Student Engagement & Communications Assistant

Job Description

The team 

King’s Careers & Employability (KC&E) seeks to enable and empower students, recent alumni, and researchers from all disciplines and walks of life, to gain the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to effectively navigate their lives and careers after university and achieve lifelong success. 

The Student Engagement & Communications Assistant sits within the Student Careers Engagement (SCE) team within the department. The SCE team supports students at all levels across the institution, as well as alumni, to access information, advice, events, opportunities, and e-learning, to aid them in their career journeys. As a team, we also work specifically to address the sector-wide and institutional factors and barriers that contribute to differences in progression amongst students from underrepresented backgrounds. 

About the Role  

The Student Engagement & Communications Assistant will work closely with the Communications & Engagement Officer to plan and execute the communication plan for King’s Careers & Employability.  Key projects will include planning and executing communications for the core events and opportunities we run in the Autumn term, creating and managing a pool of collaborative content, and ensuring we collect engagement-related data to inform our communication activities. The post-holder will also be required to produce engaging design work for print, social media, and other online assets, using our branding guidelines. You will work closely with other colleagues across the department, working on multiple projects simultaneously.  

This role would suit someone who is looking to gain experience in marketing and communications, as well as working in a Higher Education context. 

This is a full-time role (35 hours per work) and is temporary until the 28th June 2024. Our offices are in Bush House (Strand Campus). There is an option for hybrid working (a mixture of working from home and in the office) depending on work needs and personal preferences. 

Key Responsibilities:

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   Designing a range of engaging content, in line with the department’s branding guidelines.

   
   


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   Planning and executing marketing and communications campaigns, promoting our core offer and events offering. 

   
   


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   Assisting with a variety of comms projects, working with colleagues across the team. 

   
   

To apply:

Applications for this role will close on Sunday 6th August at 11:59pm. Interviews will take place on Friday 11th August on MS Teams. You must be available on this day for interview. Applications must be submitted through King's Talent Bank. Please provide clear examples of how you meet the essential criteria (and desirable if applicable) in your cover letter, along with motivations for applying for the role. 

If you have any questions about the role, please email careers@kcl.ac.uk. 

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Skills, Knowledge and Experience  

Essential:  

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   Strong written communication skills. 

   
   


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   Attention to detail and ability to multi-task. 

   
   


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   Ability to show initiative and feel confident in pitching new ideas. 

   
   


4. 
   

   Commitment to embedding inclusive practice in their work. 

   
   


5. 
   

   Interest in creating engaging content to promote services and opportunities. 

   
   

Desirable (you don't need these to apply)

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   Familiarity with design platforms such as Canva, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, or similar. 

   
   


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   Experience using social media or other content management systems to promote products or services. 

   
   

 

Please provide clear examples of how you meet the essential criteria (and desirable if applicable) in your cover letter, along with motivations for applying for the role.