Communications Assistant
Support engaging communications that connect London Business School’s alumni and donor community with the impact of Advancement and the Forever Forward campaign.
The Role
London Business School is looking for a proactive and detail-focused Communications Assistant to join our Advancement team.
This is an excellent entry-level communications role supporting the ongoing delivery of Advancement communications across a wide range of channels. You will help create, refine, coordinate and publish content that engages alumni, donors and supporters, while developing your communications skills in a supportive, creative and collaborative environment.
Working within the Advancement Proposition Development and Campaign team, and reporting to the Senior Strategic Communications Manager, you will support email communications, campaign marketing, internal communications, community engagement pieces, web content, social media activity, primarily LinkedIn, and other digital platforms including MyLBS.
You will work closely with colleagues across Advancement, as well as Brand, Marketing and Communications teams, to ensure communications are well planned, on brand, accurate and aligned. This is a fantastic opportunity to build broad communications experience while contributing to the success of London Business School’s Forever Forward campaign.
Main Responsibilities
Write, proof-read and refine Advancement content, including invitations, joining instructions, newsletters, web copy, articles and other pieces for alumni and donor audiences.
Draft, edit and share engaging content for Advancement leadership LinkedIn profiles, the closed LinkedIn alumni group and other digital platforms.
Ensure content is on brand, consistent in style and tone, and appropriate for the intended audience and author.
Optimise relevant content for LinkedIn and other digital channels.
Spot suitable unplanned communications opportunities for alumni and donor audiences on social media and help respond to them in a timely way.
Brief the production of new collateral and creative assets for communications activity.
Contribute to communications status and planning meetings with stakeholders across Advancement and other teams.
Help protect the London Business School brand and tone of voice, flagging risks where needed.
Provide administrative support to the communications team.
Assist with schedule planning and reporting for Advancement communications.
Work with the Alumni Communications Analyst to request data, support email communication preparation and check communications for errors or broken links before sign-off and distribution.
Collaborate with Brand and Marketing colleagues to create assets for communications activity.
Work closely with the School’s main social media team to support Advancement content and profile key alumni and donor events on central channels.
Represent the communications function in team meetings, preparing agendas and taking notes where required.
Support Advancement colleagues to build alumni engagement on social channels and other digital platforms such as MyLBS.
Who We Are Looking For
Further education or equivalent experience.
A vocational qualification, or interest in developing professional communications capability, would be helpful.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to address a variety of stakeholders.
Excellent proof-reading skills and strong attention to detail.
Sound working knowledge of standard IT packages.
Experience of mailing software.
A proactive approach to developing working relationships with colleagues.
The ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Good time management skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise.
Good team-working skills and the ability to collaborate effectively.
The ability to interpret and apply guidelines to specific communications activity.
Some experience in events marketing and/or communications would be desirable.
Benefits You Can Enjoy
Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
Enrolment into the Group Pension Scheme
Free onsite gym and swimming pool
Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
Enhanced cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
Up to 5 days volunteering leave
At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.
For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.
We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work
Why London Business School?
London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in three of the world’s most dynamic cities, London, Dubai and Riyadh. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.
Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging
We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.
Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying
Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.
View London Business School Benefits
Competitive salary dependent upon experience
Closing date: 22nd September 2026
- Department
- Advancement
- Locations
- London Business School, London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About London Business School
We exist to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world.
London Business School’s academic strength and global outlook drives original and provocative business thinking. We challenge conventional wisdom, transform careers and empower our people to change the way the world does business.