Apprentice Content Creator

Nonsensical

Birmingham, B3 3HN

Closes in 13 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 October 2024

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Summary

If you love a bit of variety, are super confident on camera, love content creation and are obsessed with TikTok, then this is the role for you. You’ll be creating content for Nonsensical's social channels, exploring the city, interviewing people on the street, editing, filming, presenting, and scriptwriting.

Annual wage
£11,648 to £20,820.80 a year

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Training course
Content creator (level 3)
Hours
9.00am - 5.00pm (Monday - Thursday), 4:30 (Friday). Days: Monday - Friday Breaks: 1 hour Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays Sick Pay: Yes

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 6 November

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a team of passionate creatives, contributing to the growth of a leading global media agency. As an apprentice, you will gain direct insight into the day-to-day operations of a media startup, collaborating with innovative minds.

You will be working on Birmingham Updates, one of Birmingham’s biggest social communities with over 800,000 followers across our channels. Our main goal is to continue to grow, especially in the TikTok space, which needs constant innovation and testing on our platforms… that’s where we hope you will come in.

The Role:

  • Attend and film in locations across Birmingham
  • Present ongoing series
  • Conduct interviews on the street
  • Develop video content for communities and clients .
  • Provide on-trend ideas for our clients and communities
  • Provide support on broader video shoots for larger campaigns.
  • Stay informed about TikTok trends and successful campaigns.
  • Edit video content
  • Be an ideas machine

Participate in our weekly meme factory and ideas sessions

Where you’ll work

Nonsensical, Spaces, Unit 437

156 Great Charles Street Queensway

Birmingham

B3 3HN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Your training course

Content creator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Interpret the aims of the brief.
  • Research ideas and concepts to meet the brief.
  • Evaluate brand requirements and brand guidelines.
  • Prepare a mood board or other visual aid for the content to be created.
  • Present ideas, pitches and proposals for creative content to be further developed.
  • Storyboard and outline script their ideas for content to be developed.
  • Interpret data, consider its integrity and use it to inform content.
  • Develop accessible written content for different platforms and devices.
  • Apply best practice and inclusive language when creating content.
  • Write and edit copy or scripts for use on different channels and platforms.
  • Create or capture visuals and audio using standard packages and equipment.
  • Source, obtain and prepare media assets for use; using industry standard packages to adapt and edit content.
  • Use industry standard tools and content management systems to organise, structure and label content effectively, methodically and securely enabling efficient search and retrieval.
  • Identify and recommend the platform/s or channel/s to use for the media campaign.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and suppliers, establishing and using professional contacts.
  • Engage and respond with audiences through social media, adapting content to respond to evolving circumstances.
  • Monitor user experience to ensure content is focused on maximising engagement.
  • Analyse the differences between audiences using audience segmentation techniques and data.
  • Use lessons learned to evaluate the success of the content and identify areas for improvement for future campaigns.
  • Use continuing professional development planning to support own current and future training and development needs.
  • Operate effectively within the production workflow to meet production timelines.
  • Interpret the aims of the brief.
  • Research ideas and concepts to meet the brief.
  • Evaluate brand requirements and brand guidelines.
  • Prepare a mood board or other visual aid for the content to be created.
  • Present ideas, pitches and proposals for creative content to be further developed.
  • Storyboard and outline script their ideas for content to be developed.
  • Interpret data, consider its integrity and use it to inform content.
  • Develop accessible written content for different platforms and devices.
  • Apply best practice and inclusive language when creating content.
  • Write and edit copy or scripts for use on different channels and platforms.
  • Create or capture visuals and audio using standard packages and equipment.
  • Source, obtain and prepare media assets for use; using industry standard packages to adapt and edit content.
  • Use industry standard tools and content management systems to organise, structure and label content effectively, methodically and securely enabling efficient search and retrieval.
  • Identify and recommend the platform/s or channel/s to use for the media campaign.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and suppliers, establishing and using professional contacts.
  • Engage and respond with audiences through social media, adapting content to respond to evolving circumstances.
  • Monitor user experience to ensure content is focused on maximising engagement.
  • Analyse the differences between audiences using audience segmentation techniques and data.
  • Use lessons learned to evaluate the success of the content and identify areas for improvement for future campaigns.
  • Use continuing professional development planning to support own current and future training and development needs.
  • Operate effectively within the production workflow to meet production timelines.

    • Your training plan

    The successful candidate will complete a full ‘Level 3 Content Creator Apprenticeship Standard’ which is a nationally recognised qualification. The training will be delivered by Birmingham Metropolitan College on a day release basis from our James Watt College (B44 8NE).

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
    • Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    As part of this apprenticeship, you will be required to travel to both the employer location and also attend college (in most cases). Please ensure that you have researched your travel arrangements and are happy with the time it will take and distance required to travel, before you apply for this vacancy.

    About this company

    We’re an award-winning TikTok agency that lives and breathes the world of TikTok. Honestly, our screen time is through the roof! We’ve grown our clients and communities to over 2 million followers and have hit 600 million video views in the last 12 months. Our team is comprised of TikTok✨obsessed✨experts, which helps us understand the platform better than anyone else. We apply our learnings to our clients’ accounts every day to help get banging results on TikTok. One thing’s for sure: no two days are the same at Nonsensical.

    https://nonsensical.agency/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    There is potential for this apprenticeship role to be extended, leading to full-time employment based on performance and successful completion of your apprenticeship. We encourage enthusiastic individuals who are eager to learn, embrace change, and contribute to our creative environment to apply for this exciting opportunity.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

    BMet Recruitment Team

    Recruitment@bmet.ac.uk

    0121 362 1122

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283020.

    Apply now

    Closes in 13 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)

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