£12.54 per hour + £1.51 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
13 Jul 2025

Role & Department Overview

We are searching for a Marketing Assistant, to play a role in our creative and forward-thinking team. The main purpose of this role is to help develop and support new innovation products as we develop and release them.

There is a revolution underway in Higher Education - and Lancaster University is leading it. As one of the top Universities in the world, we have always been innovators and our future will be driven by the possibilities created by modern technology.

Digital innovation is at the heart of our strategy and ambition. In the IT Partnering and Innovation Team (ITPI), we are focused on developing new ways of delivering the best experience possible for all our students and staff, whether they are based at our green Campus or located at home, wherever that may be in the world. Joining us is your chance to help lead the transformation. 

Preferred start date: 14th July 2025

Expected end date: 14th October 2025 

Location: On the Lancaster University campus 

Hours per week: to be discussed

Informal enquires about the role can be sent to: Abigail Wells ([email protected]) 

Job Description

Main responsibilities: 

  • Designing materials attractive to students and graduates; formatting documents; creative preparation of online and social media campaigns and written communication.
  • Preparation of reports and spreadsheets; preparation of marketing materials and slides for plasma screens. 
  • Communicate effectively with other members of the team to ensure that a coordinated and efficient service is provided.    
  • Ensure events and digital innovations are advertised on appropriate forums and communicated to students, including CMS, Facebook, Twitter, Moodle, newsletters and flyers.  
  • Host guests, alumni, candidates, employers, applicants and parents in support of university events such as visit days, open days, job interviews and employer visits and innovation activities such as feedback sessions.  
  • Maintaining and updating web pages and student resources.  
  • Generate and collate creative content.

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential:

  • Demonstrate appropriate desire and interest in working with students, graduates and staff to support IT Partnering and Innovation objectives.
  • Can demonstrate (with examples) experience of marketing, design and administrative processes.
  • Experience with or willingness to learn Microsoft Office software, Adobe Creative Suite and a wide range of communication channels including social media platforms and tools.
  • Demonstrate how and when you have delivered excellent customer care including experience of dealing with a range of customer queries/concerns in a professional manner.
  • The ability to work in a team with a calm and professional manner and a flexible approach to work.

Desirable:

  • Can demonstrate (with examples) the ability to present information in an accurate and appropriate format.
  • Have experience updating web pages through a Content Management System and creating and updating visually appealing marketing materials through different channels including social media such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and emerging technologies.
  • Have experience prioritising their workload to meet competing deadlines without close supervision.
  • Can share examples of experience managing tasks in the workplace, other peoples’ busy diaries, a team or events.

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Collaboration
  • Creativity
  • Curiosity
  • Emotional
  • intelligence
  • Flexibility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Apply

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

Copyright © 2025 Powered by Eploy