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Description
We are looking for an exceptional Careers Officer to provide administrative assistance to the department across a range of areas and work closely with the Careers Manager to contribute towards Graduate Outcomes, employer engagement and industry engagement strategies.
The Careers Officer is responsible for supporting AD Education UK students and recent graduates across all brands and campuses to successfully transition into professional work, higher study, or self-employment through leveraging relationships with the wider AD Education UK alumni community as well as with local, regional, and national graduate employers as directed by the Careers Manager and in liaison with the Artist and Creative Development Manager as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
Administrative
- Provide administrative and logistical support to the Careers Manager and Artist and Creative Development Manager across all departmental events and initiatives, including in-curriculum and extracurricular events and project funding initiatives.
- Advertise student and graduate opportunities using multimedia methods of promotion including social media, email, and the Careers+ jobs board.
- Monitoring the departmental inbox dealing with routine and non-standard queries, including those which require an understanding of information outside the immediate work area and knowing who else to involve.
- Liaise with the Creative Assistant to ensure that promotional collateral is provided to Marketing team for scheduling promotion across platforms.
- Conducting research as required into key areas related to careers & industry to develop targeted resources (i.e. for international students, self-employed freelancers and those meeting Access & Participation criteria)
Student and Graduate Engagement
- Develop engagement with students and alumni across all Careers & Industry Team activity, with a specific focus on final year students and recent graduates (0-18 months after graduation) on relevant targeted activity in line with the department's Graduate Outcome strategy, communicating with student and alumni community via institutional platforms as well as social media using dedicated Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin channels.
- Ensure that final year students have a meaningful engagement with the Careers & Industry Team so that they can effectively articulate and evidence their employability skills prior to the completion of their studies through targeted engagement with academic colleagues and other teams across AD Education UK
- Work with the Careers & Industry Team to identify innovative ways to target and engage specific groups within the AD Education UK student and alumni community, based on data and feedback and with a particular focus on final
Knowledge
- Proven interest in and knowledge of contemporary creative industries is essential.
- Interest in (and experience of) higher education sector (especially contemporary creative education) is desirable.
- Understanding of AD Education UK's student and alumni community and their specific interests and values is desirable.
- Experience of using social media for promotional purposes (ideally using scheduling programmes) is preferred.
- Previous experience of higher education (especially focused on creative industries) is desirable.
- Degree graduate preferred
Skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) is essential
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written communications skills and ability to write to a company 'voice'.
- Communicate information (written and verbal) of some complexity and report on information with clarity and accuracy
- Full proficiency in English language and right
Please apply using the apply now link below. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2026 at 23:59pm