Online Distance Learning (ODL) Marketing Manager

The University of Sussex is seeking to appoint a highly organised, motivated and experienced marketing professional to the role of Online Distance Learning Marketing Manager within the division of Communication, Marketing and Advancement. This exciting role involves working with a wide range of colleagues from across the organisation and with our distance learning partners, Pearson Education.

The University of Sussex launched its first Online Distance Learning (ODL) Masters course in 2018. We have ambitious plans to expand our portfolio over the coming years. This post will be central to the success of the project, ensuring brand integrity, and providing a key point of contact for teams across the university to support successful student recruitment.

The University of Sussex has a strong and distinctive brand. Part of the ODL Marketing Manager’s remit will be to ensure this distinctiveness is amplified and evident for audiences worldwide.

The post holder will join an award-winning, motivated and supportive marketing team in a confident and ambitious university, at a hugely exciting time for Sussex and the sector. You will gain distance learning marketing experience, and have the opportunity to learn from our partner, Pearson Education, as well as gaining a thorough understanding of marketing and recruitment in the university environment.

If you would like to discuss the role in further detail, please contact Isabel Wall, Associate Director of Strategic Marketing i.wall@sussex.ac.uk

Key working relationships include:

Head of Educational Enhancement, Associate Director of Strategic Marketing, Online Distance Learning Manager, Pearson Education, Senior Market Researcher, Marketing Managers, Heads and Deans of Schools and other school staff, as well as the Web Team Social Media Team, Media Relations and Prospectus Team.

The Marketing Team is comprised of staff with expertise in CRM, Market Research, Digital and Brand Marketing and Marketing planning and delivery.

This is an exciting time to join Sussex. We are a dynamic team, doing good and important work.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.