£12.21 + £1.47 Holiday Pay
Advertising End Date
02 Oct 2025

Role & Department Overview

You must be studying at Lancaster University on our Lancaster campus in 2025/26 to be eligible for this role.   

 

Ever seen a piece of content on the Lancaster University social media channels created by a student and thought ‘I’d love to do that job’? Now is your opportunity to apply, as we’re recruiting for the 2025/26 University central Marketing Office’s Student Content Creator Team. 

This team will be comprised of current undergraduate and postgraduate Lancaster University students who will create content that showcases their student life here including filming and editing videos, writing blogs, and photography.   

Content may be shared on the following channels (this list is not exhaustive): University social media channels, website, email communications, and third-party websites (like UCAS, The Student Room, and others).   

It’s very important to us that this team is representative of Lancaster’s diverse student community and we welcome applications from students in all years of study including those on postgraduate taught and research programmes.   

All content you produce as part of this team will be owned by Lancaster University but credited to you if and when we use it. Credit will be in the form of your name and/or social media handle.  

Preferred start date: 20/10/2025

 Expected end date: 12/10/2026

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

Job Description

The Marketing Office's Student Content Creators are primarily tasked with creating content for social media, writing blogs, and providing written and video testimonials. There may also be other opportunities as part of the role, such as covering events like Roses and open days on our Instagram story and featuring in film and photography projects. 

We will hold an initial induction meeting in first term. This will provide the opportunity for the team to meet each other and is where we’ll outline the responsibilities and expectations of the role and give guidance including best practice.  

Following this, the team will receive access to a content planner that details content requests and creative briefs for each month of the year, and we also encourage students to pitch content ideas.  

There will be a dedicated Teams space along with further meetings that will provide the opportunity for the team to collaborate and brainstorm ideas based on set themes.

  What we expect from you

  • Creating high quality content to meet fixed deadlines
  •  The ability to follow a content brief and brand guidelines
  •  Enthusiasm and engagement including making suggestions for content 
  •  Attendance at meetings
  •  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  •  Strong organisational and time management skills
  •  Desire and ability to work both in a team and independently
 What you can expect from us
 
  •  Be part of a high profile and respected student team, creating content that will help future students decide if Lancaster is the university for them
  •  Your work may feature on our website, social media, and other official Lancaster University channels
  •  Mentorship and development - you will have access to training opportunities, support from the Marketing Office, and advice and feedback that will help you to grow your content creation skills 
  •  The flexibility to design your own work schedule

Person Specification

Does this sound like you? 

You love scrolling social media and watching videos and are confident in front and behind the camera, with skills in filming and editing video and a passion for social media trends. 

 You love creative writing and have proven experience of writing engaging content.  

 You love Lancaster University and want to share your experience with the world.

 How to apply 

Please submit an up-to-date CV along with a cover letter and either a paragraph of writing or a short video for the University TikTok on one of the following topics:
  • My favourite place on campus
  • What I’m most looking forward to at Lancaster

If you're submitting the blog paragraph, please include this in your cover letter under a clear heading. If you're submitting a short video, please either include a link to this on your cover letter or send the video file to Megan O'Neill, Campaigns Officer, at [email protected].

 Please include the following information in your application:

  • Your name 
  •  Your course including level of study (undergraduate or postgraduate)  
  •  Year of study
  •  Your pronouns (optional) 
  •  If you’re a Home/International student (optional)
  •  Why you want the role and the experience and skills you could bring to the team
  •  The content you'd like to create as part of the team
  • A link to a portfolio of content you have created. This could, for example, be a link to blog or an Instagram/TikTok page, but please make sure your account is not private if you want it to be considered as part of your application
 
 
 
 
 

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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