Job profile

Are you ready to launch your career in advertising and marketing?

Take your first step into the world of advertising and marketing with a role that offers real responsibility, professional development, and the opportunity to work alongside experienced specialists in a dynamic university environment. Based in a beautiful location, you'll play a key role in attracting future students and shaping their journey.

About the role:

As Student Recruitment Advertising Assistant, you'll join a specialist Student Recruitment team within the University's Marketing and Communications Directorate. Working closely with the Advertising Manager, you'll help deliver creative and effective recruitment campaigns that inspire prospective students and support them throughout their journey to university.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to build a career in advertising and marketing.

You will:

• Contribute to the planning, delivery and ongoing development of applicant-focused campaigns.
• Support wider brand and subject-level marketing activity.
• Gain valuable hands-on experience and play an important role in attracting a diverse range of students from across the UK.
• Support the delivery of a range of multi-channel recruitment campaigns designed to engage and convert enquiries into application, through a strong understanding of the prospective student journey.
• Help monitor market trends, conduct competitor research, and identify opportunities to enhance campaign performance.
• Work closely with the Student Recruitment Advertising Manager to support campaign planning, reporting and evaluation, combining marketing, project management and analytical skills.
• Help ensure campaigns are delivered effectively, providing valuable insights that inform future activity and contribute to the University's student recruitment objectives, working with internal stakeholders and external media agency partners.

For more information on Marketing and Communications please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools 

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Emma Knowles: by email at emma.knowles@plymouth.ac.uk

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

What we’re looking for:

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in advertising and marketing, who has gained some experience in a marketing environment and is keen to develop their skills further.

You will have:

• Excellent attention to detail, with experience of producing, proofreading and refining written content to a high standard.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as you'll work with a variety of stakeholders across the Marketing and Communications Directorate, as well as external partners including the University's media agency.

You will be:

• A collaborative team player with the ability to manage competing priorities and support the delivery of multiple projects and campaigns simultaneously. With strong planning and organisational skills.
• Confident coordinating tasks, meeting deadlines and contributing to a busy, high-performing team environment.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Application Process:

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer:

You would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information:

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

Closing date: Sunday 23^rd August 2026 – 12 o’clock midnight