Description
Professional Services Sport & Recreation Department Digital Marketing Coordinator
Employment type: Permanent
Employment basis: Full-time
Salary: £23,067 to £26,715 per annum
Post number: ZZ006854
Closing date: 06 June 2021
Assessment/Interview date: Weeks commencing 21 June and 5 July 2021 (full details TBC)
The University of Portsmouth is a dynamic and ambitious institution with a track record of success. One of only four universities in the south east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework and ranked in the top 150 in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.
We’re looking for an organised individual with an innovative and creative outlook to lead on coordinating, developing and expanding our digital reach and engagement as Digital Marketing Coordinator. Working as part of the proactive Business Development team, you’ll provide marketing support and be responsible for driving digital improvements to help achieve the business plan for our state of the art new indoor sports facility.
Ravelin Sports Centre is an outstanding new public sports centre opening later this year in Portsmouth. The £57M sports centre’s superb facilities include a 25m 8 lane swimming pool, 175 station fitness suite, climbing wall, ski simulator, café and community orchard set in historic parkland.
You’ll play a key role in enhancing the University’s reputation for sport, and establish the University as one of the leading modern universities for sport within the HE sector. Providing support across the whole department, you’ll lead on coordinating, developing and expanding our digital reach and engagement across web, social media, CRM and email.
You’ll need to demonstrate excellent English language written and oral communication skills, including excellent spelling and grammar, and the ability to write clearly, concisely and accurately for a range of different audiences and platforms. We’ll also be looking for you to demonstrate knowledge of local and national media and an understanding of media needs, as well as experience of:
- writing copy for web and social media
- marketing/promotions in a related role within a commercially focussed consumer organisation
- creating engaging content for web and social media in a professional environment, including video, image, graphic and written
Full details of the responsibilities and duties of the role, as well as the skills, experience and personal qualities we are looking for, can be found in the further particulars document attached to this advert.
To support the delivery of University/Departmental events, activities and functions the post holder is expected to work flexibly to provide services to a range of customers. As a maximum, the post holder may be needed to work 1-3 weekday evenings and 1 weekend day per month as well as specific peak times per service.
Our values are simple, we’re customer-centric, we’re developing excellence in all areas, we’re creating opportunities all with the focus of improving physical activity. If you share our values, share our ambitions and have the abilities to contribute to our success we’re keen to hear from you.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
The University of Portsmouth believes this role may be eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa. Please familiarise yourself with the requirements set out before applying for this role. If you are unable to meet the requirements for sponsorship you will need to confirm details of an alternative visa to work in the UK when applying for this role.
Please note that anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of the University’s commitment to equality and diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details that are included on application forms, including the candidate’s name and address, will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel. If you have been asked to upload any additional information to evidence how you meet the person specification, this should not contain information that would allow the shortlisting panel to identify who has applied. We kindly ask that candidates do not send CVs or cover letters as these will not be considered.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and all appointments will be made on merit. We are eager to ensure our teams are diverse in terms of all the protected characteristics and representative of all the stakeholders that use our facilities. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates who are Black, Asian, or from other ethnic groups not currently well represented in our teams, as well as from candidates who consider themselves to have a disability.
Find out more about Working for UOP Sport and Working at Portsmouth.
For detailed information about the vacancy, please select this link: ZZ006854 - Digital Marketing Coordinator.docx
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