Marketing Officer (Digital)

About the role

As a Marketing Officer (Digital), you will play a key role in delivering digital marketing activity that supports the University of Sussex’s undergraduate and postgraduate student recruitment objectives. Working as part of the central Marketing Team within Communications, Engagement and Advancement, you will help plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-led digital campaigns across paid, owned and shared channels.

You will be involved in creating and adapting digital content, coordinating campaign delivery with colleagues and external agencies, and monitoring performance to ensure activity is effective, on brand and delivers value for money. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys combining creativity with data, and who takes pride in producing high-quality digital outputs.

You will work closely with Marketing Managers, CRM, digital analytics, web and social media colleagues, as well as academic Schools and recruitment teams, contributing to a collaborative and supportive working environment.

About you

You will have experience supporting or delivering digital marketing campaigns and creating content for digital channels. You will be confident writing clear, engaging copy and adapting it for different audiences and platforms.

You will be organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing multiple tasks at the same time. You will have the ability to work with campaign data, using tools such as Excel, analytics platforms or third-party reports to help evaluate performance and identify improvements.

You will also bring basic editing and design skills, such as resizing images or creating simple digital assets using standard design tools, and an understanding of brand and visual identity. Experience of working in a higher education or similar environment is desirable but not essential.

About our Division

Please find further information regarding the division at Communications, Engagement and Advancement: University of Sussex.

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.

Further Key Information

Please contact John Haywood (j.haywood@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply, click the 'Apply' button above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

Visa queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. The assigned SOC code is 3554 Advertising and marketing associate professionals and the going rate is £41,700. Eligibility for sponsorship will depend on the salary offered and whether a candidate can make use of tradeable points to meet the salary offered, and whether the candidate holds an existing Skilled Worker sponsorship which began before 22 July 2025.

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