Lime Pictures are looking for an Intern to join the Lime Digital team for 6 months and learn from what they do running the digital side of Lime Pictures programmes and projects. Through official websites, social media and video the team enhance the storytelling of Lime Pictures programmes and get the audiences excited about our shows.
Lime Pictures are looking for an Intern to join our Digital department from March 2015 until August 2015.
Deadline: 10am Monday 26th January
Interviews: Tuesday 10th February
Start date: Monday 2nd March
In return for a passion about using the web to enhance TV programmes we’ll teach you everything we know. This is an opportunity to gain valuable skills in using social media, websites and video to talk to people and get them excited about the programmes they love.
Based at the Lime Pictures site in Liverpool, this role will cover both Hollyoaks and The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE), including other programmes we produce and the work we do with commercial brands. You will get on-the-job teaching and experience of making content across text, photos and video.
We are looking for someone who has an excellent writing ability, with an emphasis on humour.
A covering letter explaining why you would like this internship and what will make you stand out from everyone else applying (max 300 words)
Tell us about extra video clips you’ve watched online about a TV programme and why you think they are good or bad. These should be original videos (not outtakes or programme clips) and not from a Lime Pictures produced programme (max 200 words)
Watch either an episode of Hollyoaks or The Only Way is Essex and write three tweets in our style. Include some screen grabs with captions. Give us the date the episode was originally broadcast too
An example of your writing which best demonstrates your personal style and which is relevant to the role.
This is very much a web production placement and would not be suitable for someone looking to work in TV production.
The successful candidate should have the following skills, experiences and responsibilities -
CREATIVE
Working with the Lime Digital and Production teams to help create and maintain content content (e.g. backstage videos and photos, campaign ideas etc.) across the traditional web, social networks, mobile and other digital platforms
Help come up with content ideas based upon a brief and storylines as well as contributing to wide idea generation
BRAND ACTIVITY
To become a brand expert for the TV programmes Lime Pictures produce
Learn about the needs and motivations of the different audiences who watch the TV programmes
Help produce sponsored/branded content that fulfills commercial partner’s requirements
DELIVERY
Assist in taking on and off set photos
Develop writing for web skills by drafting articles within the style of the programme, either from scratch or rewriting existing copy
Develop filming and video editing skills
Research topics and content
Co-create content for social networks or other third party sites
Monitor audience activity across social networks
Help produce reports on audience traffic and behavour identifying what content is performing best
Manipulate images using photo editing software
Use a range of CMSs to enter web contact
To carry out administrative duties and support the digital team with general tasks
Communicate effectively with key talent and artistes
To work along side TV production colleagues on set in a professional manner
To ensure their work is of high quality, error free and delivered in time to meet broadcast deadlines
ADDITIONAL
Undertake other duties which are reasonable and appropriate to the post.
Skills and Experience
Demonstrable experience of writing, ideally for a youth audience, ideally with humour, and ideally for the web
Photography skills including the use of the basic functions of a digital camera
Personal experience of using Facebook, Twitter and at least one other social network
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Strong knowledge of popular TV programmes in the UK, especially those produced by Lime Pictures
Experience of delivering work to strict deadlines
The confidence to gather content while on a TV shoot and work under the associated demands
Excellent knowledge of pop culture and what is popular online (memes, internet crazes etc.)
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