Social Video Intern - London, United Kingdom - DMGT

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Social Video Intern - New Scientist

Location:
Kensington, London

Contract:
Full time

Job Introduction

New Scientist_, the world's most popular weekly science and technology magazine, is recruiting a social video intern for a 6month paid placement commencing in April or May 2023.

Founded in 1956 for "all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences", New Scientist's teams in London and around the world cover international news from a scientific standpoint and ask the biggest-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human.

Our social video intern will be based in London with our video team.

Here, you'll learn how to produce scientific videos, from idea to publication, and learn how to create video for our 9 million-strong social media audiences across _TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube _and_ _other platforms.

Main Responsibilities
You'll source footage from scientific researchers, script and edit short-form social videos and post them across our platforms. Alongside this you'll have the opportunity to come with us on shoots and be trained in camerawork.

You'll also receive foundational training in news writing and may have the opportunity to take part in our podcasts and events.

You will be paid the London living wage and will leave the internship with a showreel that demonstrates your skills.

Person Specification

The only entry requirements are that you have completed a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or computing degree and that you have a demonstrable interest in video production or journalism.

Your Application

_ Applicants must have the right to work in the UK._
There is no need to upload a CV.

About New Scientist
New Scientist is a magazine for the insatiably curious. We ask the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human.

Since our publication was founded in 1956 for "all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences", it has expanded to include newsletters, videos, podcasts, courses and live events in the UK, US and Australia, including New Scientist Live, the world's greatest festival of science.

Our headquarters are in London, UK, and we also have offices in the US and Australia.

At a time when misinformation is an increasingly corrosive force, there has never been a greater need for a trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world - or a greater need for inspiration through exceptional ideas.

From artificial intelligence to climate change, the latest innovations in health to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist covers the ideas and innovations that matter.

**Working for New Scientist