Digital Content Officer

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s Business School in London is seeking a Digital Content Officer to plan, create and deliver high-quality multimedia content for web and social media, engaging prospective students and communities.

You will work within the Communications team, develop content across formats, teach AV skills to colleagues, and help communicate the school’s commitment to responsible leadership and research-led education.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing professional multimedia content for web and social media.
• Portfolio demonstrating video, photography and editing skills.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create and deliver high-quality multimedia content for web and social media.
• Showcase King’s Business School to prospective students and key audiences.
• Collaborate with Communications team to raise the school’s reputation and profile.
• Help develop digital skills by teaching colleagues how to use AV equipment and improve content quality.
• Support high-profile research and events activities.

Skills

Video shooting

Video editing

Photography

DSLR/mirrorless basics

Lighting & sound

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Lightroom

After Effects / motion graphics

Content planning & projectCoordination

Communication skills

Education

Degree or technical qualification in video/communications

Job description

King's Business School is a triple-accredited business school in the heart of London. It ranks amongst the top 10 business schools for research in the UK, based on the Research Excellence Framework 2021, and is consistently ranked in the top ten in the UK for business by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, the Complete University Guide and the Times Higher Global University rankings.

The School advances world-leading education and research across four knowledge frontiers:

• Developing a modern workplace,
• Creating sustainable and socially responsible business
• Improving health and public services organisations
• Strengthening economic and financial systems.

It is the ninth faculty of King’s College London, leveraging interdisciplinary potential across the College. It drives pioneering thinking and engages the limitless energies of the city’s businesses, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and change-makers. King’s Business School puts its commitment to drive positive change at the heart of its life-changing research and “London as a classroom” experiential education.

About the role:

Are you a multimedia storyteller passionate about education, people, and community? We’re looking for someone who shares our vision for a more resilient and equitable business world.

As the ninth faculty of King’s College London, leveraging interdisciplinary potential across the College. It drives pioneering thinking and engages the limitless energies of the city’s businesses, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and change-makers. King’s Business School puts its commitment to drive positive change at the heart of its life-changing research and “London as a classroom” experiential education.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Digital Content Officer to help us bring our vibrant campus and community to life across digital media as we approach our 10th anniversary.

Forming part of the Business School’s Communications team, The Digital Content Officer will plan, create and deliver high-quality and authentic multimedia digital content for use across web and social media platforms. This content will inspire and engage potential and current students and enhance the reputation and profile of King’s Business School to our key audiences and priority markets.

The Digital Content Officer will play a central role in bringing King’s Business School to life for prospective students and wider audiences, showcasing our commitment to responsible leadership, inclusive excellence and research-led education. The post holder will help communicate the distinctiveness of our community, the real-world impact of our teaching and research, and the opportunities available to ambitious, globally minded students who go on to make a meaningful difference in business and society.

A smaller proportion of time will support high-profile research and event activity and help build digital skills in the wider team by teaching colleagues how to use our AV equipment and to improve the quality of their multimedia content.

If you’re an experienced videographer or hold a degree or technical qualification that includes training in the use of professional standard video and audio equipment, have some experience of photography, and would enjoy working in a supportive environment to communicate our student experience, then this role is for you.

This is a full time (35 hours per week) role, and you will be offered an indefinite contract

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• Strong video and photo shooting and editing skills, with the ability to deliver content to a professional standard and at pace.
• A thorough understanding of the fundamentals of DSLR or mirrorless cameras, lenses, lighting and sound, with a portfolio that demonstrates this.
• Excellent skills in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Lightroom.
• Experience with motion graphics or 3D software such as Adobe After Effects.
• Strong organisational skills and experience planning and coordinating content across multiple activities, stakeholders and deadlines. This should include the ability to assess the resources and time required for a given project.
• An understanding of how different digital platforms and audiences require different content styles and formats.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical issues to non-specialist colleagues and students.
• Experience creating student-facing or youth-focused content, ideally within higher education or a similar campaigning, policy or non-profit organisation. This is likely to have been gained through supporting research, events or thought-leadership content.
• Experience with graphic design tools such as Adobe Indesign and Adobe Photoshop or equivalent.
• Familiarity with analytics and performance data to inform and adapt content decisions.