Media Producer in Southampton

This is an exceptional time to be joining the University of Southampton and its Digital Learning Team within the University’s IT department, iSolutions, as a Media Producer. The Digital Learning Team is uniquely placed to support members of staff across the University to produce high quality teaching resources for our students. The iSolutions Digital Learning Team works in close partnership with faculties to enhance student education using learning technologies. Within the wider team, Media Producers create engaging, interactive learning objects and we are developing innovative mixed reality learning experiences. We work alongside Learning Designers and Learning Technologists to produce multimedia content and collaborate directly with academics, researchers and colleagues across all Faculties and Professional Services. This role is currently hybrid with future flexible options.

What you’ll do:

• Operate professional video and audio recording equipment to capture high-quality content;
• Plan, script and produce multimedia assets aligned with user specifications and requirements;
• Collaborate with academic staff to create engaging media for teaching, assessment, and research;
• Support colleagues across faculties and Professional Services in crafting promotional and community orientated material;
• Stay current with trends and technologies in the Media industry to meet the team’s operational needs;
• Maintain and update existing multimedia content to ensure relevance and accessibility;
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and University policies.

What you’ll bring:

• A passion for media production and emerging technologies;
• Proven technical skills in creating high-quality, innovative content that supports our digital education strategy across the University;
• Experience bridging creative media and educational objectives;
• Awareness of how technology enhances online learning experiences;
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to quickly establish trust and rapport with on-camera talent from all areas of the University;
• A creative mindset and a flair for visual storytelling.

The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance (20+ days), defined benefit pension, flexi-time and flexible working, generous parental leave and childcare provision. If you are passionate about media production, technology and love a good pop culture reference, you’ll fit right in our close-knit team, and we look forward to hearing from you. Don’t forget to include relevant links to media outputs to support your answers in the application. As a university, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days, we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment, quoting the job number.