Social Media Assistant (Fixed Term)

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK (On-site)

£25K/yr – £27K/yrIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end content production across multiple channels, crafting captions, and storytelling that captures discoveries and Cambridge life; interview students and alumni to connect with global audiences while collaborating in a fast-paced, creative team.

Content planning and publishing across channels
Creative storytelling and captions
Interviews and alumni/student features

Job Description

Responsibilities

plan, create and publish creative content across our channels - from TikTok and Instagram, to LinkedIn and YouTube.
craft captions for a viral post
helping to capture the excitement of a groundbreaking discovery
interviewing students and alumni about their Cambridge life
tell powerful stories, connect with global audiences and strengthen our reputation
be part of a team that's curious, collaborative and always exploring new ways to bring Cambridge to life online.
fast-paced, hands-on and creative role

University of Cambridge

4.2 Glassdoor

The University of Cambridge is one of the world's foremost research universities.The University is made up of 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions. Its mission is 'to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence'.

Cambridge, England, GBR

20K employees (384 in marketing)

www.cam.ac.uk

83% recommend to a friend

86% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

£25K/yr – £27K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Social Media median pay in the United Kingdom

£37K/yr

Most pay falls between £31K and £44K. Based on 289 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size

384 (2% of company)

Median Tenure

5.2 years

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)

Funding

Last Raise

Series Unknown, 1 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors

6.8M

Monthly Google Ads Budget

$88.8K

Traffic Source Mix

49.6%

Direct

42.8%

Referral

Social

0.7%

Paid

0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~20.3K

News about University of Cambridge

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Oct 14, 2025 • Cambridge Independent

Cambridge climbs to third in world Uni rankings

Oct 11, 2025 • varsity.co.uk

Links

www.cam.ac.uk

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