£12.71 per hour + £1.53 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
04 Oct 2026

Role & Department Overview

The Faculty of Health and Medicine (FHM) is looking for students to join our team of student content creators. Working collaboratively with our marketing and student recruitment team, you will create authentic content about your programme and department, whilst representing University values. 

We’re looking to work with the best creative digital content producers who keep themselves up to date with trends in digital storytelling and are self-motivated and confident in order to produce content alongside their studies. 

The content our creators produce will be posted on social media channels (predominantly Instagram and TikTok) and the website, and disseminated through a variety of means.  

We are currently looking for students in the following departments:  
  • One content creator studying medicine and surgery MBChB 
  • Two content creators study a degree in our Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences (ie, Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Biomedical Science or Pharmacology.
What’s in it for you?
  • Gain experience as a content creator and marketing intern
  • Access to digital skills training   
  • Part of a small team of content creators
  • Your work will feature on Lancaster University web pages and social media accounts
  • A role where you can bring your ideas and creativity and work flexibly around your studies
 Application 
 To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining the reasons you would like the role and an idea of a piece of content you would create. 
 
Preferred Start Date: 12th October 2026
Expected End Date: 31st July 2027
Working Pattern: 3 Hours per week
Location: On the Lancaster University Campus and Remotely

Job Description

How you’ll work - You will work on average 12 hours per month/ 3 hours per week.  

This will comprise a combination of: 
  • Working to specific briefs on a project-by-project basis
  • Creating content based on ad hoc requests from departments or the FHM marketing team as well as potentially creating quick social media posts for departments if required. 

Types of content you might create include: 
  • Interviewing students about their course or their plans after graduation
  • Interviewing academics about their research
  • Showcasing a new piece of equipment or teaching facility
  • Creating content about an event
  • Creating a video diary/blog etc. 
  • Adhoc content related to current trends with your course in mind
  • You will be representing your subject area - the stories you tell will be about your courses and what it is like to study at Lancaster. 
What we expect: 
  •  Produce engaging, digital content to help prospective students decide if studying with the Faculty of Health and Medicine is right for them.
  • Around 3 hours a week working on projects (either on your own or as part of a team) –
  • Create content to meet fixed deadlines and to an agreed brief.
  • Adhere to our brand guidelines and house style, whilst showing your own creativity and content style.
  • Come forward with suggestions and ideas for engaging content.
  • Take part in induction and training.
  • Participate in an MS Teams channel and actively liaise with other content creators in the team. 

Person Specification

  • Experience of creating engaging digital content for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
  • Experience and technical skills in all stages of content creation from concept development and planning through to content capturing, editing and posting. Primarily experience creating and editing video content.
  • Understanding of social media and what makes for engaging content.
  • Understanding of the target audience (for undergraduate courses, this is typically 15-18 year-olds)
  • Enthusiastic attitude about your studies
  • Excellent communication skills
  • The self-motivation and confidence to create content without daily supervision
 
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
  • Exercising professional judgement
  • Creativity
  • Flexibility
  • Organisation
  • Planning and organising
  • Self-motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Knowledge Sharing
 
You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

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.

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.