Social Media Content Intern – University Marketing

Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking a creative Social Media Intern for the Future Students Marketing team. You will craft engaging content, film events, and work with student ambassadors to showcase Business & Law life.

You’ll schedule posts, monitor channels and help us understand what content resonates with prospective students, supporting open days and recruitment campaigns. The role runs Nov 2026–Apr 2027 in the UK, with on-site campus activity and collaboration across the

Qualifications

• Creative and able to identify what makes content engaging and shareable.
• Confident communicating with students, staff and the public.
• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Proactive and able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Confident using social media platforms and aware of trends.
• Interested in student life, digital storytelling and social media.
• Detail-oriented when creating, editing and publishing content.
• Comfortable capturing photography and video on campus and at events.

Responsibilities

• Social media content creation: plan, film, photograph and edit for IG and TikTok.
• Attend events to capture campus content for recruitment materials.
• Collaborate with student ambassadors to capture authentic stories.
• Support social media planning and scheduling around key moments.
• Draft, edit and publish content following brand guidelines.
• Monitor channels and respond to comments; escalate queries as needed.
• Support campaigns and track basic performance metrics.

Skills

Creative content creator

Organised

Communication with students

Proactive

Social media savvy

Attention to detail

Photography & video capture on campus

Event participation

Education

Manchester Met student in Business & Law

Tools

Canva

CapCut

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking a creative Social Media Intern for the Future Students Marketing team. You will craft engaging content, film events, and work with student ambassadors to showcase Business & Law life.

You’ll schedule posts, monitor channels and help us understand what content resonates with prospective students, supporting open days and recruitment campaigns. The role runs Nov 2026–Apr 2027 in the UK, with on-site campus activity and collaboration across the