Job Description

Course Director – Digital Marketing

UK Management College (UKMC) is seeking an experienced and motivated Course Director Digital Marketing to provide academic leadership for our BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing with Foundation Year, delivered in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced higher education academic to combine teaching with course leadership, supporting high academic standards, positive student outcomes and a consistently high-quality learning experience across UKMC.

Role Details

• Job Title: Course Director – Digital Marketing
• Salary: £48,000 – £58,000 per annum
• Department: Academic Faculty
• Location: Salford / Manchester, with travel between UKMC campuses as required
• Course: BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing with Foundation Year
• Awarding Partner: University of Wolverhampton
• Reports to: Office of the Chief Academic Officer

About the Role

As Course Director, you will provide academic leadership and oversight for the Digital Marketing programme across the campuses where it is delivered.

You will work closely with Module Leaders, Lecturers, academic support teams and the awarding partner to ensure consistent course delivery, effective assessment and moderation, strong student engagement and continuous improvement.

Teaching remains an important part of the position, and you will contribute directly to the delivery of Digital Marketing modules from Foundation Year through to final-year undergraduate study.

You will also play a key role in monitoring course performance, supporting academic colleagues and ensuring the programme meets UKMC's academic standards and the requirements of the awarding partner.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership for the BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing with Foundation Year.
• Lead and coordinate consistent course delivery across relevant UKMC campuses.
• Deliver engaging and high-quality teaching across Foundation Year and undergraduate levels.
• Lead modules and support the effective planning and delivery of teaching and assessment.
• Oversee assessment, marking, internal moderation and the timely provision of student feedback.
• Monitor course performance and use academic data to identify areas requiring intervention or improvement.
• Monitor student attendance, engagement, submission, retention, progression and achievement.
• Identify students at risk and work with academic and student support teams to implement appropriate interventions.
• Lead and support Module Leaders, Lecturers and other academic staff delivering the programme.
• Chair and contribute to course meetings, ensuring actions are recorded, monitored and completed.
• Support the standardisation of teaching, assessment and academic practice across groups and campuses.
• Maintain oversight of academic integrity and ensure suspected academic misconduct is managed through appropriate College processes.
• Lead the course's internal moderation processes and ensure documentation is accurate and completed within required deadlines.
• Work closely with the University of Wolverhampton and represent the course at relevant assessment and examination boards.
• Support annual monitoring, external examiner activity and other quality assurance processes.
• Ensure student feedback and student voice are effectively captured and used to enhance the programme.
• Maintain accurate course records and contribute to institutional reporting and academic review.
• Contribute to open days, induction, applicant events, staff development and wider College activities.

About You

We are looking for an experienced academic who can combine strong subject knowledge with effective academic leadership.

Essential requirements include:

• Master's degree in Digital Marketing or a closely related discipline.
• Substantial experience of teaching within UK higher education at Foundation and undergraduate level.
• Experience of module leadership, including assessment, marking and internal moderation.
• Relevant academic leadership experience, ideally involving course or programme management.
• Strong current knowledge of Digital Marketing, including social media, analytics, content and campaign management, consumer behaviour and marketing strategy.
• Good understanding of academic quality assurance and academic integrity.
• Evidence of supporting student engagement, retention, progression and achievement.
• Ability to use academic and student data to inform decision-making and improvement.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with academic teams and external academic partners.
• Commitment to achieving or maintaining Fellowship of Advance HE.
• Ability to work flexibly across UKMC campuses where required.

Desirable

• Doctorate in a relevant discipline.
• Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of Advance HE.
• Experience of course or programme leadership within UK higher education.
• Experience of franchised or validated higher education provision.
• Experience of working with awarding partners and external examiners.
• Relevant professional or industry experience within Digital Marketing.
• Experience of multi-campus academic delivery.

Equality and Diversity

UK Management College is committed to equality of opportunity and to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.