Content created by students, for students.
We're looking for student content creators to showcase life at the 黑料网 through authentic content that gives current and prospective students a real insight into studying, living and socialising here.
Benefits of being a content creator
Enhance your CV with content creation and digital marketing skills
Be part of a flexible paid scheme that fits around your studies
Create content that makes a positive impact for current and new students
A programme of compulsory and optional training to set you up for success
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How to apply
Ensure that you have read the following information fully before completing your application.
- Application process
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Application requirements
As part of the application form, you are required to submit:
- Your completed video tasks
- A short paragraph (400 words maximum) explaining why you want to be a Student Content Creator and a short paragraph (50 words maximum) explaining what the 黑料网 means to you
Deadline:
The closing date for application is 11.59pm, Sunday 15 November 2026. Successful applicants will be informed on 5 December 2026 if they have been selected.
- Application task - video submission
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As part of the recruitment process, we'd like you to create two short video submissions that showcase your creativity, storytelling skills and ability to create engaging content for a student audience. These tasks are designed to reflect the type of work you may be asked to undertake as a Student Content Creator.
You must complete both of these tasks and upload them as part of your application.
Video tasks
Task 1: A Day in My Life as a Student (60 - 90 seconds long)
Take viewers through a typical day, showing what student life looks like from your perspective.
Task 2: Read a piece of text on camera (no editing required)
Film a clip of yourself reading the following text aloud on camera.
"Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him. Thirty yards of board fence, nine feet high! Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Then a wonderful thought struck him. He took up his brush and went calmly to work.
Then a wonderful thought struck him."Video requirements
Your videos should:
- Be filmed vertically (suitable for social media reels)
- Feature you on camera, speaking at some points
- Be engaging, authentic and suitable for a student audience
- Include captions where possible
- Be submitted as an MP4 file
What we're looking for
We're not expecting professional-level production.
We're interested in seeing:
- Creativity and originality
- Confidence in communicating a message
- Storytelling ability
- Understanding of social media content
- Basic filming and editing skills
- Ability to engage a student audience
Time commitment
We expect this task to take approximately 1-2 hours. Please don't spend excessive time or money on production.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your content! - Eligibility requirements
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• Please note you must be a fully registered student in 2026
• You must be studying on the Aberdeen campus
• Students finishing their studies or graduating from the University before March 2027 are not eligible to apply
• This is a minimum hours contract and the expectation is that content creators would do a minimum of 10 hours before 30 April 2027 - Contract information
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The Student Content Creator Network offers flexibility, enabling you to select hours which fit around your studies.
The amount of work available will vary from month to month therefore we cannot guarantee a set number of hours each month.
At a minimum, you'll be contracted to work 10-hours over the course of the academic year but you can choose to pick up as many shifts as you can fit into your schedule or that your Visa allows.
Student Content Creators will be employed on a University minimum hours contract and paid at the approved hourly rate of £12.60. Work will be offered on an ad hoc basis according to campaign requirements. The expectation is that content creators would do a minimum of 10 hours of work before 30 April 2027.