Web Projects Executive

The role

Manchester Metropolitan University is hiring a Web Projects Executive to join its digital marketing function and help develop the university's websites and content management systems. The role sits in a specialist digital team within the central marketing department, which runs the in-house digital marketing service, develops the web estate and produces campaigns and content. It works closely with creative, digital, marketing, international and research marketing teams across the university.

What you'll do

• Support the web estate through the full product lifecycle: scope requirements, liaise with developers, manage the sprint process and test before release
• Work with stakeholders, content owners and technical specialists to understand how the web estate is performing and come up with ideas to improve the user experience
• Handle day-to-day tasks, including answering colleagues' queries, administering the content management system and working with the teams that own individual websites
• Support team-wide initiatives such as user research and major content overhauls
• Manage relationships with partner agencies

About you

• An understanding of product management skills, including agile methods, stakeholder engagement, and developing and prioritising product backlogs
• Able to manage competing priorities and deliver to agreed timescales
• Able to work with a range of stakeholders to turn business requirements into a product roadmap and backlog
• An understanding of user-centred design and of the tools and approaches used to build a digital estate around user needs
• Comfortable analysing data and user feedback to find opportunities for improvement
• Able to work with technical specialists, turning business and user needs into packages of work
• Ideally you already work in digital, are on a digital product management path, work in agency account management, or are a technical specialist looking for a change

What's on offer

• Hybrid working between the central Manchester campus and home
• Support for flexible working, including tailored schedules, to be discussed with your line manager

The process

• Apply through the university's portal with a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable
• Closing date is 18 October 2026; the vacancy may close early if application numbers are high
• Interviews are planned for the week commencing 2 November
• As a Disability Confident Leader, the university offers interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, subject to volume
• Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment and in the role

The details

• Salary: £31,236 – £34,610 (Grade 6)
• Contract: permanent, full-time
• Location: Manchester; hybrid, split between campus and home
• Closing date: 18 October 2026; interviews in the week commencing 2 November
• Reference: eArcu-9557

How to apply

Apply through the university's online portal with your CV and a covering letter.