Marketing Specialist

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

Are you a marketing professional who is looking to have an impact in your work? Join us!  

We are looking for an inspiring Marketing Specialist for a permanent position to help our schools attract the right applicants – both domestic and international – and strengthen our student marketing and recruitment efforts. 

You will work closely with our schools to brainstorm, plan, and execute their own marketing activities, while also contributing to university-wide initiatives that involve the schools and their programmes. Together with another marketing specialist, you will act as a key link between the schools and university-wide marketing services. You will ensure timely, accurate information flow across people, roles, and teams, and align school-level efforts with broader campaigns. 

Among other things, your work may involve: 

• Providing hands-on support in digital marketing activities; comprising the whole process from planning to execution, measurement and analysis, as well as development. 

• Creating high-quality, applicant-focused content across channels—from social media to website articles and news—and optimising content for search engines. 

• Collaborating with current students; activating, engaging, and guiding them to support recruitment and marketing activities.  

• Organising, coordinating, and participating in student recruitment events such as student fairs and webinars. 

The ideal candidate is a passionate and driven team player who is able to navigate and thrive in a complex matrix environment with multiple stakeholders. They need to be fluent in both Finnish and English (spoken and written). Additional skills might include: 

• Utilising data in decision-making; social media; search engine marketing; CRM or marketing automation experience; digital (marketing) communication tools; and copywriting skills 

• Organisational skills and the ability to take care of multiple projects at the same time 

• Understanding of creative work: design, photography or video production 

• Applicable degree from a higher education institution 

• Dynamic touch to work, good social skills and a great sense of humour 
   

In addition, it would be a bonus if you had — 

• Strong knowledge-of or professional background in university or education sector 

• Familiarity with academic environments, public sector, marketing, student recruitment processes, or communications 

• Fluent Swedish 

 
Ready to apply? 
 
Submit your application with your CV by 2 weeks time , by 12.4.25 through the online recruitment system. If you wish to hear more about the position, you can reach out to  to Laura Aalto,  +358 40 507 9660 on 2.4. between 12.00-12.45, Jutta Kasslin, +358 50 411 2363 on 8.4. between 15-16 or Anna Halsas, +358 50 4732097 on 9.4 between 11-12
 

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