Marketing Manager – Faculty

University of Southampton; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the University of Southampton as a Marketing Manager within the Global Recruitment Admissions and Marketing Directorate. This full-time role focuses on executing faculty marketing plans and collaborating with stakeholders to attract high-quality students, thereby contributing to the university's enrollment targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing marketing plans within educational contexts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.
• A strategic thinker who can adapt to recruitment environment changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of faculty marketing plans.
• Collaborate with academic and marketing stakeholders.
• Support recruitment targets by executing impactful marketing activities.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

The University of Southampton is a leading research-intensive university, a founding member of the Russell Group, and ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide. We provide an excellent educational experience and are known for our world-leading research and successful commercialization of research through enterprise.

This role is within our Global Recruitment Admissions and Marketing Directorate, responsible for nurturing leads, building relationships, and recruiting high-quality students globally to meet our undergraduate and postgraduate enrollment targets.

We offer an exciting opportunity to join our faculty marketing team on a full-time, permanent basis. The team plays a crucial role in achieving the university's student number plans by fostering strong institutional relationships and executing a range of impactful activities. In this role, you will support faculty objectives by managing the implementation of the faculty marketing plan, ensuring strategic alignment of data and insights with our positioning and propositions. Collaboration with academic and marketing stakeholders across the recruitment journey—from awareness and promotion to conversion—is essential, providing scope for innovation and measurable impact. Building relationships and collaboration are key to success.

You will work across the full marketing mix, including product, positioning, proposition, and messaging, while providing feedback to faculties through campaign reports and sector insights. You will support academic colleagues in delivering growth plans, protecting and expanding market share, and responding to recruitment environment changes.

Our faculty marketing managers are aligned with specific university areas, which may evolve over time. Currently, this position is aligned with the University of Southampton Business School (USBS), which you can learn more about below.

Please apply by uploading your CV and a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience match the role requirements. For an informal, confidential discussion about the role, contact [e-mail] with your availability.

About USBS

The University of Southampton Business School (USBS) is a dynamic, diverse academic community that has experienced significant growth. It comprises six departments: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Decision Analytics and Risk, Digital and Data-Driven Marketing, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, and Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

USBS is renowned for high-impact, interdisciplinary research, with faculty publishing in top journals and research structured through ten multidisciplinary centers. It ranks in the top quartile of UK research-intensive business schools, with a research environment ranked 12th in the UK (REF 2021).

Supporting its growth, the School has recently relocated to a state-of-the-art facility at the Boldrewood Innovation Campus. Continued investment in people, infrastructure, and programs is central to its vision.

USBS holds prestigious accreditations including AMBA (re-accredited in 2022) and AACSB (renewed for five years). It is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognized through GRI accreditation. The CABS Small Business Charter highlights its support for students and local enterprises, including entrepreneurship and community engagement.

The award-winning placement team and enterprise activities enhance the student experience and career outcomes. USBS maintains a strong global alumni network and benefits from industry engagement through its Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Residence Network.

The School received the Athena Swan Bronze Award for promoting gender equality and inclusion.

USBS operates on a triple helix model integrating research, education, and enterprise, fostering collaboration across the university and community to enhance research impact and student learning. Its extensive portfolio of programs, accredited by 14 professional bodies, emphasizes developing responsible leaders capable of making a tangible difference in business and society.

The University of Southampton is committed to an inclusive, supportive environment that attracts diverse students and staff. Equality, respect, and opportunity are core to our culture.