membership Services Directorate while working collaboratively across the whole organisation.
  • You'll be responsible for developing and delivering an ambitious communications and marketing strategy that brings our mission to life.
  • Whether it's showcasing the impact of student representation, encouraging students to join a society, promoting our advice and support services, launching campaigns, celebrating student success or driving engagement with our social enterprises, you'll ensure our communications connect with students in meaningful and authentic ways.
  • As the lead manager for communications and marketing, you'll oversee our brand, campaigns, digital communications and content, ensuring every interaction reflects who we are and the value we create for students.
  • You'll use insight and evaluation to continually improve how we engage our members, helping more students discover opportunities, influence change and feel part of our community.
  • You'll also play an important role across the organisation, partnering with colleagues, elected Officers and student leaders to provide expert communications advice and embed effective planning into major organisational projects.
  • We're looking for someone with experience of leading communications and marketing activity, developing successful campaigns and managing high-performing teams.
  • You'll be an excellent communicator with strong strategic thinking, sound judgement and a passion for creating communications that genuinely make a difference.
  • If you're excited by the opportunity to shape the voice of an organisation that exists to improve the lives of 38,000 students, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

  • experience of leading communications and marketing activity, developing successful campaigns and managing high-performing teams.
  • You'll be an excellent communicator with strong strategic thinking, sound judgement and a passion for creating communications that genuinely make a difference.
University of Nottingham Students' Union logo

University of Nottingham Students' Union

University of Nottingham Students’ Union is run by students for students, and proudly independent from the University.It’s a vibrant community of first years and PhDs, elected SU Officers, SU staff and volunteers, all of whom work hard to make sure UoN students and alumni are represented, supported and celebrated.

Nottingham, England, GBR
182 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$12.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33%
Direct
50.5%
Referral
5.8%
Social
4.9%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~182

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (5% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Recent News