Videographer and Editor

The opportunity

Are you passionate about crafting creative media content that leaves a lasting impact? Do you have a talent for videography and editing? This a great opportunity to join a globally renowned university and contribute to the future of online education.

 

Joining the UAL Online production team as a Videographer and Editor, you’ll collaborate with our talented team to produce innovative, accessible, and visually captivating video and audio content across various subject areas including art, design, and fashion. This will include involvement in all stages of media briefs, from development to delivery, showcasing your strong skills in pre-production, production, and post-production.

 

Your work will encompass a variety of media types, including pieces to camera, interviews, process videos, podcasts, and student showcases. The content you create will serve as essential teaching and learning materials as well as for student support, induction, marketing, and social media content, inspiring and empowering our students to excel in their creative practices and thrive in their courses.

Your profile

Educated to degree level, preferably in a media production subject, or with equivalent media industry experience, you will bring expertise in planning, recording, and editing various types of high-quality video and audio materials, alongside the ability to operate specialist media equipment such as cameras, video lights, lenses, and microphones.

 

As a valued member of our team, effective communication and collaboration skills are essential, as you'll work across multiple projects and initiatives, managing your own time efficiently to meet deadlines and maintain high standards of production. We highly value creativity and encourage innovative approaches to streamline production processes, providing unique opportunities to explore new aspects of media production relevant to our subject areas.

Application Notes - Showreel required

Please include a 1-2-minute showreel with your application showing any previous video work you have made relevant to this role (E.g., camera, lighting, editing or other postproduction work). For group projects, please specify what your role was.

Reels should be submitted in the form of full weblinks. Please include the viewing password if password protected.

Please note that if you are shortlisted, you will be required to do a simple editing test to assess your technical ability prior to your interview. Instructions and details will be provided closer to the time

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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