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Assistant Marketing Manager

Oxford University Press

MarketingFull TimeFrom £30k
Location
Oxford, UK (Hybrid)
Posted
June 18, 2026

Job Description

Role overview

The Assistant Marketing Manager supports top-of-funnel demand generation marketing activity. They are responsible for leading the planning, delivery, and optimization of social media and community activity for ELT audiences and providing hands-on production support for in-house media activity.

With a focus on driving engagement, growth, and impact across educator communities, the role ensures content and community activity are insight-driven, strategically aligned, and maximize contribution to marketing and campaign objectives. Working collaboratively across teams, it translates audience understanding into high-performing content and meaningful community experiences. This role plays a key part in amplifying Oxford University Press’s brand presence, increasing engagement, and ensuring high-quality social and media output aligned to OUP values.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and deliver content creation for teacher-focused social media channels, developing engaging and platform-native social content, including video.
  • Collaborate with freelancers, influencers, and other teams across the Central Marketing team to plan, produce, and edit high-quality, engaging content tailored to the educator community.
  • Manage the editorial calendar for teacher-focused social media content.
  • Provide operational support (basic video editing, exports, and content preparation) for in-house media production, particularly the Talking ELT podcast for ELT professionals.
  • Work with the Marketing Manager to build strong customer communities, fostering engagement and conversations.
  • Actively engage with the educator community by responding to comments, messages, and mentions across all platforms in a timely, empathetic, and professional manner.
  • Identify and escalate sensitive or high-impact feedback to the relevant internal stakeholders, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Use social media listening tools to monitor teacher feedback, sentiment, and trends, applying insights to refine content and engagement strategies.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of social media platforms, including their algorithms, best practices, and audience behaviors.
  • Excellent communication and content creation skills, including writing, basic graphic design (e.g., Canva), and short-form video editing.
  • Collaborative and proactive approach, able to work cross-functionally and contribute to wider marketing and community goals.
  • Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Empathy, curiosity, and awareness of audience needs, with a genuine interest in supporting and engaging the ELT educator community.
  • Basic working knowledge of the Adobe suite, in particular Premiere Pro, Media Encoder & Photoshop.
  • Confidence in filming content and working with basic video production equipment.
  • Basic knowledge of Adobe After Effects (desirable).
  • Knowledge of ELT teaching methods and digital trends in the ELT education sector (desirable).
  • Experience supporting or working within a studio or media production environment (desirable).

Compensation and Benefits

  • 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days).
  • 35-hour working week.
  • Open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role.
  • Great variety of active employee networks and societies.
  • Pension contributions up to 12%.
  • Loans and savings schemes through partnership with Salary Finance.
  • Travel to work schemes.
  • Access to a wide range of local discounts.
  • Discretionary annual payment.