Placement Student (Marketing & Communications)
Requisition ID: 27970
Location: Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 7 Mar 2025
Salary: £24,344 per annum
Closing Date: 04 April 2025
The Role
If you are a penultimate-year Newcastle University student looking for a year-long placement in a vibrant and busy marketing and communications team, we want to hear from you.
We need an articulate and motivated colleague to work independently, and as part of a team, to communicate with a wide range of students, graduates, academics, and businesses. You’ll have an eagerness to learn new skills, have brilliant attention to detail, a flair for writing engaging copy, and will be an adept communicator who excels at planning and organising. You’ll also be an enthusiastic content creator, confident in front of a camera and have experience in graphic design with an interest in video editing.
During your time with us, you’ll gain a range of experience, including content creation, social media management, design, video editing, analytics, market research and so much more which will stand you in good stead for your future.
You will support the promotion of a range of projects and initiatives that:
1. Prepares students for changing labour market environments and provides them with alternative perspectives on their career options
2. Supports more students and recent graduates to consider self-employment/ starting their own business
You will be responsible for ensuring that services and events are effectively communicated to our key stakeholders, predominantly students and recent graduates.
You must have recently completed the penultimate year of your undergraduate degree at Newcastle University, in any subject discipline, by the placement start date of August/September 2025 to be eligible for this role.
This is a fixed term placement for the duration of 1 year.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work within the Marketing & Comms team to provide marketing support to all teams including the Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy, the Careers Service and the Student Life team
* Generate new content for social media, blogs, newsletters, and the Student Noticeboard
* Design and create visual graphics in line with brand guidelines using Adobe Creative Suite software & Canva (for social media, print materials, merchandise etc)
* Management of Instagram accounts including community management and keeping up-to-date with new social media trends
* Plan and create engaging social media content for Instagram (in particular, Instagram stories and Reels)
* Lead on the reporting of monthly social media statistics
* Support the planning, promotion and delivery of regular events across the Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy, the Careers Service and the Student Life team
* Contribute new ideas, driven by user demand, for student-facing activities
* Conduct independent market research projects
* Undertake general tasks and duties as directed by your line manager
The Person (Essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Strong team player, with ability to work alone when necessary
* Strong verbal and written communication skills e.g. proposals, reports and presentations
* Able to deal with a variety of people in a professional manner
* Use of office IT systems including Word and PowerPoint, databases and web/internet
* Excellent understanding of social media, in particular, Instagram
* Excellent planning and organisational skills
* Excellent time management and ability to use initiative where appropriate
* Experience with design software, in particular, Adobe InDesign and Canva
Attributes and Behaviour
* Must have a ‘creative flare’
* Excellent attention to detail
* Social media savvy, comfortable in front of and behind the camera
* Flexible approach to work
* Works collaboratively with others, plays a positive role in teams and establishes and grows relationships across the organisation where different skills, expertise and opinions are valued
* Manages time and resources by prioritising and organising effectively
Qualifications
* You must have recently completed the penultimate year of your undergraduate degree at Newcastle University, in any subject discipline, by the placement start date of August/September 2025 to be eligible for this role.
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