Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Northampton Students Union; Northampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A student union in the UK is looking for a Marketing & Communications Coordinator. This role is key in delivering marketing activities that reflect core values and engage the student community. Candidates should be self-motivated and detail-oriented, highlighting their relevant experience in previous roles. Competitive salary offered, with applications due by 17th November 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of marketing and communications activities.
• Contribute to driving a student-led communications culture.
• Ensure campaigns reflect Union's activities and values.

Job description

The Marketing & Communications Coordinator is a detailed and self-motivated individual who supports the development and delivery of all marketing, communications, and branding activities at Northampton Students' Union. This role is central to ensuring that all campaigns, messaging, and visual content reflect the Unions' activities and values; Courageous, Empowering, Authentic, Inclusive and Innovative, while engaging and informing students, stakeholders and the wider community.

The postholder will contribute to the team in driving a student-led, insight-informed communications culture that strengthens the SU's bran, increases participation and amplifies studcent voice.

Please take your time to read all of the information below before submitting your application.

Role Information and Benefits

Grade:Grade 5(£26,707 - £27,319)

Responsible to:Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Responsible for:None

Functional Relationships:Elected Officers, Union ManagementTeam, Service Staff, External Contractors

Benefits

How To Apply

To apply please visit email [e-mail] your CV and cover letter with a short introduction of who you are and the role you're applying for.

Application Deadline: 17th November 2025

Shortlisting:Ongoing interviewswhen applications received and reviewed.

Interviews: Scheduled directly with applicants

Applicant Guidance

We ask for you to submit a CV (2 pages max) and covering letter (1 page). We know applications can be time-consuming and we want to reduce that burden on you at the initial application stage. Please follow the guidance below with regards to you covering letter:

Address the essential and desirable criteria that are assessed at the application stage in the person specification.

Where we mention experience, we want to hear about things you have done in previous roles that relate to the criteria.

Keep it punchy! Don't use 50 words when you can tell us in 15.

Bias

We are committed to removing bias during our application process. As part of this commitment, we ask when you submit your CV and cover letter that you attempt to do the following:

Help us avoid bias based on age:

• Do not include dates next to any qualifications, this way our shortlisting panel can't identify your age
• Do not include your date of birth

Help us avoid bias based on gender/ethnicity:

• Do not include gender/ethnicity identifiers

Downloads