Communications and Marketing Manager

The Role

The Communications & Marketing Manager is a key role in leading, developing and supporting staff to deliver the Guild’s strategic plan for students.

Leading a small, dedicated team, this role is accountable in developing effective communications, marketing and insight strategies in order to inform and support the wider organisation and delivery of the strategic plan. Along with being accountable and overseeing, the day to day operation of the Communications & Marketing department and related activities the role is heavily involved in all facets of the organisation. Ensuring utilisation of agreed marketing, brand and communication processes and procedures, this role will lead communications forward planning, ensuring managers and officers are engaged in priority decision making each term to assist in effective planning and delivery of co-ordinated, collaborative campaigns and events including cross-departmental initiatives.

We are looking for applicants who have a range of Communications & Marketing experience including designing, delivering & managing effective communications campaigns and activity across a range of media (including press, social, digital & traditional platforms) and the ability to establish strong working relationships with a wide range of individuals both within and outside the Guild, to include the University, students, staff, clients and agencies.

If this sounds like you, and you enjoy working in a fast-paced organisation, where every day is different, we would love to hear from you.

The Benefits

We offer a great range of benefits including:

• 5 days close down during Christmas, and 2 during Easter each year, in additional to bank holidays and 21 days annual leave, rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service (meaning you will not work during Christmas, New Year or Easter).
• Full sick pay from the moment you start working for us.
• A comprehensive suite of basic training for all employees which includes Equality & Diversity, Mental Health Awareness and Data Protection
• Discounted membership rates at University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness
• The opportunity for new staff to join the NEST pension scheme. The Guild contributes a matched payment of between 4-6% of your salary
• A range of wellbeing benefits including an annual £50 personal Wellbeing Allowance

We are a Times 100 Best Companies to Work For employer and in our most recent staff survey (March 2023) 78% of our staff said they would recommend this organisation as a good place to work.

The Guild of Students is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

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