Production Intern

Discovery Education is looking for a Production Intern to join our international team. The Production Intern will have the opportunity to experience all areas of international production. This includes Global content, UK Topical content, Early Years, KS1 and KS2 Curriculum alignment and Content Management. A core part of their role will be asset and data management to help the team prepare for a back to school launch. This will involve reviewing multiple assets and assuring the correct metadata is attached.

This internship is based in Bath, and you must be able to travel to Bath daily for 8 weeks.
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Hours per week: 37.5 hrs per week

What You Will Do

• Checking asset taxonomy.
• Creating asset spreadsheets.
• Data entry, checking, tracking, organising.
• Some content management and curation.
• Opportunity to build an educational resource.
• Write and edit produce a short topical film.

Competencies

Ability to quickly build strong relationships.
Excellent written and in person communication skills.
Sociable with cheerful and friendly manner.
Superb organisation, efficiency, time management and prioritisation.
An eye for detail: faultless spelling and grammar and good with numbers.
Problem-solver and ability to use initiative.
Confident with learning to use new software.
Enthusiastic about education and keen to learn about our programmes.

Applying for this role

We employ people based on your attitude, our shared values, your potential and your desire to develop your skills. If this sounds like you and you would like to apply, please apply with a CV and covering letter. It is essential that you send a covering letter - CV-only applications WILL NOT be considered or replied to. We want to know why you would like to join our company and see your communication skills in action. We have designed our products to support children around the world, from local schools to refugee camps. We know that our customers come from a range of backgrounds, and we want our company to truly reflect the diversity that we see among the children who benefit from our technology. We know that we need people with different backgrounds, cultures and experiences to help us best support children’s learning. We look for applicants from all backgrounds.

About us

Discovery Education provides engaging high-quality content, ready-to-use lesson activities and creative collaboration tools to give educators everything they need to engage all learners and create a lasting educational impact in any learning environment.

Requirements

Required

• Knowledge of, and strong interest in, education.
• Familiar with and interested in tech.
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships.
• Excellent written and in person communication skills.
• Sociable with cheerful and friendly manner.
• Superb organisation, efficiency, time management and prioritisation.
• Must be good with spreadsheet with a keen eye for detail: faultless spelling and grammar,
• Problem-solver and ability to use initiative.
• Confident with learning to use new software.
• Enthusiastic about education and keen to learn about our programmes.
• Interest and some knowledge digital and video production required.
• Legal right to work in the United Kingdom.

Desirable

• Experience writing copy.
• Experience in multimedia production.

Benefits

• Gaining experience of working in an Educational Technology company and develop your commercial awareness, project-management, time management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• The opportunity to work with and shadow different teams across the company, tailored to your interests.
• To develop their digital and video production skills.
• Complimentary breakfast, drinks and snack options.
• Regular socials.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.