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An INSPIRE Work Placement is a unique opportunity designed to equip you with essential employability skills and hands-on experience in the creative industries. The placement lasts four-weeks and comprises of two-days employability training followed by a four-week paid part-time work placement with a prominent employer.
Delivered by NextGen in collaboration with The JGA Group, our INSPIRE placements offer a springboard for your professional journey.
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming placements are with Spilt Milk Studios! We’re recruiting for two Marketing/Social Media Content Creators to join this renowned independent game developer based in London.
This is your chance to gain real paid industry experience, you will be working with founder Andrew Smith and most if not all of the small team at the studio, helping to build and contribute to the marketing and social media buzz surrounding their upcoming game Trash Goblin.
The placements are part-time for two days per week and you will be paid the London Living Wage. The placements start on Monday 25th March 2024 and last for four weeks.
About the roles:
As a Marketing/Social Media Content Creator you will be supporting the creation and production of Trash Goblin promotional content for use across social channels including TikTok, YouTube, Discord and more. You will apply imagination and artistic skill to create video and imagery of the game, its development and the team behind it.
Working to creative briefs, you’ll generate ideas and then drive them through to completion, with plenty of feedback and iteration with the wider team. You will work across many forms of media, such as short-form video, graphic design, memes, and more.
This is all in support of Trash Goblin, a cosy and wholesome shopkeeping game that recently saw great success on Kickstarter and is due to launch this year on Steam.
You’ll suit this role if you:
The role will also suit those with a passion for games and visuals across various mediums.
There will be specific areas you can specialise in, such as: TikTok, branding, marketing and community management.
We expect successful applicants to be able to demonstrate the following qualities:
Our work placements are open to anyone aged 19 and over residing in the Greater London area, and we actively encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic status, to apply for these positions.
NextGen and Spilt Milk Studios are committed to giving underrepresented Londoners the opportunity to grow while developing skills and experience over time. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from all walks of life can thrive, bringing their distinct perspectives to the table and enriching our collective creativity. Whether you're an aspiring content creator with a unique vision, passionate about shaping the digital landscape, or someone eager to break into the creative industries, we want to hear from you.
Applications for the INSPIRE Work Placements with Spilt Milk Studios close at midday on Wednesday 13th March 2024.
There is a simple online form to complete to make your application, once you start you can't save your progress, but you can go back to edit your answers until you submit.