The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Podcast Production Assistant to work on producing episodes of Miniatures, a podcast on the history of everyday life hosted by the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology. The role involves working on pre- and post-production of podcast episodes, including communicating with guests, editing podcast audio, determining the narrative sequencing of podcast episodes, and creating comms/social media content. The post-holder will work in collaboration with the Lead Producer and Co-Hosts of the podcast and will require a high degree of personal initiative, judgement and confidence to work independently and efficiently. The post holder will also require familiarity with the discipline of history. This is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in history, public history, podcasting, and communicating the past to the public.
The post is guaranteed hours (GH) and fixed-term from the 1st September 2025 until the 31st July 2026, for a total of 110 hours only.
The annual salary is at Grade UE06: £34,610 - £39,906 (based on full-time employment). The successful candidate will be appointed on Step 1, £18.96 per hour, plus annual leave allowance. The role will require the post holder to be on campus in Edinburgh on a regular basis.
Your skills and attributes for success:
1. Ability to apply knowledge of History as a discipline to determine important themes and information in podcast episodes and their appropriate presentation and publicity.
2. Knowledge of how to produce an intelligible and convincing historical narrative (e.g. as obtained from article and/or essay writing experience).
3. Confidence with IT systems and willingness to learn new software packages.
4. Excellent written communication skills.
5. Ability to work independently.
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter, detailing relevant experience, why you would be a good candidate for this position (with reference to the job description), and why you are applying for this role.