Marketing Manager

Can you drive marketing performance and engage our ever-changing student audience?

We’re looking for an experienced and creative marketing expert to join our vibrant team. 

You’ll use your skills, and those of our team, to deliver dynamic and accessible campaigns which drive engagement with Bristol SU and the services we offer. You'll have a passion for brand and be able to maximise brand promotion opportunities and provide creative direction. You’ll be responsible for managing and striving to improve our physical outreach and digital communications channels, making decisions informed by our data and analytics. 

We’re looking for someone with a flair for conceptualising and executing multi-channel campaigns. You’ll feel confident working with a range of stakeholders and deputising for our Head of Marketing & Communications as required. If you thrive from working in a fast-paced and varied creative environment, then we want to hear from you.

What’s the job?

Role:  Marketing Manager

Hours: 35 hours a week, able to be worked flexibly

Salary: £34,521 - £38,742 per annum (starting at beginning of payscale)

Contract:  Permanent

Closing date:  9am, Monday 8 July

Who are we?

Part business, part charity, part membership body – Bristol SU is a seriously fun place to work.  Our professional staff do something extraordinary every day: we support student leaders to give people a voice in their education, help people get the most out of their student experience and help people make the change they want in the world. We have over 26,000 members, 400 clubs and societies, a diverse range of professional services, and an innovative strategy that will help to create an inclusive and supportive University community.

What will you bring?

·       You’ll have experience driving marketing performance across channels

·       You’ll be confident developing and leading our marketing team  

·       You know how to use industry standard metrics to assess effectiveness and inform future planning 

·       You’re a creative, able to create briefs and provide creative direction across different campaigns and sub-brands

·       You’re willing to get stuck into a range of projects in a fast-moving creative team

Why apply?

Because you’re excited to make a difference!

We offer lots of great benefits including enhanced pay for parents taking maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector, a generous pension scheme and at least 40 days’ holiday. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance through flexible working and are open to considering requests for part-time working. We provide professional training so that whatever your chosen field of work, with the right mix of challenge and support, you’ll gain fantastic experience, and room to develop and advance your career.

We are proud to have been recognised through numerous accreditations and awards that demonstrate our commitment to creating a positive and supportive culture. We have appeared in the Inclusive Companies top 100 list and have won a number of awards for our commitment to diversity, including best Students' Union. We also won a Third Sector Excellence Award at the 2018 Investors in People Awards. No wonder 93% of our employees would recommend Bristol SU as a great place to work!

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to life at Bristol SU. We approach our work with positivity and celebrate our diverse and unique communities. Our people are proud of our values and care about creating diverse and supportive communities that are inclusive of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and experience.

Be yourself, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

Key dates

·       Closing Date: 9am, Monday 8 July

·       Shortlisting: 8 July

·       First Stage Interviews: 15 July

·       Second Stage Interviews (if required) : 22 July

Please visit our website to download our Applicant pack for more information before submitting your application.