Promotions and Outreach Coordinator

Whakatairanga | Marketing

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
- Fixed-term position to December 2025
- Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te **Kairuruku Whakamanuhiri**? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

**Āu Mahi | What You Will Do**
An exciting opportunity has opened for a Kairuruku Whakamanuhiri | Promotions and Outreach Coordinator to join our Whakatairanga | Marketing Team and work on the successful recruitment into the Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours programme within the Faculty of Arts. This is a project-based role in which you will design, create, co-ordinate and lead promotional and outreach activities.

You will be responsible for creating promotional material for a variety of different markets, as well as coordinating speaker events, school visits, tours, running social media channels and other recruitment activities to successfully recruit for the ongoing student intake of this exciting programme at UC. You will be part of a team of marketing, outreach and recruitment staff but also work across the wider University of Canterbury team, as well as academics and industry partners involved. The role may require domestic travel to facilitate some of the activities.

This is a diverse role to work within a team towards the successful growth of the Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours degree and support the wider Faculty of Arts programmes.

**Mōu | Who You Are**
To be successful in this role you will have experience in similar roles including:

- excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- experience in creating marketing or promotional material
- experience in running social media channels and creating bespoke content
- experience in coordinating events, tours and/or outreach activities
- active commitment to upholding the values, tikanga (protocols and processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions as guided by mana whenua, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and valuing te reo Māori
- organisational, time management and problem-solving abilities
- ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of people from different backgrounds
- An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

**Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With**
You will be highly competent, working with a team of marketers and experts in the Digital Screen (Film & Gaming) industry to support the academic programme in a professional environment. In return, we will offer an attractive salary, benefits including professional development, and an opportunity for you to enhance your personal skills and experience in a large organisation.

If you love interacting with people, are highly motivated and enthusiastic, and love to bring complex projects to life - we'd like you to be part of our team

**Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC**
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

**The closing date for this position is: 21 March 2025 (midnight, NZ time)**

**Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply**

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 25409
- Posted on
- 06 Mar 2025
- Closes on
- 21 Mar 2025 23:59
- Location(s)
- Christchurch
- Expertise
- Advertising, Arts & Media, Marketing
- Job level(s)
- Experienced
- Work type(s)
- Fixed term full-time