Brand Manager

The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for a Brand Manager to join us on a fixed term basis.

In an ever-changing world, creativity drives us forward and shapes a better future for everyone. It defines cultures, drives economies and powers social progress. We believe in the power of creativity to find solutions to the world’s biggest issues and are evolving as an organisation to deliver our 10-year strategy that focuses on this challenge.

To do this we need to continue to develop, manage and evolve our brand to meet the requirements of the strategy, a key focus of this role will be to develop a strategy for brand management to support the wider organisation. This role is focused on managing the UAL brand and its relationships to UAL Colleges, departments and sub-brands within a flexible, coherent and consistent framework.

About you

In the Brand and Creative Services team, we look after a complex brand architecture and so you will be a detail-orientated brand manager, with significant experience of managing complex brand systems and the ability to drive effective change throughout a large matrix organisation.

You will be responsible for providing guidance, training and consultancy so that all staff are able to work with the UAL brand to best effect. This role also has responsibility for managing a roster of external creative services suppliers that all departments use. 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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**Previous applicants need not apply**

Closing date: 09:00, 8^th April 2024.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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