Junior Marketing Officer - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Lund University is currently seeking a Junior Marketing Officer within the Division of External Relations. The role is to support the International Marketing and Recruitment team in promoting Lund University and recruiting international students

Tasks

The position involves implementing and coordinating Unibuddy, a digital platform allowing leads, applicants and admitted students to connect and communicate with current students at Lund University. This role will require you to work closely with all the faculties, as well as international students from all over the world. You will also be required to work with region-specific analysis for key markets, e.g. planning and managing focus groups, and presenting thorough cultural analysis to the marketing managers, with the main goal to increase cultural knowledge and improve targeted communication efforts throughout the application process. Another important task for this role will be to investigate digital marketing tools and platforms that could improve the overall student recruitment and conversion process. The Junior Marketing Officer will also provide general support the marketing managers throughout the entire recruitment cycle.

In this role, you will work close with the marketing managers, as well as with the faculties, programme coordinators and current students. You need to be able to work independently as well as provide support and liaise closely with the team.

Skills and experience

You should have experience in working with intercultural communication and digital marketing. Experience working professionally with student communication is also required. Excellent writing skills and an eye for detail are essential. As communication within this team is in English, you must be fluent in both spoken and written English. The successful candidate is expected to have a relevant university degree (e.g. marketing, communication, and digital media) or equivalent work experience. It is desirable to have experience in international marketing within the higher education sector.

Personal attributes

As this is a junior position, we believe that you are at the start of your career and looking for an exciting and challenging job in an international environment. The role involves contact at all levels within Lund University and it is therefore important that you have good communication skills. As an individual, you are thorough and take pride in delivering high quality results. You are flexible, collaborative, analytical and structured. You perform well under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You must have strong inter-personal and relationship-building skills. Importantly, you have an international perspective and an interest in the higher education sector.