Digital Media Producer

Role Title:Digital Media Producer

Grade and Salary:Grade 7 37694 - 47389 per annum

FTE and working pattern:Full-Time Open-Ended

Reward and Benefits:33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days for all full time staff. Use our total rewards calculator: see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

About our Team

Heriot-Watt University has been a pioneer in distance blended and online education for three decades and has over 9000 online students across the world.

Heriot-Watt Online draws onexpertisefrom schools professionalservicesand partnerships to deliver high-quality fully online programmes often at large scale.

Purpose of Role

TheDigital Media Producerwill work closely with academics andLearning Designersto developeffective engaging and sustainably produced digital media forcourses deliveredasynchronouslyfully online often at large scale.

The successful candidatewill have hands-on experience of the entirepre- to post-production lifecyclefromplanningtorecording and directingthrough to editingand publishingand willpossessoutstanding communicationand technicalskills. They will be creative and passionate about digital educationand will thrive as part of a highlycollaborativeteam.

Experiencein educationisparticularly desirable but youmight come from a background in video production filmmakingbroadcastingor animation.Above all youmust bepassionate aboutworking with factualmaterialwork well with subject expertsandothers unfamiliar withmedia productionandbe abletocommunicate often complex ideas through creativeandappropriateapproachesto moving image and sound.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Collaboratewith Learning Designers and subject matter expertsthroughout online course development projects.

Lead theproduction ofdigital media assetsfor graduate-level online courses including:

• Scripting storyboarding and production planning
• Producing videos animations podcasts and other digital media to agreed specifications quality expectations and schedules
• Monitoringproductionagainst schedules and escalating any risks (e.g. potential delays or technical/quality issues)viaproject reporting processesandteam meetings.
• Consulting subject matter experts to review media at key points and resolve any queries/issues
• Ensuring that digital mediacomply withrelevant accessibility requirements e.g.bymanagingcaptioning andtranscription
• Liaising with specialist external providers (e.g. illustrators motion-graphics designers) asrequired

Where relevant reviewing and providing feedback on the quality and consistency of media assetsdevelopedby others.

Contributeto team effortsto manageproductionprocesses and equipment including:

• Identifyingrequirements for neworreplacementmediaproduction equipment
• Researching potentialproduction and equipmentsolutions
• Actively engaging with contemporary digital media production research techniques and networks
• Using initiative to develop future processes and systems with the view of enhancing sustainability and scalability of media production

Leading or contributing to knowledgesharing activities such as training guides and process documentation.

Leading or contributing to enhancement projects on digital media and pedagogical innovation.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder maybe requiredto undertake other relevant dutiescommensuratewith the grading of the post.Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Person Specification

These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be made.

Essential

1. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
2. Demonstrable experience of creating high-quality videoaudioand otherdigital mediaworking with factual material
3. Experienceofcollaboratingwith subjectmatter experts toco-designscriptand producedigital mediafor education
4. Experience of working with subjectmatter experts who may be inexperienced or apprehensive about presenting to camera specifically experience in applying techniques to get the best out of inexperienced presenters
5. Experience of workingto fixed deadlines and adapting production approaches based on what is mostappropriateand achievable in context
6. Expertisein the use of relevant equipment and software e.g. Adobe Premiere Illustrator and After Effects within Adobe Creative Cloud.
7. Ability to foster andmaintaingood working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including subject matter experts Learning Designers IT and senior managers
8. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills(written and verbal) e.g. discussing ideas and how best to convey these via digital media writing clear and precise specifications and guidance and influencing decision-makers on digital media design and production and production project management
9. Abilityto plan and organise workload independently while working collaboratively in a small team
10. Ability to use initiative to develop effective practices and systems
11. A keen eye for aesthetics and detail and demonstrable sense ofappropriate qualitystandards
12. An innovative creative and collaborative approach to work

Desirable

1. Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a relevant field such as digital media film and television production animation multimedia design or online education
2. Experience of working ina teamfocusing ondigital media and/or onlinelearninginhigher education
3. Proficiencywith Vimeo 3Play Media Canvas and/or CourseraLMSes
4. An active interest in digital media in higher education
5. Knowledge and understanding of usability and accessibility guidelines
6. Proficiencyin the creation of motion graphics and/or graphic design

How to Apply

Please submit via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment system (1) Cover letter describing your interest and suitability for the post; (2) Full CV

Applications can be submitted until 23:55 on Thursday 14^th May 2026.

Please note that this position is based in Edinburgh (UK). The successful candidate will be required to work on-campus for 3 out of 5 working days per week.

About Heriot-Watt University

At Heriot Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.

Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.

Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected trained promoted appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information please see our website and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers .

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