Marketing Partner

Whakatairanga | Marketing

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Permanent position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!

He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Marketing Partner? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
Bring Your Passion for Marketing to UC!

Are you a people-focussed, dynamic communicator with a passion for marketing? Ready to take the lead in creating impactful marketing strategies and content that makes a difference? Join the University of Canterbury (UC) as a Marketing Partner and help drive the success of our faculties while fostering collaboration across teams.

This role will primarily work with our Faculty of Health as a key stakeholder, but with scope to support other faculties, business units and cross-faculty initiatives.

In this role, you'll be at the heart of UC's marketing efforts, designing and executing marketing plans, creating audience-focussed content, and coordinating events that elevate UC's profile and attract prospective students both nationally and internationally. As a Marketing Partner your focus will be on product marketing while contributing to the wider UC marketing activity. If you're a proactive go-getter with a can-do attitude and excellent communication skills, we would love to have you on our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop & Implement Marketing Strategies: Craft and execute an annual Marketing Plan that aligns with UC's objectives, reaching target audiences through diverse channels. Your ideas will directly contribute to raising awareness and attracting students.
• Content Creation & Management: Lead the creation of content with our production team, including photography shoots, video shoots, social media posts, and written materials. You'll make sure content is fresh, engaging, and reflective of UC's bicultural commitment.
• Event Coordination: Own the delivery of memorable faculty events, from logistics to execution, ensuring they're on time, within budget, and aligned with UC's strategic goals.
• Collaboration & Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with the faculty leadership team and key academics, and partner with teams across UC to promote initiatives that support faculty programmes. You'll also work closely with external agencies to craft impactful advertising and promotional materials.

Mōu | Who You Are

• Tertiary Qualification - National Diploma in relevant field
• Your communication skills are second to none, and you thrive when engaging with a wide range of people. You're a natural at building relationships and getting things done with enthusiasm.
• With at least 5 years of relevant experience, you've developed and implemented marketing plans that drive results. You're comfortable creating content for both digital and print platforms and have a strong understanding of web content management systems, digital marketing platforms, reporting tools such as GA4 or Looker Studio, and creative tools (e.g. Adobe Express or similar).
• You show a commitment to bicultural competency and have an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.
• You know how to manage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders and always adapt your approach to meet different needs.
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

As part of the Engagement portfolio, the marketing team exists to build the profile and reputation of UC as an outstanding, world class learning environment that supports the pursuit of excellence, attracts a diversity of talent and investment, and continuously reinforces the value of UC qualifications and experience. As ambassadors for the University's marketing strategy, the team work with a range of stakeholders internally and externally, including senior university managers, academic staff, major donors, prospects and alumni.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here:  https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/our-story/our-values

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. 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: Sunday 9^th February (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before 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 resume.

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. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.