Student Casual – Student Content Creator – Campus Services Marketing – Grade 2 – 907175

Please note that this vacancy may be taken down early depending on the number of applications received. We advise you to submit your application promptly.

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years andweare equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond support them to succeed and celebrate their success.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we areand how we work.

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Job context

The Marketing and Communications team oversees all marketing and communication activity in Campus Services providing support to each department in promoting a wide range of products and services both on and off campus from conferences and events to catering and accommodation.

The role will be within the Campus Services Marketing team where you will work alongside the Social Media and Content Officer and Communications Officer. You will work from home and create content within your accommodation or where else applicable

We are looking for students who can contribute in the following ways:

• Must live in student or partner accommodation
• Film and edit short-form content (eg; TikTok Instagram Reels)
• Confident in front of the camera
• Use their creativity and initiative to bring briefs to life
• Be aware of social media trends
• Student blog writing
• Good communication and written skills

Job summary

You will have particular expertise/interest in creating content for social media particularly Instagram and TikTok. Excellent communication skills are key when producing visual and written content pieces. You will also suggest and produce creative and engaging forms of media and content based off your knowledge of market needs.

This post is available to both home and international students who are fluent in spoken and written English. The role will be on a part-time basis with no more than 3 hours per week being required.

Main duties

• Create film and edit engaging videos for the Student Living Instagram and TikTok channels.

• Support the development and delivery of multi channel communication campaigns for students living in University accommodation.

• Work collaboratively with the Campus Services Marketing Team (Social Media Marketing Officer & Communications Officer).

• Identify and propose creative communication opportunities helping to bring new ideas to life.

• Write insightful Student Living blogs and newsletter features from your perspective as a student.

• Complete all written briefs to a high standard.

Required knowledge skills qualifications & experience

• Be proficient in both spoken and written English.
• Be enrolled in a University of Birmingham course for the duration of the role.
• Be a current resident within University of Birmingham or partner accommodation. Open to Undergraduates and Postgraduates.
• A clear and demonstrable understanding about the nature of the diverse student community at the University of Birmingham; showing an awareness of our student demographics and understanding of the requirements of the student community at the University of Birmingham.
• Positive attitude and approach to achieving results (finding and using relevant social trends and communication opportunities to improve results).
• Knowledge of emerging social media trends and experience in the production of a variety of content
• Experience of using editing tools Eg; Capcut
• Experience of copywriting proofreading and content editing.
• Excellent interpersonal organisational spoken and written communication skills to deal effectively confidently and appropriately with students at all levels.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• An effective team player who can demonstrate that can work successfully as part of a team and self-direct workload and priorities.

N.B. The broad variety of roles available means that candidates do not require all the above experience/qualities rather fitting to one or more areas of the roles

For any informal queries please contact Jessica Badham and Lauren Callaghan ( and).

The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time for a maximum of 13 consecutive weeks. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g. PGT PGR or PhD student) you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this please be aware if you are an international student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate authorised absence.

You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered.

To work you will need to carry out a right to work checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing.

Regarding the use of AI in applications we review hundreds of applications and shortlist candidates based on their unique perspective motivations and potential.Cover letters generated through or edited by AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT or CoPilot) are easy to identify. They produce generic answers and will not score highly enough to progress. You may use AI tools for research but all written content in your application must be your own work. Authenticity and originality are key to standing out in this process.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive were unable to contact all applicants individually. You can check the progress of your application by logging into the Worklink jobs portal using the same email address you used to apply. If you havent heard back within six weeks of the closing date please assume your application has been unsuccessful.