Media Caption Supervisor (Student Experience Post)

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Híbrido; GBP 26.000 - 29.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Edinburgh is recruiting for a part-time intern Media Caption Editor to support the DLAM Captioning Service. You will distribute tasks within a small team, review captioning accuracy, and report to the Captioning Service manager.

Data entry and records keeping may be required, along with other short-term projects across Information Services and colleges. The role offers 15 hours per week with a flexible/hybrid pattern, enabling some remote work and on-campus activity as needed.

Formación

• Must have excellent English language skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Good IT literacy and timekeeping.
• Ability to work well in a small team.
• Duties include distributing tasks and reviewing captioning accuracy.

Responsabilidades

• Distribute tasks to captioning team members and monitor progress.
• Review accuracy of media captions and report to Captioning Service manager.
• Maintain data entry and records as required; support short-term projects.

Conocimientos

Team leadership experience

Administrative experience

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Timekeeping

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Grade UE04: £26,093 - £28,778 per annum, pro rata

Information Services / Learning, Teaching and Web Services / DLAM Captioning Service

Part-time: 15 hours per week

Fixed-term: 12 months contract

Use your knowledge to drive change. Be part of something bigger.

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger - where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University's research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a student with team leader and administrative experience to join our diverse team of intern Media Caption Editors. We work on videos and lecture recordings across the entire University to improve accessibility for students, general audiences, and assist teaching colleagues and staff who create media content. Our ideal candidates have excellent English language skills, impeccable attention to detail, good IT literacy and timekeeping skills, and work well in a small team. Daily duties include distributing tasks to team members, reviewing media captioning accuracy, and reporting to the Captioning Service manager. The role may involve data entry and records keeping, as well as other short-term projects in collaboration with colleagues across Information Services and colleges.

This post is part‑time (15 hours per week); we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non‑contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on‑campus working.

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People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Working within one of the world's leading universities
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Flexible/hybrid
• Interesting and varied teamwork
• Good pay rates
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from international candidates.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 14 October 2026

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser's local time zone.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 26 October.

About Us

As a world‑leading research‑intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values‑led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team

The Learning, Teaching & Web Services Directorate (LTW) brings together technology enhanced learning, e‑learning, the University website, web services, graphics, multimedia, digital skills training and classroom technology teams to support learning, teaching and outreach for an enhanced student experience.

We provide a wide range of technology and support services for innovative learning and teaching, including classroom tools, virtual learning environment (VLE), blended learning, bespoke development, online video, open educational resources (OER), taught online Masters programmes, massive open online courses (MOOCs), feedback and assessment. We manage the continuing expansion and diversification of the University website, student portal, and provide digital technology services in 400 teaching rooms and study spaces across the campus.

Every year we host student internships, projects and events which promote innovation and align with the University strategic aims to promote new ways of working in learning, teaching and research.

More information can be viewed at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/about/organisation/learning-teaching-web