Lecturer in Editing and Post Production

A bit about Editing, Post Production and VFX courses at MediaCityUK…

BA (Hons.) TV & Radio, MA Post Production and Post Production & VFX are hands-on courses that fuse practice and theory to produce students who work collaboratively with colleagues in a range of other subject areas. For the first time in September 2021 we will have a third year Post Production & VFX cohort, who will be working both in groups and individually across a range of projects, including docs, drama, ads, social media and specialist post-production areas. TV & MA students require teaching on AVID. 

Media City UK students continue to succeed in festivals and competitions, and for the past two years have won in several categories of the RTS Student awards and shown work at International Film Festivals . We also offer a very successful MA/PGDip Postgraduate programme in Post Production where students work with other MA students in Documentary Production, Drama, and Wildlife.

Our degrees focus on creativity in practice, research and project work with industry and fosters collaboration between different subject disciplines.

So, what will the role involve?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and inspirational Lecturer in Editing and Post Production with a proven track record in professional industry practice as well as some experience of academic teaching at HE level.

You will be an excellent team player, communicator and problem solver who is capable of tackling the complex technical, logistical and creative demands of our extensive range of media programme. You will be highly organised, hard-working with experience of teaching and learning at HE level.

In addition, you will initiate and/or develop new creative opportunities in line with the University’s strategic ambitions of collaboration with industry and enhancing our teaching and learning provision.

Our media degrees at MediaCityUK focus on creativity in practice, project work with industry and collaboration across disciplines complemented by contemporary critical approaches to media theory and research This is a fast-moving, high-profile media environment and there are plenty of opportunities for you to develop your own research on both a national and international stage.

Please note starting salary for this position is £42,149 to £50,296 per annum, pro rata.

Within your cover letter/personal statement, please address how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification. 

Please note it is anticipated that interviews will take place within several weeks of the closure of this advertisement. 

What’s in it for you? 

With over 200 languages spoken across Greater Manchester, we want to create an inspirational, inclusive learning and working environment, celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations. Our student population is already incredibly diverse and we want to ensure this is reflected across our colleague profile as well. 
 
There is a varied benefits package available through ‘MySalford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. To maintain work/life balance, when appropriate you can connect to work from wherever you are.

Whether it’s our Peel Park Campus, MediaCityUK or your couch at home, the tools are there for you to do your best work. Flexibility on working from home is supported where possible, however the role will be based on the University of Salford campus. 

However you identify, whatever your pathway has been to get here, come and join us at the University of Salford where we are all proud to belong -