Marketing & communications intern

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Closing date: 23rd April 2025

Payment: £22,222 per annum full time equivalent (prorated for your 8-week internship)

Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (2 days per week in the office minimum)

Contract: Full Time (35 hours per week) / Fixed Term (8 weeks)

Placement dates: 14th July – 5th September 2025

Want to develop your marketing and communications skills while making an impact in global education?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a passionate, fast-paced environment providing world class support to our millions of customers and qualifications around the world.

The Marketing & Communications Intern will support the Sales & Marketing team within The Assessment Network, helping to deliver impactful marketing initiatives that promote assessment as a career. This role provides hands-on experience across multiple marketing channels, with a particular focus on content creation, video production, and social media management. Gain the opportunity to learn from an experienced team who are keen to hear your ideas and support your development!

The Assessment Network is a global leader in assessment professional development, covering assessment principles, practices and insights. For further information and to watch our about us video, please visit our website.

What you'll be doing

As part of this role, you will gain...

• Hands-on marketing experience: Gain practical exposure to various marketing tactics, including email campaigns, social media, and content creation
• Video production & content creation: Lead the development of a ‘careers in assessment' video series, from project management to editing
• Event organisation support: Assist with planning and events that engage the assessment community
• Social media & digital marketing: Help manage content uploads, scheduling, and performance monitoring for digital channels
• Professional growth & collaboration: Work closely with marketing and communications professionals within a leading global education organisation.

What you'll bring

• You will be a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a keen interest in marketing, social media, and video content creation.
• While no prior marketing experience is required, strong communication skills and excellent writing ability, are essential.
• The ideal candidate will be eager to learn, adaptable, and able to work both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment.

To be successful in this role, the following skills, values and behaviours are desirable:

• An outstanding level of written English, and clear communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Strong proof-reading skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and administrative skills – the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
• You will have experience of using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Any experience of video software and video editing is preferred.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.