Social Media Assistant in Hybrid - Manchester Metropolitan University

Faculty of Health and Education

£12.60 hourly pay + £1.51 per hour holiday pay

Ongoing role - academic year

Hybrid

27 Apr 2025

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Job Description

The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.

The Department of Health Professions is looking to appoint a social media assistant to work with staff across the department to raise the profile of the work we do. This will be to develop content to be used across our website, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. The department delivers high quality education to Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetic professional programmes. We also deliver postgraduate courses in nutrition and occupational health, safety and environment. This diverse portfolio means that the successful applicant will be required to work a maximum 8 hours per week for the remainder of the academic year. You will be provided with a monthly plan to capture social media content across our campus.

Duties may include:

Assist the department in writing and editing posts and visual materials.
Write short news articles.
Create engaging multimedia content across the multiple platforms
Assist in identifying events and topics
Carry out an analysis of other accounts
Will report to the Deputy Head of Department and Education Lead in the department

Dates: June 2025 to August 2025 (the role will continue into the new academic year)

Hours: Up to 8 per week

Person Specification

This role is open to current Manchester Met students who meet the following requirements -

Essential

Second year (level 5)
Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and a film editing software
Confident in writing news stories and creating content across multiple platforms.
Have a good understanding of various social media platforms and their role in recruitment and publicity and a thorough understanding of the subject area, and the Fashion Institute and its courses.
Will act as an advocate for the Department of Health Professions and the university.
Able to work independently.
Proactive, creative and propositional, meet deadlines and have a professional attitude when interacting with other staff members and students.

How to Apply

Please apply via the Apply button, completing the form on the next page and attaching your CV.

You will need to upload your CV as a .docx document to your 'My CVs' area before you apply to be able to include this in your application.

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 27 April 2025.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require or would benefit from support or reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in work, please contact us by e-mailing [email protected]. This information will only be used and shared with those who require it to implement any change(s) and only at the point this is required.

If you have any queries, or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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