Media and Corporate Communications Officer

Marketing, Recruitment, Communications and Global Directorate

This full time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

Based at our Streatham campus in Exeter, this is an exciting opportunity to join the successful Communications Team, to support the Universities Press and Public Relations activities.

About the role

The post holder will support the running of the Press and Media Office by developing and managing the University’s media monitoring operation, assisting with the production of news content, maintaining and enhancing the Press and Media Office’s social media output and expanding the use of video content to support news stories. The successful candidate will become an active and engaged member of a busy Press and Public Affairs Team.

About you

We seek a self-motivated individual, with experience of working in a formal communications role in a large organisation, able to work effectively under pressure and with excellent communications skills.

The full range of necessary skills and experience can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

For further information, please contact Duncan Sandes, email d.sandes@exeter.ac.uk