Marketing Assistant

TieTalent; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in Reading seeks a Marketing Assistant. This role involves supporting marketing efforts, event organization, and market research, offering a chance to develop your skills in a vibrant environment focused on student recruitment and brand promotion.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Qualifications or proven track record in a similar role.
• Strong digital skills across MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and campaign support to the Director of Marketing.
• Conduct competitor research for new programme development.
• Update company website and digital assets.

Skills

Digital skills confidence

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Further education level qualifications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About

Marketing Assistant

Full time (35 hrs/wk), permanent

Split place of work between Horizons (Reading, Berkshire) and Home

Salary £24,500 To £26,000 Pa Plus Benefits

A brilliant opportunity has arisen for a keen and enthusiastic Marketing Assistant to join our team. As a Marketing Assistant, you will have the opportunity to get involved with all aspects of marketing for the University, working to promote our brand and support our student recruitment targets. You will be involved in event organisation, campaign planning and market research, developing your skills in marketing and communications whilst gaining hands-on experience across the University and in the education sector.

Your Accountabilities And Responsibilities Include

• Provide project and campaign support to the Director of Marketing, Communications and Brand
• Conduct competitor research to help guide the development of new programmes
• Update company website and other digital assets when necessary
• Support the publication of our weekly, internal staff Bulletin newsletter

Our Main Requirements

• Further education level qualifications or a proven track record in a similar role
• Digital skills confidence: We use MS Office which includes Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and several other systems/technology
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

At University of the Built Environment we expect employees to demonstrate our values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support. Student satisfaction and success are our main drivers, and our people consistently report high levels of employee engagement; your contribution will be valued should you join us.

We are a long-standing and leading provider of supported online education with a long-term ambition to be the world's most sustainable university. At The London School of Architecture, our students study onsite. Staff wellbeing and work-life balance are a priority for us, with flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance amongst some of our key employee benefits.

To view the full job specification and to apply, visit the work for us > current vacancies page of our website.

Vacancy closes on Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 5.00 p.m.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We celebrate diversity and the strengths it brings to our staff body, our student community and our Board of Trustees, recognising that people are key to our success. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Nice-to-have skills

• PowerPoint

Work experience

• Digital specialist

Languages

• English