Marketing Coordinator

Job Description:

Te Rōpū Pāpori | Engagement

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• 2 x Permanent positions, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• 5 weeks annual leave +5 days university holidays
• Generous employer contribution to superannuation (up to 6.75%)

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
As Marketing Coordinator, you will develop, coordinate and deliver marketing content, campaigns and projects that support UC's reputation, recruitment and engagement objectives. You will translate briefs into clear activity plans, create compelling content across digital, print, social and promotional channels, and provide practical marketing advice on audience, channel and messaging, spotting risks or gaps early and recommending solutions.

Coordinating creative and production inputs, you will manage delivery timelines and budgets, review proofs to keep outputs accurate and on-brand, and monitor performance to turn data into practical recommendations and reporting.

Alongside coordinating marketing campaigns, the role provides project management support for wider Marketing, Communications and Events projects. You will help project leads turn agreed scopes into delivery plans, track milestones and dependencies, coordinate inputs, and approvals, and follow up on actions. You will flag risks or delays early and keep project leads and stakeholders informed of progress.

You will also be an active, values-led member of the MCE team, helping build a positive, collaborative culture that reflects UC's commitment to manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga, and to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Mōu | Who You Are

You are an experienced marketing professional with a strong mix of creative thinking, practical marketing expertise and project coordination skills. You bring:

• At least four years' experience in marketing, campaign management or marketing coordination, including developing and delivering marketing plans that achieve strategic results.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating integrated marketing campaigns across digital, print, social media, web, email and outdoor channels.
• Strong copywriting skills, with a portfolio demonstrating the ability to develop and adapt engaging content for different audiences and platforms.
• Proven experience managing creative agencies, media suppliers and multimedia specialists, while maintaining brand consistency.
• Excellent project and time management skills, including managing budgets, tracking spend and meeting competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with digital marketing, analytics or social listening tools such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager (GTM), Meta Business Suite or Brandwatch, and the ability to turn data into practical recommendations. Familiarity with monday.com or a similar tool for tracking project timelines, tasks and approvals is an advantage.
• Experience briefing and working with design, digital or creative teams to produce on-brand campaign assets.
• A relevant tertiary qualification at NZQA Level 5 or an equivalent recognised qualification. Competency in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga is an advantage.
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You will be part of the Marketing, Communications and Events team, working alongside Marketing Partners and specialists across communications, digital, creative and events. The role also connects closely with Future Students, faculties, service units, student ambassadors, and external agencies and suppliers bringing people and expertise together to deliver coordinated, high-impact marketing activity across the University.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
At UC, being part of our team means more than just a job. We are committed to supporting our kaimahi | staff’s career and wellbeing with benefits designed to help our kaimahi grow and feel connected, supported and valued.

We offer a range of benefits, for more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc . (For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ )

The closing date for this position is: 17 November 2026 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and CV.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.

Please note, this is an onsite position.

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