Marketing Adviser

The Role
Bring your creativity and storytelling skills to a role where your work can inspire future students. We are looking for a skilled Marketing Adviser (Content) to join our team on a full-time, fixed-term basis for up to 12 months to cover maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape engaging, audience-focused content that supports student recruitment. You’ll play a key role in bringing our brand to life, creating impactful content across a range of channels. Blending creative thinking with data-driven insight, you’ll develop content that attracts, engages, and converts prospective students.

Key responsibilities include:
Planning, creating and delivering engaging, content-led marketing campaigns across the student journey, ensuring activity is well-coordinated through effective content planning and calendar management.

The Person
The ideal candidate will bring proven marketing experience, alongside a creative mindset and strong data-driven approach. Strong project management, organisation and communication skills are essential, with the confidence to convey ideas clearly and effectively.

Directorate/Function
The directorate aims key aim within the strategy is to deliver a seamless, high-quality experience for all current and future students to ensure they are “sought after”, supporting their participation, attainment, and success before, during and after their time at Kingston. This in turn will create a culture of high performance that is inclusive, innovative, ambitious and enterprising.

Further information
This is a full-time, fixed-term position (12 months) with a starting salary of £39,407 per annum.

• Application deadline: Sunday 28 June 2026
• Please apply via the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button. You will need to complete some general applicant details, upload your covering letter and CV.
• In person interviews are expected to take place on Monday 6 July 2026.

This fixed-term post is available to cover maternity leave and is expected to be held for the full duration. However, should the substantive post-holder choose to return to work earlier, this appointment may be terminated, subject to a one-month notice period.

If you have any queries or would like further information on the role, please contact Lizzygrace Barnette, Marketing Manager.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

To apply click on the ‘Apply’ button. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email jobs@kingston.ac.uk or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.

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