Job Description

It\xe2\x80\x99s an exciting time to join the University for the Creative Arts with a new opportunity to join a highly creative organisation and manage and deliver high levels of communications, content, storytelling and media relations that will excite and inspire our audiences and make us stand out. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a highly motivated and experienced communications leader looking for their next step. As Assistant Head of Communications, you will be a strategic storyteller who is audience focused and can lead a team of PR, media, content and stakeholder professionals to increase reach and enhance UCA\xe2\x80\x99s reputation, drive recruitment, and build relationships and advocacy. With a passion for the creative industries and a portfolio that demonstrates your success in delivering external and internal PR, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to make your mark and drive forward exciting campaigns, media training programmes and develop digital content that makes an impact. You\xe2\x80\x99ll have outstanding communication and relationship management skills with a confident and assured approach to advising senior leaders and be able to work collaboratively and at pace. If you love to lead, and want to be part of a talented, ambitious, supportive and inclusive team, then this role could be a perfect fit. For an informal conversation regarding the role please contact Emma Wray at emma.wray@uca.ac.uk. At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we\xe2\x80\x99re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more. Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.