Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying, if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact recruitment@unifrog.org
Content at Unifrog
Whether we are communicating through images, video or text, we always try to be straightforward, honest, and to show respect for the people with whom we are communicating.
Clear communication is particularly important for us because our mission is to level the playing field when it comes to access to opportunities, and a big part of this effort is fair and straightforward access to information. It’s also important for us to be fun, while not talking down to young people.
Over the last few years, with only a small and mostly non-specialist team, we have created hundreds of videos aimed at students and teachers. We now have an exciting slate of new video projects that we want to produce. We want to use video:
To develop some of the most popular parts of the Unifrog platform, currently used by hundreds of thousands of young people every week to explore different careers, different subjects at university, and topics that matter to them like Climate Change and Wellbeing.
To help us create brand new tools within the platform, expanding what Unifrog offers to young people, and how we interact with external partners like employers and universities.
We also want to improve the quality of the videos we create, making them slicker and more useful to our users.
What you’ll lead on
As a Assistant Video Editor, your role will be to edit new videos for students aged 11-18. You will also help keep our existing content up to date and in line with our high standards. Unifrog publishes videos and written content on a variety of topics for students including: applying for university in the UK and overseas, preparing for college or work, and taking care of your wellbeing.
Check out some of our recent videos to get an idea of what we work on:
Your key responsibilities:
Video editing
Edit and polish videos for various sections on our platform, including University Profiles, Employer Profiles, and Careers Library Profiles, with a keen eye for detail and quality.
Work within assigned deadlines to ensure timely delivery of videos.
Mix and equalise interview audio with soundtracks to create a seamless viewing experience for our users.
Implement pre-existing video templates and consistently improve them over time to ensure visual consistency across all platform sections.
Edit webinars and internal videos to meet platform requirements and user expectations.
Communication
Maintain effective communication with the Video Team, including project managers, producers, and other stakeholders, to ensure that video projects meet the required standards and are delivered on time.
Proactively suggest creative and innovative ideas to improve the quality of our videos and enhance the viewing experience for students.
Quality Control
Perform quality checks on all videos before they are published to the platform, ensuring that they meet the required standards for visual and audio quality, accuracy, and completeness.
Monitor subtitles generated by in-house subtitling software and performing a complete quality-check before making the video live on the platform
Working together
You’ll be managed by our Post Production Manager, and work closely with an in-house Video Producer/Director and Video Editor. You will also work with our partner-facing teams, as well as with external bodies where necessary.
The Video Team is part of a wider Content Team, where we often brainstorm new ideas as a group, provide feedback on each other’s work, and get feedback from teachers and students at our partner schools. We promote good ideas regardless of where they come from.
What we’re looking for
Excellent technical skills
You need to be highly proficient at using Adobe Premiere to edit your projects as well as a basic understanding of After Effects.
Basic understanding of audio editing software to sound-mix and equalise interviews with soundtracks.
Strong planning and organising skills
You will need to be able to prioritise your workload and manage competing demands, and ensure that upcoming shoots are prepared for.
Effective and efficient at managing media
Self aware and able to respond effectively to feedback
Ability to take direction and follow project briefs
Proactive nature and self-starter attitude
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Keen attention to detail, ensuring videos are edited to a high standard
Benefits
Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.
Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.
£31,500 per year (Grade A) and a share in a company-wide performance bonus.
Full-time. 12 month fixed term contract.
Work remotely, or flexibly in our London office.
Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
To discuss any details about the role before applying, please contact recruitment@unifrog.org
We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
Deadline: 10:00 AM (BST) on Tuesday 7th May 2024.
Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) ✍️
Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
i. Post a link (WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar) to 3 examples of your best work including a link to your showreel/website if you have one Across these 3 examples, you should show off your skills in editing. If you were working with others to create this work, please explain what you did.
ii. ‘Here is an example of a Unifrog case study (link to the video).
Please outline your approach to editing such a case study, from receiving the footage to delivering the final cut. Explain the stages involved your decision-making process for cuts, transitions, music, and any additional elements you might consider.’ (250 words)
iii. 'With reference to the job description and your experience, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role?' (250 words)
Stage 2: Task (~3 hours)
We will share with you examples of our visual style, plus some footage we have shot, and you will have a week to send us a short edit back.
Given the time this task can take, we will send £60 to people who participate in this round (within 1-2 working days after the task has been received).
Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour) 💻
Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).
Video call interviews will be held on w/c 20th May 2024.
Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
