Social Media Manager

UAL is seeking an experienced Social Media Manager to join its Communications Department.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape UAL's social media presence and help build a dynamic, creative and inclusive online community.

The Social Media Manager is responsible for delivering engaging, inclusive and strategically aligned, audience first content across the University's social media channels. You will help ensure we reach our audiences with impact and coherence, strengthen our brand and reputation, and support UAL's ambition to be a global leader in creative education.

In this role, you will lead, support and develop a team of five social media professionals, oversee content planning and publishing, and ensure consistent messaging across platforms. Working closely with the Head of Social Media and Digital Communications, and colleagues across Communications, Content, Marketing, PR and Media Relations, and our six Colleges and Institutes, you will help create brilliant content that engages our audiences and tells the story of UAL.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience of managing a social media team within a large or complex organisation, strong knowledge of major platforms, and excellent communication skills.

You will excel at fostering a culture of evaluation, identifying opportunities and reputational risks, and using data and evidence to inform decisions.

You will also be a collaborative team player who combines creativity and innovation with a focus on measurable impact for UAL.

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.