Digital Content Producer (Video)

University of Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is seeking a Digital Content Producer to create engaging video content for TikTok and Instagram, focusing on cultural storytelling. The ideal candidate will have strong video production skills and a creative approach to content development. This fixed-term role is essential for enhancing the digital presence of local museums.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Imaginative approach to identifying themes for content creation.
• Strong knowledge of video and audio equipment.
• Experience in producing high-engagement social video.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of TikTok and Instagram content.
• Measure social media performance and produce reports.
• Engage in digital content storytelling.

Skills

Video production

Social media engagement

Content strategy

Data analysis

Job description

Role type: Full time, Fixed Term (until 31/03/2027)

Closing date: 8 September 2025 at 23:59

Are you a talented social media video producer with a passion for storytelling, culture and heritage? We’re looking for a Digital Content Producer to translate the viral social presence of The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) into short-form video, and to bring the rich history and iconic treasures of Reading Museum to life.

Working across both museums under the Arts Council-funded partnership, Museums Partnership Reading (MPR), you’ll lead on the development of our TikTok and Instagram content and play a key role within the partnership’s digital engagement.

You Will Have

• An imaginative and thoughtful approach to identifying themes for content creation
• Strong knowledge of using video and audio equipment to create high-quality content
• Experience of producing social video with strong engagement
• Strong understanding of internet culture, with a demonstrable track record of creating engaging, impactful and appropriate video content that lands with its audience
• The ability to measure social media performance, produce reports for stakeholders, and use data to inform strategy
  
  

This role is fixed term until 31/03/2027

Interviews will be held: 17 September 2025

Informal Contact

Contact Name: Joe Vaughan

Contact Job Title: Marketing Manager

Contact Email address: [e-mail]

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.