Marketing and Communications Coordinator
- Recruiter
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION
- Location
- Cardiff, Cardiff (Caerdydd)
- Salary
- £21,935 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 06 May 2019
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Salary £21,935 per annum. The role is a permanent full-time position. It offers an excellent working environment and benefits package including 34 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
Cardiff University Students’ Union (CUSU) has a vision of working with every Cardiff student to enhance their university experience. As a student-led, independent part of the university, CUSU represents students and provides a diverse and inclusive range of activities and services that enrich student life. These include advice, training, skills development, volunteering opportunities, employment and other services that promote inclusion, friendship and personal development. CUSU supports over 200 student societies and 60 sports clubs that boast more than 10,000 members. CUSU is also the recognised voice of students at Cardiff University, joining students in campaigning about the issues important to them.
CUSU is based on Park Place and at the Heath Park campus, employing over 100 permanent staff and 300 student staff. The trading subsidiary of CUSU, Cardiff Union Services Limited, manages a purpose built facility in the centre of Cardiff and operates cafes, shops, bars and events that help fund CUSU’s charitable activities. The organisation achieved 'Excellent' accreditation under the National Union of Students Quality Students’ Unions quality mark, as well as achieving Investors in Diversity Stage 2, and the ‘Gold’ award through the Best Bar None Accreditation Scheme. CUSU aspires to have a positive impact on the wider community in Cardiff, and is consistently graded the number one Students’ Union in Wales and in the top four in the UK for student satisfaction.
Communicating with students is at the heart of what we do at Cardiff University Students’ Union and we are always looking for new and innovative ways to do this effectively. If you’re passionate about all things marketing and communications related, and you’re interested in working with a young, diverse audience, then this may be the role for you. We’re looking to recruit a vibrant, enthusiastic individual to join our Marketing and Communications team.
What you will be doing
You will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications, Deputy Head of Marketing and Communications, our talented graphic design team, Digital Marketing Coordinator and our Welsh Language Coordinator, to provide a marketing and communications service to the organisation. You will plan and deliver effective marketing campaigns to promote and support the range of services and events that the Students’ Union offers, as well as assisting in building the profile of the organisation through press and public relations.
You will support the Head and Deputy Head of Marketing and Communications in communicating with students, staff, and other stakeholders, developing targeted messages to reach our diverse segments. You will also assist with monitoring marketing activity to ensure future planning is targeted and responsive, and you will work on market research projects and analyse data, reporting back to the organisation to ensure we’re doing the best we can for our student members. You will also get to use your creative skills and develop marketing campaigns in conjunction with our graphic design team, and will have responsibility for ordering marketing print materials to support those campaigns.
Relationships are very important to the work that the Marketing and Communications team does, so the ability to build these with a range of people both within the organisation and externally is vital.
Skills
What we’re looking for
The marketing and communications team is a busy and exciting place to work, so you will need to be comfortable with dealing with lots of projects and planning your own time. Attention to detail is very important, we’re looking for someone with excellent copy writing and proof reading skills, and most importantly, someone who will always strive for excellence. We are very proud of the work we produce and we want you to be too.
What’s in it for you?
Being part of a dynamic and creative team that’s involved in everything the organisation does and the excitement of seeing your hard work published, printed or posted each week.
You’ll also get to be part of an award-winning team as the Marketing and Communications team has previously won the ‘Amazing Team’ award at the annual Staff Awards.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.
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Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
The closing date for this position is Monday 6th May 2019 at 17:00.