Senior Digital Content Officer (Research) - 15575-1

Location: Brunel University London, Uxbridge Campus

Brunel University London is currently recruiting a Senior Digital Content Officer (Research) within the Marketing, Communications and Recruitment Directorate.

The Marketing, Communications and Recruitment Directorate supports the management of the University’s brand and reputation and leads the University’s strategy for student recruitment, admissions and alumni and development.

As a Senior Digital Content Officer (Research), you'll play a pivotal role in delivering our digital communication plans. Your main responsibility will be to plan, develop and deliver engaging content across our website and email platforms, with the aim of building Brunel University London's reputation as a world-class technical research institution.

As a member of the Digital Experience Team, you'll collaborate with stakeholders across the university, including academic researchers, and colleagues from media relations, public and business engagement, marketing account management and student recruitment. Your role will focus on offering support and guidance to effectively showcase Brunel’s academic research excellence on our website. Additionally, you'll work together with colleagues to craft compelling narratives to attract prospective doctoral research (PhD) students to our institution. To ensure coherence and alignment with our brand and marketing strategy, you'll be assisted by content professionals from various teams including brand, CRM, graphic design, photography and videography.

Educated to a degree level, you will have a strong background in website management, specifically hands-on, practical experience in web content development, search engine optimization (SEO), copywriting, analytics and reporting. Strong interpersonal skills, project management, and stakeholder management abilities are essential, as you'll collaborate closely with teams across departments to achieve our shared objectives. Familiarity with the higher education landscape and experience in using customer relationship management (CRM) systems would be an added advantage for this role.

Please note that the earliest availability of the role is from Monday, 3 June 2024.

Working at Brunel

Brunel University London was established in 1966 and is a leading multidisciplinary research-intensive technology university delivering economic, social and cultural benefits.

For more information please visit: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/our-history/home.

We offer a generous annual leave package plus discretionary University closure days, excellent training and development opportunities as well as a great occupational pension scheme and development opportunities as well as a great occupational pension scheme and a range of health-related support.

The University is also committed to a hybrid working approach.

Click here to view the job description and person specification to apply.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday, 2 April 2024

Interview date: week commencing 15 April 2024

All Applicants should be eligible to live and work in the UK for the duration of any offer of appointment.

Brunel University London is fully committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive workforce culture. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, we particularly welcome applicants who are currently under-represented in our workforce.

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