Communications & Engagement Officer

King's College London; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Communications & Engagement Officer to enhance engagement through social media and creative content. The role involves delivering campaigns, developing multimedia, and analyzing engagement metrics. Applicants should possess strong communication, project management skills, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities to collaborate across the academic community.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, adaptable for various channels.
• Strong project or event management experience, highly organised with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of communications tools like websites and social media.
• Track record of creative social media communication and trend spotting.
• Experience producing multimedia content (video, audio, images).

Responsibilities

• Deliver campaigns and creative content across social media and email.
• Develop multimedia content to promote King's entrepreneurial community.
• Monitor and analyse social media and email metrics for strategy.
• Co-deliver engagement events and activities within the Communications & Engagement programme.
• Collaborate with internal partners and external stakeholders to nurture partnerships.
• Collect participant feedback and testimonials for promotional content.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong project or event management

Knowledge of communications tools

Creative social media communication

Proficient in multimedia production

Experience engaging communities

Relationship development skills

Independent and teamwork skills

Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite

Understanding of student engagement

Knowledge of entrepreneurship

Education

Degree in Communications/Marketing

Experience in higher education

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

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About the role

The Communications and Engagement Officer will be responsible for delivering all campaigns and creative content across the Entrepreneurship Institute’s (EI) social media channels and email marketing platform, as well as developing content (video, blogs, case studies, podcasts) that encourages and compels audiences to join King's entrepreneurial community and sign up to or further engage with the Institute’s offerings. Monitoring and tracking of analytics to better understand the EI’s community will also be key.

The Communications and Engagement Officer will also be responsible for delivering/co‑delivering a range of engagement events and activities within the Communications & Engagement programme, which can include both curricular and co‑curricular work.

Collaboration is key to this role as the post‑holder will be expected to seek out and nurture partnerships with internal partners at King’s and across the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem. The post‑holder will also work with EI Programme leads, and students and alumni in King’s entrepreneurial community, to seek participant feedback and testimonials to create promotional content.

Responsibilities

• Deliver campaigns and creative content across social media channels and email marketing platform.
• Develop multimedia content (video, blogs, case studies, podcasts) to promote King’s entrepreneurial community.
• Monitor and analyse social media and email metrics to inform strategy.
• Co‑deliver engagement events and activities within the Communications & Engagement programme.
• Collaborate with internal partners and external stakeholders to nurture partnerships.
• Collect participant feedback and testimonials for promotional content.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt style for a variety of channels and audiences.
• Strong project or event management experience, highly organised with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of a broad range of communications tools and activities (websites, social media, etc).
• Track record of creative social media communication, with an eye for trends and analytics.
• Proficient in producing and editing multimedia (video, audio, images).
• Experience engaging communities or diverse audiences.
• Ability to develop new relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Independent work and effective teamwork in a fast‑paced, multi‑project environment.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere Pro, Photoshop).
• Understanding of student engagement in a university setting and experience with student‑focused initiatives.
• Knowledge or experience in entrepreneurship/innovation.

Pay and Benefits

This role’s pay range is provided by King's College London and is based on skills and experience. Please speak to your recruiter for details.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Public Relations and Marketing
• Industry: Higher Education

Closing Information

Closing date: 23 January 2026.

Interviews are due to be held week commencing 2nd February 2026 (most likely 4th and 5th February).

Inclusivity Statement

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.

Application Process

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If a strong field of candidates is received, desirable criteria may be used to choose the final shortlist. Please include evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.