Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department

The Product Marketing Team sits within the Department for Marketing, Admissions, Recruitment and Communications (MARC).

The team helps attract and engage prospective students by bringing the University’s courses to life. Working closely with academic Schools and other colleagues, it develops joined-up marketing that highlights what makes our courses distinctive, showcases the student experience, and supports recruitment goals.

The team is responsible for developing compelling product-level marketing activity, ensuring course information is accurate and engaging, and delivering insight-led communications that help prospective students make informed decisions about their future.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a Product Marketing Lead to join the team and help shape how prospective students discover and connect with our courses.

You will act as a marketing partner for the Academic School of your responsibility, building a strong understanding of the subjects, graduate outcomes, and key selling points. Working with academics, students, and professional services teams, you will gather insights and stories that bring courses to life.

You will create and maintain subject-level content across course pages, digital campaigns, prospectuses, CRM communications, and external listings. You will ensure all messaging is accurate, up to date, and aligned with brand and compliance standards.

You will also help coordinate marketing plans and campaigns for your School, working with academics, designers and digital teams to produce engaging content. Using data and insight, you will monitor performance and improve how courses are positioned in a competitive market.

In addition, you may support wider recruitment activity, including Open Days and Offer Hold Days.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a creative, organised, and collaborative marketing professional who is confident working with multiple stakeholders in a busy environment.

You should have experience in marketing, communications, or content roles, with strong writing and editing skills. You will be able to adapt messaging for different audiences and turn complex information into clear, engaging content.

Strong organisation, attention to detail, and relationship-building skills are essential, along with the ability to manage competing priorities.

You will be proactive, adaptable, and comfortable using insight to improve marketing activity.

Experience with content management systems, CRM tools, or higher education marketing would be helpful but is not essential.

Most importantly, you should be motivated by helping prospective students understand their options and supporting the University’s recruitment success through clear, engaging marketing.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible. Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis (generally you will be expected to be on campus 2 days a week) and across the year but must purposefully align to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders.

It is expected that there will be a relatively even balance between time spent on and off campus; but in most cases the work location will be determined by the service required or the tasks/activities being undertaken.

How to apply

Closing date for applications: 16th August
Interviews are to be held: Week Commencing 24th August

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Maria Bakali - maria.bakali@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06216.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications are received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.