The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to play a pivotal role within the Outreach team at University of the Arts London (UAL).
UAL Insights is the University’s outreach programme, offering young people access to our Colleges for creative activities and pre-university advice. As Outreach Communications and Content Manager, you will help communicate the story and values of the Insights programme to prospective students by developing a coherent, engaging and inclusive digital and print portfolio.
You will manage communications for the Outreach team and will assume responsibility for the key messaging framework, ensuring that all digital and print channels are aligned with the UAL brand guidelines. You will also create and manage content that will promote the University to prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds, as well as to a network of partners including schools, colleges and cultural organisations.
About you
Educated to degree level, you will demonstrate knowledge of effective approaches to widening participation in arts, design and communication at Further and Higher Education through digital and print channels.
You will also need experience of delivering digital and print resources to young people and managing communications for a team. You will pair this with excellent leadership, organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to suggest practical solutions to new or unique problems.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.
We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.
We’re ranked highly across the board. We’re ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.
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Closing date: 23rd September 2024 at 23:55.
Our culture
UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
