Job Description

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Professional Services

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Outreach, Recruitment and Marketing

Salary:

25,148 to 26,642 per annum pro rata


12 month fixed term contract

Post Type:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Closing Date:

Friday 06 June 2025

Interview Date:

To be confirmed

Reference:

HR0183381

Directorate of Recruitment and Marketing

The University of Bradford's Marketing department is recruiting for a Social Media Assistant on a fixed term contract. You will join a collaborative digital channel team of inventive individuals who engage with prospective students and the University community through advertising, social media and the website. This is an exciting time to join the University of Bradford during the City of Culture 2025, in the University's fourth year at the top of the UK Social Mobility Index, and as we launch our new University strategy.

What you will be doing:

Support delivery of the University's social media strategy, to drive student recruitment, build the University brand and engage with communities across a variety of social media channels Develop campaigns and calendars of activity to drive traffic and engagement to social media platforms and the University website Participate in events and collaborate with students and a wide range of teams across the University, to capture and create innovative content that engages key target audiences and aligns with the University brand values and tone of voice Engage in discussions with online communities and monitor and respond to enquiries and comments Measure social media success and produce campaign reports to inform stakeholders on performance

Qualifications/ experience:

Experience of developing successful social media campaigns Understanding of social media platforms and their audiences Experience of creating and managing digital content Engaging with online communities 5 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade 4/C and above including English

The successful candidate will join the Digital Channel team within the Marketing function but will regularly collaborate with colleagues across the marketing department and the wider university.


Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Celebrating Diversity - The University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.


Find more information about the many benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please email or call Rebecca Farrar on 01274 238088 or rfarrar1@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.