King's College London

About us 

About King‘s Digital

Our mission is to provide transformative, high-quality digital education, so students can learn, wherever they are. 

We collaborate with academics and professional services staff across the university, and with our external partners, to design, develop and deliver a wide range of educational programmes.   

Our learners study with us from across the world, choosing when and where they study, working around their schedules.  

We are a dynamic team with ambitious growth targets in a priority area of development for King’s. We proudly foster a supportive culture and community which prioritises both individual and collective wellbeing. 

Employee support at King’s includes flexible working arrangements, paid maternity/shared parental leave, menopausal support, an active wellbeing programme, training and development opportunities and much more. All of our staff benefit from a generous pension contribution as well.  

As part of hybrid working at King’s, all team members can work remotely for part of the week if they wish.  

Join us as we open futures and unlock potential. 

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Media Producer, the Assistant Producer is an integral part of the King’s Digital Creative Media Team, managing the effective running of the media studio and ensuring we meet our growing demands producing online education materials and engaging content.  

You will work collaboratively with highly talented Media Producers, Video Editors and E-Learning Visual Designers at King's Digital to deliver world-class online courses and learning experiences. Supporting ambitious projects in our studio, on-location and remotely. You will be instrumental in offering hands-on support during filming and recording, therefore technical skills with industry-standard AV equipment will be advantageous. 

You will also be responsible for managing the Media Team equipment inventory system, maintaining condition of equipment, and managing requests to use our studio facilities from colleagues across the institution. As such, you will bring a positive, can-do attitude managing our media studio and representing the team with various stakeholders. 

You will be comfortable recording and editing both audio and video content and have experience in coordinating and setting up shoots and audio recording sessions, whether in-studio, on-location, or remotely. You will ensure new media project files are organised correctly and, where necessary, edited into assembly cuts ready for Media Producers and Video Editors to finalise. 

The Media Team is highly collaborative, and this role gives an opportunity to contribute to the creative and technical innovations we implement moving forward as well as exposure to other education and production experts across King’s Digital. 

Strong organisational skills, confidence in building stakeholder relationships, collaboration, and clear communication skills are key for this position. 

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), 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: 

Essential criteria

1. A solid understanding of both audio and video production techniques. 
2. Experience in using industry-standard AV equipment including cameras, sound recorders and lighting equipment. 
3. Experience in using Adobe CC Premiere Pro and Audition for editing. 
4. A good understanding of studio, on-location and remote production.  
5. Excellent organisation and communication skills. 
6. Competent at prioritising workload and managing multiple projects. 
7. Experience in maintaining and optimising the performance of a studio. 

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of task management tools, processes and methodologies . 
2. Experience of content creation and learning design in an educational environment . 
3. Knowledge of accessibility legislation, and experience of producing inclusive content. 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.