Careers Engagement Assistant - Marketing

Job Description

About us 

King's Careers & Employability facilitates excellent career management and employability services, supporting our students and alumni, enabling them to develop effective career skills and build a platform for future success.  

The role 
We are recruiting for a Careers Engagement Assistant (CEA) to work closely with both the Marketing & Communications Officer and Assistant within the Student Careers Engagement team. This role will be marketing-focused but varied and offers the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of areas. 

The role holders are expected to work 10 hours per week and set working patterns will be agreed upon job offer (in accordance with role-holders availability). The role will be based at King?s Strand Campus (Bush House) and the role will be hybrid (a mix between in-person and remote). There may be occasions where role-holders are expected to travel to other King?s campuses.  

Please note that the deadline for this vacancy is 05 September, 11:59pm.

Interviews will be held via Teams on 17 September and applicants must be available on this day for interview.  Full training and support will be provided. 

In your covering letter, please explain what your motivations are for applying for this role and include any relevant skills, experiences or interests you have.  

If you have any questions, please email greer.riddell@kcl.ac.uk.



Qualifications

n/a



Skills

Experience / Skills

Formal work experience is not essential for this role. We are seeking candidates with an interest and commitment to supporting our work. However, applicants with knowledge, experience or an interest in any of the following areas are desirable: 

Interest/experience in marketing and content creation (including design work, social media, photography and videography.

Interest in developing marketing ideas that attract students to attend events and engage with the wider King's Careers and Employability services.

Proficient with using Microsoft Office, Teams and computer systems. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a good knowledge of professional English, grammar and spelling. 

In your covering letter, please explain what your motivations are for applying for this role and include any relevant skills, experiences or interests you have. 

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Qualifications

NONE



Skills

Experience using Microsoft Word for design projects such as newsletters

Join Our Invigilator Team - Be a Key Part of Exam Success!

We're looking for organised, reliable, and empathetic individuals to join our pool of Invigilators. This crucial role ensures the smooth running of exams, helping students perform their best. The position is on an as-needed basis throughout the year, with most sessions taking place during our main exam periods in January, May, and August.

Why Join Us?

  • Full training is provided before each exam season
  • Support from our Examinations Team during all centrally run exams
  • Competitive hourly pay for the entire time on-site (from 1.5 hours before the exam to up to 1 hour after it ends)
  • Opportunities to invigilate computer-based exams (training provided)

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Setting up the examination room (papers and materials)
  • Assisting students as they enter and ensuring exam rules are followed
  • Collecting materials post-exam

Join us and play a vital role in student success while enjoying a flexible, rewarding work opportunity!



Qualifications

Not applicable



Skills

What We're Looking For:

  • Enthusiastic, proactive, and supportive individuals
  • Strong command of English
  • A positive, can-do attitude
  • Ability to stay calm and professional in high-pressure situations
  • Basic IT skills (not required but a bonus!)

 

Due to the nature of this assignment applications from current King's College London student will not be considered unless you are currently completing a PhD or DPhil.

Main Exam Venue: While we do conduct exams across Central London, most of the work takes place at the ExCel Centre.

Dates: 1st - 31st October 2024

Please apply by Friday 27 September 2024. 

*GRAPHIC DESIGNER* 

Please detail what the candidate will be working on and the deliverable that they will be expected to produce. 

Context: King's Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) offers students (who are given the title ?Civic Scholars?) and community organisations across London, the opportunity to work together on addressing some of the capital's most complex social issues, whilst learning what makes and how to become better leaders and changemakers. We do this in two ways ? a Leadership Development Curriculum and practical experiences with our community partners. This academic year 2024-5 marks six years of the programme and we have some data from the past two years that we have collated. We would like this to be put into an engaging report.

Deliverable: To produce a visually engaging evaluation report

What exists

Your specific tasks

  • Review the data from the past two years and decide how to visually present this in a report
  • Draft 2-3 design examples of how these could be presented 
  • Design the report and share it with the team
  • Depending on how this goes, there may be an opportunity to work on another document.


Qualifications

We require no particular qualifications for this role but we do expect the applicants to have solid experience using design software. This could be from the Adobe suite or it could be strong use of programs like Canva.



Skills

Please give an overview of the skills you would expect the candidate to demonstrate during their internship.

  • Knowledge of King's College London's branding guidelines - including font package, use of colours, logo placement and image use etc is essential

Other skills we?d expect the intern to demonstrate include: 

  • Creativity & judgement: Ability to review the data and consider a number of ways this could be presented.
  • Excellent organisation & time-management: there is a tight turnaround for this project and so we need the candidate to work effectively, use their independent judgement
  • Strong communication and responsive: Email is the main form of communication and we need the candidate to communicate their availability and respond in a timely manner
  • Adaptability: receptive to amendments, feedback or change of direction
  • Attention to detail: ensuring that the designs are clear and neat

To apply

  • Maximum 250-word statement which should address:
    • Your design experience. This does not need to be extensive - please just share what work you have done, specifically with King's if applicable and what design software you are proficient using.
    • Include a link to your portfolio or links to designs you have worked on
    • How you manage your time and your organisation techniques
    • Your availability for a 20-minute interview during the week commencing Monday 30 September. Please note that depending on the number of applications we receive, we may not choose to carry out interviews.
    • If you have any questions, please email civicleadership@kcl.ac.uk
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