Media Technician

c£25,585 per annum for 0.8296 fte

37.5 hours per week, term time plus 1 week (37 weeks)

Are you a recent graduate or working in the media? 

Royal Russell School educates over 1000 girls and boys between the ages of 3 and 18 and is situated on a beautiful green campus of 110 acres in the Shirley Hills near Croydon, only 30 minutes from Central London. We have over 180 boarding students in the Senior School and are proud of our state of the art day and boarding facilities as well as the warm pastoral provision provided by our Housemasters and Housemistresses. Our pupils, parents and staff experience a warm and friendly environment with strong pastoral care for every pupil alongside a comprehensive co-curricular and enrichment programme. Our vision is to provide an outstanding co-educational experience for children as the family school of choice.   

You will support the Media department to deliver the practical elements of their GCSE, A Level and BTEC courses. Media Studies is an incredibly popular subject and also provides our students with many opportunities to use their practical skills in whole School events such as our highly successful MUN Conference and Royal Russell Day where our Media students create content and live broadcast the event . As our Media Technician, you will assist students to produce their own media texts for their extra-curricular Media projects and supervise their use of the Media Studio and Apple Mac edit suites.

You should ideally have experience in a studio environment and have the ability to use Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop to effectively edit moving image and photography. You would have the desire to work on live events as the team provide professional support to many School-run events throughout the year. You should have high levels of computer literacy, good organisational skills and be equally happy working unsupervised as well as part of a team to a high standard. This is a full-time, term-time position with the requirement to work for an additional 5 days during School holidays to support Media events. Your normal working hours of 37.5 per week (7.5 a day) will be by negotiation depending on the needs of the department’s timetable. On occasion some flexibility will be required.

We are a friendly, warm and nurturing school and we are committed to doing the very best for our students, setting them high expectations in a supportive environment while fostering independent learning and practical skills. You will become a central part of our diverse, enthusiastic and energetic family. The strength of community at Royal Russell is paramount to the success of every individual and we strongly believe that we learn and achieve together. A willingness to contribute to the extra-curricular programme in support of our students is essential. 

We offer excellent benefits including a competitive salary on our own salary scale with scope for progression, working in our beautiful green parkland estate with easy access to transport links (Coombe Lane tram stop served by the New Addington tram is opposite the School entrance), and being part of the vibrant community of the historic Royal Russell School. We offer an immediate non-contributory pension with employer contributions, free life insurance cover of three times annual salary, free car parking, free meals, a discount on School fees including wrap-around care and Holiday Club, and the use of our on-site tennis courts, swimming pool and gym facilities, free of charge.

Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page at: https://www.royalrussell.co.uk/discover/vacancies You can also contact us by email at hr@royalrussell.co.uk or telephone HR on 020-8657-4433.

All completed applications should be submitted to hr@royalrussell.co.uk. Applications will be considered on receipt. Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 15th April 2024.

We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are encouraged as the start date is as soon as possible.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List) and other pre-employment screening including references and medical fitness.