Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department/role

We’re looking for a Social Media Content Producer to work in the Department of Marketing and Communications, who is passionate about using social media to build communities and create a sense of belonging at our university.

Reporting to the Social Media and Content Manager, you will be part of a dynamic team of content producers responsible for creating content that promotes our university and drives recruitment to study here.

Key responsibilities:

- Content planning: You will work with the Social Media and Content Manager to plan content aligned to the University’s marketing calendar and aligned to popular trends that will engage, educate and entertain our target audiences.
- Content creation: You will work independently and with colleagues and students across the department and/or university to develop engaging content to be distributed across multiple channels.
- Monitoring and community engagement: You will be responsible for the daily monitoring of the University’s social media channels, working with colleagues to respond to enquiries and conversations in a timely manner.
- Reporting and analysing performance: You will analyse the performance of content against established set KPIs to continually grow and improve on results.
- Collaboration and best practice: You will collaborate with our diverse communities to build content that is representative of all communities, promotes inclusion and celebrates the communities in which we serve.

Experience:

- Undergraduate degree in relevant subject and/or marketing qualification.
- Experience managing social media platforms for marketing purposes and developing content for a range of platforms.
- Experience using Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.
- Experience using a social media content management system.
- Love of social media and keeping up to date with the latest trends.
- A passion and commitment to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is hybrid, working between home can the Canterbury campus, with occasional travel to our other campuses in Medway and Tunbridge Wells.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 12th April 2024
Closing date for applications: 28th April 2014
Interviews are to be held: 8th May 2024

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Kirsty McCarthy, Kirsty.mccarthy@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ04782.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you.

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Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.