Media & Campaigns Coordinator (HISA)

UHI partnership; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Family friendly policies

Training and development

Winter holiday break

Job summary

Highlands and Islands Students' Association is seeking a Communications Officer to coordinate and produce media activity emerging from elected Student Officers, SVRs, and Student Groups. You will support campaigns and adapt content for engagement across digital and print platforms.

Working within a small team under the Communications Manager in the Community and Communications Directorate, you will identify compelling stories, develop campaigning strategies, and create media to support student

Qualifications

• Experience in communications or media roles is preferred.
• Ability to craft clear messages for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to coordinate campaigns across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and produce communications and media activity from elected student officers, SVRs, and student groups.
• Develop campaigning strategies and create campaign media to support student objectives.
• Identify stories and press opportunities and adapt content for engagement on various platforms.
• Support daily communications tasks and monitor media coverage for student issues.
• Prepare students for media interviews and public speaking opportunities.
• Travel between campuses for events and coverage when required.

Skills

Communications

Media relations

Public speaking

Content creation

Job description

Vacancy at Highlands and Islands Students' Association

The work type is hybrid with ad-hoc contact time in-person with Students and participation at Welcome week/ Elections & Summer Residential Training. Some occasional travel to UHI locations required.

Vacancy listed28/10/2026

Details

Main Purpose of the Role

To coordinate and produce HISA communications and media activity emerging from elected Student Officers, Student Voice Representatives, and Student Groups. To support student officers to communicate their campaigns and representation of UHI communities in public discourse across local, regional, and national media platforms.

As overseen by the Communications Manager within the Community and Communications Directorate, this role will be responsible for supporting elected Student Officers, SVRs (class representatives), and Student Groups in approved public communications activity, including digital/print media and public speaking. Working within a small communications team, they will help identify compelling stories and press opportunities for student representatives, develop campaigning strategies and create campaign media to support the objectives of Student Officers, and adapt student content for greater engagement and visibility on a variety of platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine strong communication and media skills with a passion for supporting student-led activism and representation.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Communications, Media and Public Relations

1. Create and publicise content that celebrates student accomplishments including student officer achievements, Student Voice Rep impacts, and Student Group activities.
2. Transform approved student content into highly engaging and accessible media appropriate for diverse platforms (video, blogs, photo essays).
3. Create and coordinate approved communications from SVRs, Student Groups, and additional student voices where relevant.
4. Develop and maintain relationships with local, regional, and national media, and support positive press opportunities for HISA.
5. Coordinate reactive and proactive media responses relating to student issues.
6. Support the communications team with daily administration, social media, reports, and recommendations.
7. Monitor media coverage and emerging issues affecting students and higher education.

Student Officer Campaign and Communications

1. Provide specialised communications advice and technical support to elected Student Officers for approved communications across a variety of audiences, mediums, platforms, and genres.
2. Engage with the elected Executive Committee to develop and produce campaigns, draft speeches and statements, provide public affairs briefings, and coordinate their key messages to students.
3. Support Student Officers to contribute meaningfully to HISA’s regular communications (website, newsletter, email).
4. Prepare Student Officers for media interviews and public speaking opportunities.
5. Publicise Student Officer projects to relevant audiences and increase visibility.
6. Support Student Officers’ communications in public affairs and national policy.

General

The exact responsibilities will change from time to time and the postholder is required to undertake any additional duties are deemed appropriate to the role.

All employees are expected to work within the ethos of the students’ association and strive to achieve the following:

• Be enthusiastic advocates for student leadership and the organisation’s values:
  • Student-driven
  • Supportive
  • Sustainable
  • Inclusive
• Promote a positive and professional image of the Association to its members, customers, stakeholders and other external organisations.
• Actively engage in student-facing projects and activities of all kinds as required.
• Work at all time within relevant legislation as well as structures, policies and procedures.
• Work co-operatively with other Association staff and Student Officers as appropriate, as well as relevant organisations.
• Adhere to the highest standards, especially of customer service and safety.
• Undertake necessary training and development and to attend all meetings as requested.
• Positively contribute to the organisation’s ethical and environmental ethos.
• It may be necessary for the postholder to work out of hours on occasion e.g. to cover events and extended office opening hours. A system of time off in lieu will operate to cover this.
• Occasional travel between campuses might be expected.

This post undertakes regulated work with children and Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership is required. A check will be made against the list of those barred from working with children and protected adults.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave: 28 days plus statutory public / bank holidays as well as a gifted winter holiday break of three to four days each December
• Enhanced leave beyond statutory requirements to support your parental or caring responsibilities
• Family friendly policies
• Training and Development related to your role