Marketing Assistant
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £27,319 to £31,236 per year |
| Additional salary information: | In addition to the base salary stated above, the successful candidates for this post will receive an additional 2.5% supplement to their pay whilst the pay review is ongoing. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Cambridge |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DG48772 |
Summary
The Sports Service is seeking a creative and motivated Marketing Assistant to assist in the delivery and execution of marketing campaigns that raise the profile of University of Cambridge Sport and deliver its commercial objectives. This role is vital to help implement our Strategy for Sport 2023-2027 for sport, physical activity and wellbeing. The role is suitable for those looking to develop their marketing and business development skills in a dynamic environment.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, or working with external agencies to create campaign artwork in line with creative briefs and producing high quality copy and content for print, web and social media.
Key responsibilities include engaging and attending annual events i.e. Sports Fair, Sports Awards and a range of University induction events, designing marketing materials for national sporting campaigns, creating high quality video recordings i.e. filming member challenges and workshops with the Fitness Team and editing content to be used across multiple marketing channels.
The idea candidate should hold a marketing qualification or have proven experience in marketing, communications or digital media, have a flair for creativity, a passion for sport, health and fitness and possess a strong knowledge of Adobe Software (or other design packages) with experience in using social media, email marketing software and website content management systems.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the Further Particulars of the role. If you have any questions which are not covered by the Further Particulars or the Sports Website, please e-mail recruitment@sport.cam.ac.uk
Prospective candidates are encouraged to use the Suitability for the Role section of the application form to highlight how they meet the person specification and what skills, knowledge and experience they would bring to the role.
The interviews will take place on Friday 13 March 2026.
Disability Confident Scheme We do not provide our recruiting teams with any information about a candidate's protected characteristics, including disability. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, we encourage candidates to state this under the 'Reasonable Adjustments' section of the application. This information is only available to recruitment administrators.
Please note the University is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role, as the role is ineligible for sponsorship.
Please quote reference DG48772 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, or working with external agencies to create campaign artwork in line with creative briefs and producing high quality copy and content for print, web and social media.
Key responsibilities include engaging and attending annual events i.e. Sports Fair, Sports Awards and a range of University induction events, designing marketing materials for national sporting campaigns, creating high quality video recordings i.e. filming member challenges and workshops with the Fitness Team and editing content to be used across multiple marketing channels.
The idea candidate should hold a marketing qualification or have proven experience in marketing, communications or digital media, have a flair for creativity, a passion for sport, health and fitness and possess a strong knowledge of Adobe Software (or other design packages) with experience in using social media, email marketing software and website content management systems.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the Further Particulars of the role. If you have any questions which are not covered by the Further Particulars or the Sports Website, please e-mail recruitment@sport.cam.ac.uk
Prospective candidates are encouraged to use the Suitability for the Role section of the application form to highlight how they meet the person specification and what skills, knowledge and experience they would bring to the role.
The interviews will take place on Friday 13 March 2026.
Disability Confident Scheme We do not provide our recruiting teams with any information about a candidate's protected characteristics, including disability. If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, we encourage candidates to state this under the 'Reasonable Adjustments' section of the application. This information is only available to recruitment administrators.
Please note the University is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role, as the role is ineligible for sponsorship.
Please quote reference DG48772 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.