Careers

About Us

British Universities and Colleges Sport is the national body for delivering competitive higher education sport in the UK.

 

About The Role

BUCS is on a journey to create the best university sport experience in the world. To do this we are looking for someone with a can-do attitude to help drive the organisation forward - and aren't afraid to challenge our ideas! If you are ready to roll up your sleeves, get stuck into a fast-paced organisation and develop your skills and experience, we would love to hear from you. We're looking for applicants who have strong content creation skills, who are able to bring sport to life in a visual way to our different audiences. Creativity is a big part of this role - be it creating highlights videos from sport and non-sport events, making TikTok content, or coming up with ideas for livestreams at fixtures. Support on content planning and production across the BUCS portfolio, creating content for the BUCS and BSR social channels, including on site at events. The incoming Digital Content Producer will live and breathe sport and through planning and creating content keep our social channels thriving.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Content planning and production.
• Work with the Digital and Engagement Manager and wider Engagement team to manage the content calendar.
• Work with the wider Engagement team to coordinate and brief content for social media both internally and with external partners.
• Work at live sporting events delivering instant reactive content both natively on the platform and coordinating the wider engagement team for content.
• Coordination and execution of social campaigns, mapped across the wider marketing calendar.
• Actively monitor emerging social media trends and platforms, making recommendations as you see fit.
• Produce social content aligning with the brand and tone of voice.
• Assist in the monthly reporting of our social channels.
• Take the lead on commercial content production.

Person Specification

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience of creating and editing social-first video
• Understanding of how to adapt content for different social media platforms
• Knowledge of the Adobe Design Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Skills at video editing (Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, X/CapCut)
• Experience creating video and photography content at live events
• Ability to generate creative ideas for student-facing social content (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts)
• Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders

Desirable skills and experience

• Photography
• Knowledge and experience of higher education sport 
• Knowledge of multiple different sports
• Experience of managing concurrent projects. 

Further Information

Working at BUCS

BUCS prides itself on being an ambitious and challenging place to work, where staff enjoy work, embrace development opportunities, and have fun.

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme
• Paid Health Care Plan
• Tax Free Cycle to work scheme
• Christmas Closure
• Volunteering Day leave
• Flexible - hybrid working
• Wellbeing and Social activities
• Company-supported Learning and Development opportunities

Person Specification and Diversity Statement

BUCS is a Disability Confident Committed and Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. We make all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Research shows that some people don't apply for a role if they feel they do not meet 100% of the person specification. We encourage you to apply for this role if you feel you meet the key skills and knowledge listed below, even if you feel you do not have all of them. We are passionate about identifying the right people to help us develop and thrive. 

Apply for role

Closing date: 21st August 2026