Communications Officer

This is a full time, permanent role.

Closing date: 23:59 on 16th November 2025

Interview date: 27th November 2025

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The University is a diverse, inclusive, and supportive community of people – students, staff and alumni.

We are looking to appoint a Communications Officer within the Student Communications team. The role will support the mission of Student Success and Engagement and Student Services - we want someone who will not only help us meet our equality, diversity and inclusion ambitions, but also support and value the pursuit of excellence in this area.

When you join us, you’ll join our vibrant, inclusive community, set in an award-winning Whiteknights campus, with great transport links to London and beyond and scope for flexible working.

The successful candidate will be an organised and creative communications professional, confident with managing a complex communications schedule by delivering engaging digital communications across our student website, portal, app and social media.

You will:

• support the team to deliver high quality and effective communications across the student digital channels
• manage important digital campaigns
• work with the team to support our students ambassadors to create engaging content representing the student voice in our communications

We welcome applications from experienced communication professionals from any industry. Please read the job description and use the supporting statement in your application to tell us about yourself and based on your interests and experience why you will be suitable for the role.

Contact Name: Angela Davies
Contact Job Title: Head of Student Communications
Contact Email address: a.l.davies@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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