Job Title: Student Content Creator
Reporting to: Senior Content and Communications Lead
Place of Work: Primarily campus /Potential hybrid options available
Contract: Fixed term until 5th June 2027
Hours of Work: Overall annualised hours but will average at around 8 hours per week during term time.
Salary: £13.45 per hour
Closing date: 5pm Monday 8th June 2026 (This position may close early due a large number of applications)
Interview details: Online link on Monday 22nd June 2026.
About the role:
As a Student Content Creator, you’ll be at the heart of collecting content at our evening/weekend events on campus. Whether it’s interviewing artists at Battle of the Bands or filming the glitz of Glitter; you’ll be using your social media expertise to produce high-quality content across a wide range of our events and in our venues.
Since this role is focused on our commercial activities on campus, the post holder will be required to regularly work evenings and weekends. However, we will always endeavour to schedule shifts around your studies and other commitments.
To support diversity of student applicants, we now offer the option for applicants to answer the main application form questions using a video submission as an alternative to providing a written response. If you would feel more comfortable submitting your answers this way, please provide your personal information on the application form, where you will then find information and guidance on what to include and how to upload your video answers alongside the application form.
At York SU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer a range of contract sizes to fit around your studies and home life.
Benefits include:
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Staff Discounts within venues
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Free soft drinks on shift
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Access to enhanced student discounts (varies term to term)
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Free entry to official club nights in town
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Free 'plus one' access to on campus club nights
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Discounted or Free tickets to York SU organised events (e.g. Viking Raid and Summer Ball).
We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. Whatever your background, religion, identity, relationship status if you're good at what you do and want to provide the best experience possible for, with and by our students then jump in with your whole self.
York SU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.
If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected].
