Student Social Media Ambassadors Scheme

Overview of the role

The Faculty of Brain Sciences’ Student Social Media Ambassadors Scheme is a great opportunity for current students within the Faculty to get creative, collaborate with others and get paid to tell stories. We are recruiting four students for the scheme, from first-year undergraduates to PhD students on all our courses. So, if you are passionate about creating content that engages audiences and brings the student experience to life, we would love to hear from you.

This role is perfect for someone who is ideas-driven and loves the challenge of telling stories in creative and engaging ways. You will be trained by the Faculty Communications team to capture and edit engaging content to share across our social media channels, as well as guidance and support on content idea generation, planning and writing gripping captions. You will meet with the Faculty Communications team termly and will have the opportunity to collaborate with Social Media Ambassadors in different teams. By the end of the programme, you will have a portfolio of photo and video content that will have been seen by a wide audience. On completion of the Scheme, you can request a written reference for the Faculty Communications Team that you can use in future job applications.

Person specification

Essential

• Excellent personal organisation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent written English. Reliable, responsible and able to follow set procedures and guidance
• Able to work well in a team and share relevant information
• Enthusiasm for the Faculty of Brain Sciences and keen to encourage people to apply for study here
• Comfortable with talking to camera and being photographed
• Basic photography and videography skills.

Desirable

• Experience creating content for social media.
• Already having an established social media presence, e.g. nano or micro-influencer

Duties and responsibilities

To be a Student Social Media Ambassador, you will be expected to:

• Take part in our compulsory training workshop to be held mid-December 2024 or early January 2025
• Take part in termly planning meetings with the Faculty Communications team
• To commit to creating one piece of content per term
• Adhere to content deadlines
• Work alongside and communicate with other Brain Sciences Student Social Media Ambassadors and Ambassadors outside the Faculty
• Follow and adhere to UCL’s brand guidelines
• Follow and adhere to UCLs GDPR
• Adhere to copyright laws and obtain necessary permissions when using images, music, or featuring people in your content.
• Always respect confidentiality and privacy standards

Target audience of content

• Current UCL Students: Cater content for both new and returning students
• Prospective Students: Address those considering UCL and interested in student life in London.

Payment

As a Brain Sciences Student Social Media Ambassador, you will be paid as a causal worker. You will be paid £13.95 per hour of work completed. As a guide, it is estimated that attending a planning meeting will be 30 minutes’ pay, creating, editing and finalising a reel, including subtitles would be two hours’ pay. Payment is made one month in arrears on the last working day of the month and is administered by Unitemps. For every hour that you work, you will accrue £2.53 holiday pay. Details of how to claim payment will be given to you during the introductory session.

Working hours – expectations

Students on the Brain Sciences Student Social Media Ambassador Scheme are current UCL students employed on a zero-hour contract to create content. There is no minimum time commitment on the scheme, but you will be expected to pitch and produce at least one piece of content per term, attend training and get-togethers. If you are a Tier 4/Student visa holder, please click here for more information on the hours you are allowed to work per week.