Engagement Officer - Internal Only

University of Brighton; England; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Brighton's Sport Brighton team seeks an Engagement Officer to inspire students, staff and community members to engage in sport and physical activity through dynamic digital storytelling.

You will create cross‑platform content, support events, and help deliver campaigns, website articles, emails, and social media, working with colleagues and volunteers to deliver high‑quality communications.

Qualifications

• Experience creating digital content, social media content, blogs, video or similar communications.
• Strong skills in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proactive approach with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting projects, events, campaigns or team activities.
• Knowledge of, or enthusiasm for, sport/fitness or higher education sector.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver compelling multi‑channel content that strengthens our brand and engagement.
• Capture and edit video content and support social media campaigns.
• Write website articles, produce email communications, and support major student events.

Skills

Digital content

Social media

Video editing

Content tools

Communications

Organization

Project support

Sports sector

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Job description

Join the team behind sport services at the University of Brighton

Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for digital content, social media, and community engagement? Do you enjoy bringing campaigns and events to life through video, photography, design, and digital communications?

Sport Brighton is seeking an enthusiastic Engagement Officer to help inspire more students, staff, and community members to get involved in sport and physical activity. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in promoting Sport Brighton's programmes, facilities, events, and student sport teams through engaging, audience-focused content.

About the role

Working closely with the Deputy Head of Sport (Insight and Engagement) and colleagues across Sport Brighton, you will create and deliver compelling multi-channel content that strengthens our brand, builds communities, and supports key strategic priorities including student recruitment, partnership development, income generation, and participation in sport and physical activity.

You will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, from capturing and editing video content to creating social media campaigns, writing website articles, producing email communications, and supporting major student events.

About you

We're looking for someone who is creative, organised, and passionate about engaging audiences through digital storytelling. You'll be confident generating ideas, producing content independently, and collaborating with colleagues and volunteers to deliver high-quality communications.

You will bring:

• Experience of creating digital content, social media content, blogs, video, or similar communications
• Strong skills in content creation tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint or equivalent platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• A proactive approach with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Experience of supporting projects, events, campaigns, or team activities
• Knowledge of, or enthusiasm for, the sport, fitness, or higher education sector
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

This role will initially be a fixed term contract for 12 months, 37 hours per week and we welcome applications from those looking to job share.

The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage male applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups at this job grade.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.