Associate Lecturer – Digital Marketing Initiative

Job Description

Job title: Associate Lecturer – Digital Marketing Initiative

Company: Birkbeck, University of London

Job description: Are you passionate about digital advertising and analytics? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our growing MA Digital Media Management team.

We are looking for an Associate Lecturer to teach our Digital Marketing Initiative module, an option module for our MA Digital Media Management programme.

The Digital Marketing Initiative module is taught in Birkbeck’s Summer term, beginning 22 April 2024. This module is designed around Birkbeck’s participation in the Google Ad Grant programme which provides teams of students the opportunity to manage a live Google Ad campaign for a non-profit organization.

The role will mentor and supervise students as they complete their Google Ad Grant programme and supplement the Grant experience with a number of additional workshops covering key issues, theories and strategies in digital analytics and online advertising.

The Associate Lecturer will set and mark student assignments, providing productive feedback for improvement, as well as possessing, or be willing to complete, Google accreditation in Ads Measurement and Ads Search. This accreditation is free and takes approximately one day to complete.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an applicant with a PhD in digital marketing and advertising, or equivalent industry work experience. Previous university-level teaching experience at BA or MA level would be desirable. As would experience module planning and marking.

Remuneration

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.53 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Terms and Conditions

Fixed-term contract – nine months. Please submit a CV for consideration. Closing date: 05 February 2024, interview date: tbc.

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply below or contact Dr. Joel McKim, MA Digital Media Management Programme Director via .

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact , providing your name and the job reference number of the position.

While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

Expected salary: £68.53 per hour

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:42:48 GMT

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