Lecturer in Marketing Communication

Job number CCC00044

School / Service: School of Communication & Creativity

Department: Department of Media, Culture & Creative Industries

Location: College Building

Contract type: Permanent

Job category: Academic

Hours: Full-time

Salary min: £42,632

Salary max: £60,321

Publication date: 09-Dec-2024

Closing date: 13-Jan-2025

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

Background

The Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries draws together academic staff specialising in Advertising, Creative Writing, Cultural and Creative Industries, English, Media and Communications, Marketing Communication, Media Management, Media Production, Publishing, PR and Strategic Communication. The department is committed to maintaining the high quality of our teaching.

Responsibilities

Candidates should be able to teach and design modules in a way that is industry-focused and socially relevant. Specifically, the successful candidate will be able to teach most or all of the following modules on our BA Communication, PR and Advertising and our MA Marketing Communications and MA Public Relations and Strategic Communications degrees:

• Branding and Digital Marketing (MA)
• Social Media and Community Management (MA)
• Social Media Management (Y3)
• Social Media Marketing (MA)
• Pitching Campaigns (MA)
• Media Relations (MA)
• Digital Consumers and Markets (MA)
• Strategic and Marketing Communication (UG, Y2)
• Introduction to Marketing (UG, Y1)

Person Specification

The successful applicant will have a good first degree (and, if applying for the education and research profile, a PhD), ideally in Communication, Media, Marketing, Business or a related field, and industry-derived expertise related to Marketing Communication, in particular digital marketing communication.

We are looking for a team player and an enthusiastic and committed teacher able to engage and enthuse a diverse student body that includes international students as well as students from widening participation backgrounds.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 13th January 2025 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled to take place in late February or early March 2025. The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.