Job title: Project Placement - Digital Learning Resources (Filming & Editing Support)
Salary: £12.69 per hour (Real Living Wage)
Hours: 222hrs (30 day placement)
Contract: Casual
Location: Leeds Museums and Galleries sites, primarily at the Discovery Centre and other sites as required
About The Project Placement
We're looking for someone to support the filming and editing of digital learning resources for Leeds Museums and Galleries. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in video production, education, and museums to gain paid experience and skills in a supportive environment.
You¼ work with the Digital Learning Team to produce content for My Learning , a national educational platform. You¼ also help film interviews with museum staff to showcase different career paths in the cultural sector.
The role offers practical experience in using video equipment, editing with software like Adobe Premiere Pro, and preparing content for public audiences. This is one of three placements funded through Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation programme.
About You
Our Project Placements are training and development opportunities. We are looking for people who are:
- Starting out in heritage, culture or the arts
- Looking for a change of career and exploring options in the arts and cultural sector
- From a diverse range of backgrounds underrepresented in the arts and cultural sector
What matters most is your passion for the project.
About The Role
This placement is one of three hosted by Leeds Museums and Galleries in 2025, funded by Arts Council England. It is designed to give people paid, accessible entry points into the museums and heritage sector.
Placements are up to 30 days (222 hours) and must be completed before 31 March 2026. We're open to fewer days if that makes the opportunity more accessible for you. Working days and hours are flexible and agreed with your supervisor.
To support applicants, we have a short video describing each of the Project Placements and offering tips on applying. You can watch it here .
How To Apply
Please complete the online application form on the Leeds City Council jobs portal.
If you have any questions or would like to chat informally about the role, contact Jonathan Munro (Digital Learning Officer) at
[email protected] .
Interview date: Thursday 4th September 2025 at the Discovery Centre
Placement must be completed by: 31 March 2026
What We Offer You
- A competitive hourly rate and paid annual leave (pro rata)
- A flexible and supportive working environment
- A unique chance to explore careers in museums and gain new skills
- The opportunity to contribute to meaningful public learning resources
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.
Leeds City Council - Job Description
Job Purpose:
This is a training and development role. The responsibilities of the position will be shared by the person appointed and their supporting supervisor. The individual advert gives details of the main activities you will undertake. Because of the short-term nature of the role, the post holder may not undertake all the elements described below. You will however be assessed on the qualities named in the person specification that form part of this job description.
Project Placements are designed to provide experience of Museum and Galleries and to spend time learning what they can offer in terms of careers. You will work as part of Leeds Museums and Galleries to enhance the visitor experience and increase access to museum collections. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.
Responsibilities for Grade:
Audiences:
- Contribute to public engagement through community engagement, learning and exhibition programmes.
- Provide a high standard of customer service by being welcoming and engaging when assisting with community engagement, supporting activities, dealing with public enquiries, collating customer feedback or working with volunteers.
Access:
- Work alongside other staff to ensure accessibility and inclusivity within our spaces.
Collections and programmes:
- Contribute to the collections management and maintain attention to detail in documentation, digitisation, and online access, collections handling and packing.
- Exhibitions and displays which may include physical and administrative support for displays and exhibitions, to write exhibition text under guidance from others.
- Research: Under instruction and guidance source and provide interesting and accurate information on collections or individual items.
Relationships:
- Work under the guidance of the placement supervisor.
- Liaise with other staff in a courteous manner.
Personal development:
- Show a commitment to training relating to H&S, safeguarding, information governance and the site.
- Be curious. Be open to new experiences, working creatively and being reflective. Be passionate about the collection, and innovative in its uses with audiences.
- Be eager to develop new skills through participation in programmes, projects, action research and training.
- Deliver accurate and timely time sheets for salary payments.
Leeds City Council:
- Promote an outward looking, positive image of the service at all times.
- It everyone responsibility to keep people safe. Promote, adhere to and apply consistently, the Leeds Safeguarding Boards and Leeds City Council Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety policies and procedures with colleagues, partners and members of the public. Be responsible for your own H&S at work.
- Leeds wants to have a strong economy and to be a compassionate city. Promote and adhere to the Leeds City Council values of: working as a team; being open, honest and trusted; working with communities; treating people fairly and spending money wisely.
- To undertake any other duties as commensurate with the grade.
Personal Specification:
Method of Assessment will be through one or more of the following Application Form (A), Test (T) Interview (I) or Certificate (C).
Essential Requirements:
It is essential that the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post within the context of the specific role duties and responsibilities: Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate on the application form that they meet all the essential requirements.
Skills Required
Communication:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal, A /I)
Interpersonal:
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and partners (LMG / LCC/ schools/volunteers/general public). (A/I)
Time management:
- Able to prioritise and organise own work flexibly according to the direction of the supervisor. (A /I)
Teamwork:
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team (A/I)
Digital:
- Good computer skills. Able to use word processing and email (A)
Knowledge Required
Qualifications:
Formal qualifications are not essential however good literacy and numeracy skills will be required. (A/I/)
Audiences: - Experience of working or volunteering in a public facing role (A/I)
Access:
- To promote and apply consistently the principles of Equality and Diversity both with colleagues and members of the public to ensure fair and equal access to services and opportunities. (A/I)
Behavioural & Other Characteristics Required
- Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
- Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
- Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
- Carry out all duties having regard to an employee responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
- Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
- Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
- Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
- Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
- Be aware of and support difference ensuring equality for all, working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity.
- Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
- The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to relate to people. (A/I)
- A commitment to completing the full 30 days of the programme. (A/I)
- Flexible approach to working hours (A/I)
Personal development:
- Evidence of a commitment to own continuous personal development (A/I)
- Willing to work creatively and innovatively, and open to new ideas (A/I)
- Passionate about museum collections (A/I)
- Self-motivated, independent learner (A/I)
- Demonstrate a strong interest in the work of Leeds Museums and Galleries (A/I)
Leeds City Council:
- Willing to abide by the Council Equality and Diversity policy in the duties of the post, and as an employee of the Council (A/I)
- Willing to carry out all duties having regard to an employee responsibility under the Council Health and Safety Policies (A/I)
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