£12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
21 Sep 2025

Role & Department Overview

Are you a LUMS student who loves telling stories through social media?  

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is looking for undergraduate and postgraduate students to become our Student Content Creators for the 2025/26 academic year. This is your chance to share your unique perspective on student life, get paid for your creativity, and build your content creation experience. 

What's in it for you? 

Get paid for your creativity: Earn an hourly wage while working flexibly around your studies.

Build your experience and portfolio: Create content that will be published on the official LUMS social media channels, credited to you however you prefer (for example, with tags or Instagram’s collaborator feature).

Grow your own channel: This is a fantastic opportunity to expand the audience for your personal social media accounts, if this is a goal for you.

Mentorship and development: Receive support, feedback, and advice from the LUMS marketing team to hone your content creation skills.

Expand your network: Collaborate with a team of talented student creators and connect with students from across LUMS.

Flexibility: You decide your work schedule. As long as you meet the agreed deadlines, you can create content at times that suit you, taking breaks for exams and coursework. 

Preferred Start Date:1st October 2025

End Date:30th September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

Working Hours / Pattern: Various; as a Student Content Creator, you'll work up to 20 hours per term (approx. 60 hours total) on a project-by-project basis.

 

 Location: Remotely (in the UK) and on the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Your main role is to produce engaging, authentic content that shows what it's really like to be a LUMS student. 
 
You will:
 
  • Pitch your own ideas for content you're excited to make.
  • Create content guided by creative briefs for projects like: 
  • A day-in-the-life of a LUMS student. 
  • Showcasing a student society.
  • Photo carousels of study spots on campus.
  • "Street-style" interviews with fellow students.
  • Highlight reels from careers fairs and events.
  • Showcase your academic subject: We need creators from every LUMS department: Accounting and Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Management Science, Marketing, and Organisation, Work and Technology. 

Person Specification

Does this sound like you?
 
  • You have experience creating engaging digital content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.
  • You are skilled in the whole creative process: from brainstorming and planning to filming, editing, and storytelling.
  • You have a portfolio, social media account or channel with examples of your work that you can share.
  • You are (or will be) a registered LUMS undergraduate or postgraduate student for the 2025/26 academic year, based at our Bailrigg campus.
  • We are committed to representing our diverse student body and strongly encourage applications from both UK and international students.
Ready to apply? 
 
We want to see your creativity in action, so we ask you to include links to your content in your application. 

To apply please send your CV and cover letter, covering the following points:
 
  • Name
  • Course
  • Year of study
  • Your experience of content creation, including links to any channels or pieces of content you want to highlight as part of your application. Please include links to your social media accounts or a portfolio where we can see examples of your best content. (Ensure any links are public or accessible to us). 
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Creativity
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal sensitivity
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Planning and organising
  • Problem solving
  • Research
  • Self Motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
 For any queries about this role, please email Will Lawrence at [email protected]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Click here for help with your cover letter.
Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.
Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 
Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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