Content Creator

We are seeking to appoint a creative and focused individual to join this fast-paced and busy department. 

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the team and capturing the essence of our brand. This exciting new opportunity would suit a recent graduate (of a relevant course) who is looking for a first job to gain quality professional experience in a leading independent school.

Key objectives include creating compelling visuals that communicate life at King’s and consistently capturing all that makes King’s special across all school year groups and departments. The Content Creator will also ensure consistency of tone and style throughout all our visual and social media content – developing and delivering unique visual imagery and an identity for King’s.

The successful candidate will have strong collaboration and communication skills and be happy to work autonomously and within a team. They will have good technical knowledge of photography and videography, graphics, animation, and the social media platforms utilised by King’s (Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, etc.) and be comfortable storyboarding, planning, shooting, and editing. They will have postproduction skills and technical and camera systems knowledge and understand multimedia copyright and licencing; they will also be familiar with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects and have InDesign and Illustrator competence, as well as Canva and Photoshop.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Photography skills
• Videography and video-editing skills
• Social media skills
• Creative artworking skills
• A friendly and professional approach
• A confident and highly organised self-starter with the ability to deliver quality work on tight deadlines
• A keen eye for detail
• Flexibility

Desirable:

• Knowledge of social media channels and trends/influences in digital marketing which impact how visual imagery can or could be developed or used
• Experience of drone photography – a drone licence or the ability to get one would be advantageous
• Understanding of website management and SEO
• School-based experience or understanding is an advantage
• May have some experience working in a media or marketing environment
• A desire to feed back into the education of our pupils – offering to support/run a lunchtime club to develop future photographers/videographers and to harness their skills as ‘pupil photographers’
• Educated to a degree level (or equivalent), or a demonstrable knowledge of training or CPD

King’s is an extremely sought-after school with outstanding academic results and a vibrant co-curriculum. It strives to appoint able, committed and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every child at the school achieves their best. Overlooking Wimbledon Common, the school is situated in one of the most attractive parts of south east England and benefits from exceptional grounds and facilities.

If you are interested in our Content Creator opportunity, please visit our website via the Apply button to find out more and apply.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 6th November 2023

Interview date: w/c 12th November 2023 (date and time to be confirmed)

Interviews may be staged, and we may choose to appoint at any time during the application process.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. King’s College School is fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity in its recruitment of teaching and support staff.