External Relations Coordinator

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a communications or PR professional to play a key role in further enhancing the strong global reputation of London College of Communication, one of six world-renowned Colleges that make up University of the Arts London (UAL).

As External Relations Coordinator, you will use your understanding and experience of securing press coverage to identify opportunities and develop pitches that help to tell the story of London College of Communication to key external audiences.

This is a collaborative role within the Internal and External Relations Department. You will work with experts from across the College to develop thought leadership pieces; identify opportunities in the external media landscape to boost our reputation; and help to promote the range of projects, initiatives, events and stories that take place here.

Note: This role sits in London College of Communication’s Internal and External Relations Department, which is currently part of a UAL-wide transformation project taking place in 2024. This role may be subject to changes and shifts as part of that process – but the 12-month fixed term period of this role is not subject to change. The successful candidate will contribute to the co-designing of this transformation, which offers exciting possibilities to strengthen UAL’s communications function as a whole.

About you

We are looking for candidates who have experience of working in external relations, public relations or media relations, desirably (but not essential) within a higher education or creative organisation.

We are seeking applications from individuals who can evidence an understanding of relevant media outlets across print, online and new media; have strong copywriting and copyediting experience; and will be able to engage internal stakeholders in external relations processes – helping to develop pitches and secure press coverage for the College that helps to boost our reputation with key external audiences.

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 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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Closing date: 23:55 on 25 April 2024.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985.

Our culture

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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