Web Communications Executive (110871-0925)

For informal enquiries, please contact Edward Dyer (Digital Platform and Channel Manager) at edward.dyer@warwick.ac.uk.

We are looking for a switched-on marketer with a solid experience of website page creation, management and maintenance to join an expert team of likeminded web executives at University of Warwick.

The role is essential in helping to develop the presence and impact of diverse web projects, across a broad range of academic and professional service departments. We work closely with experts and users to ensure our digital experiences drive recruitment alongside other strategic objectives.

We are embarking on an exciting time of development as we prepare for the launch of a new digital experience platform. There will be a whole range of opportunities to learn and help develop the processes surrounding this new, industry-leading platform, which will support our key strategy into 2030 and beyond.

Key areas for this role include (for a full breakdown see the job description):

• Collaborating with the wider marketing and student recruitment team to scope, audit and build/refresh web pages and subsites.
• Liaising with UX colleagues and insight experts to ensure developments are user-focused and data driven.
• Supporting data analysis and report creation, in order to aid decision making and align guidance to our key business goals.
• Staying on top of industry trends, with in and out of higher education to support iterative development of web projects
• Providing and implement recommendations for best. practice, including SEO, digital accessibility and UK GDPR
• Assisting with the production and maintenance of other websites and platforms within the university’s digital portfolio.

Flexible Working 

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

To be considered for this role, you’ll:

• Have experience working with content management systems, including HTML and CSS
• Love project work, and be comfortable collaborating with all types of stakeholders, including operational teams, content creators, marketers and other subject experts
• Be self-motivated, driven, with a can-do, creative, problem-solving attitude
• Be flexible and adaptable to evolving ways of working

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 106th in the world and 8th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.**

Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/.

* World University Ranking 2024, Guardian University Guide 2025

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

CLOSING DEADLINE: Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

To apply, please click "Apply" below and submit an application form by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and a cover letter.

Your CV should include:

• Your education and employment history (including your most recent employment).
• Any other relevant experience (e.g. volunteering, extracurricular, etc.).

Your cover letter should explain:

• Your motivations for applying to the role.
• Using examples, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the job description (PDF attached below).

All essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

For guidance on writing a cover letter, see here. 

• Interview Date: To be confirmed
• Desired Start Date: 6th January 2026

Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline - you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 26 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. Find out more about our flexible working arrangements.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion

Warwick is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful community where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Find out more about our Social Inclusion work at Warwick.

We are also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Safeguarding & DBS

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

• Roles involving regulated activity are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The University will ensure that anyone subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group (children and/or adults).
• All employees, volunteers, and partners are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University will not discriminate against applicants who make a disclosure relating to a conviction.

Disclosures at application stage are only visible to the DBS team, not to hiring panels. This ensures fairness and removes bias from the shortlisting process.