"Marketing & Communications Officer"

Marketing & Communications Officer

Newcastle University - Newcastle University Business School

Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary:	£31,236 to £32,080 with progression to £34,610 per annum.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent

Placed On: 24th February 2026

Closes: 10th March 2026

Job Ref: 29125

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
Are you passionate about Marketing? Are you creative and highly motivated to deliver exceptional content to encourage student recruitment and support brand and reputation? If so, this could be the role for you.

You will support the School's Marketing Manager with all aspects of marketing and student recruitment activity and campaigns aimed at achieving student recruitment targets, as well as supporting communications to aid reputation and engagement to help to School achieve its strategic objectives.

Newcastle University Business School has embarked on an ambitious strategic plan encompassing research, education and broader engagement across our growing community. That community centres around our staff and students, and beyond to our global alumni and partners in academe, and businesses and societies across the world. The School has a significant and diverse student population across its range of disciplinary areas.

Working closely with School stakeholders, the HaSS Faculty and Central Marketing and Communication teams, you will be required to maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in relation to the recruitment of business students in the higher education environment and remain up to date with the latest marketing and communications developments, including the use of new technologies and best practice elsewhere in the sector.

Experience of developing, implementing, and evaluating marketing plans, preferably in a higher education context, is essential for this role. Experience of creating marketing content and collateral for a range of audiences is also required.

For more information about the role or to have an informal confidential chat you can contact Kylie.Byers@newcastle.ac.uk.

The post is full-time, permanent.

To apply, please complete an online application and upload a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter is a supporting statement, and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) and evidence this with examples.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification, or vocational experience demonstrating progression through increasingly demanding roles.
• A professional marketing qualification (e.g. from the Chartered Institute of Marketing) is desirable.