"International Marketing Coordinator"

Job Description:

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

We are seeking a dynamic and passionate International Marketing Coordinator to support the execution of our international strategy. This role involves coordinating international marketing activities and collaborating with the wider marketing team and external agencies to achieve awareness and recruitment objectives.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

As an experienced International Marketing Coordinator you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating international marketing campaigns across relevant channels and represent UC's international marketing with external agencies
• Ensuring brand consistency across all marketing resources
• Managing marketing media and advertising spend, overseeing international marketing deliverables and providing brand advice and direction on key projects
• Assisting with concept development and layout for marketing material
• Acting as brand custodian to align activities with strategic goals
• Implementing the UC International marketing strategy and plan
• Collaborating with the international advertising agency and use data to inform and evaluate campaigns.

Mōu | Who You Are

You will bring at least three years of digital marketing and social media experience. You must be proficient in Chinese and have a strong understanding of Chinese social platforms. You should also have experience managing international digital channels and creating, editing, and producing video content for social media.

Additionally, you should:

• Have strong communication skills with senior stakeholders
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Express, and project management tools
• Have an interest in digital trends and emerging technologies
• Demonstrate passion, integrity, and energy
• An alignment with our orgaisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusaive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

As part of the Engagement portfolio, the marketing team exists to build the profile and reputation of UC as an outstanding, world class learning environment that supports the pursuit of excellence, attracts a diversity of talent and investment and continuously reinforces the value of UC qualifications and experience. As ambassadors for the University's marketing strategy, the team work with a range of stakeholders internally and externally, including senior university managers, academic staff, major donors, prospects and alumni.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc . For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 21 November 2025 (midnight, NZ time)*Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.*

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.

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