Audio and Video Editor

Responsibilities

• Edit video content using tools such as Premiere, combining interviews, archive footage and supporting visuals into engaging short-form films.
• Edit and enhance audio, including cleaning and assembling low-quality archival recordings and oral testimonies.
• Design and create motion graphics, including titles, captions, animated maps and visual storytelling elements.
• Produce accurate, high-quality subtitles to support accessibility and diverse visitor needs.
• Deliver AV content for exhibitions, galleries and on-site digital signage, meeting agreed deadlines and quality standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues across curatorial, technical and production teams to ensure projects run smoothly.
• Work across IWM sites as required, contributing to a range of projects and installations.
• Maintain professional standards, ensuring brand, technical and operational consistency in all outputs.
• Occasional Responsibilities:
• Supporting installation and testing of AV content in galleries.
• Working on-site at different IWM locations when required (travel and accommodation provided).
• Contributing to peak project periods, exhibition launches or cross-team initiatives.
• What Success Looks Like
• After 30 days: You understand your role, tools and team, and are building relationships while contributing to tasks with guidance.
• After 60 days: You are delivering project outputs with increasing independence and confidence in timelines and processes.
• After 90 days: You are confidently delivering high-quality content, contributing ideas, and acting as a reliable point of contact for project work.

Requirements

• Essential:
• Strong portfolio demonstrating storytelling through video, audio or multimedia.
• Experience using video editing tools (e.g. Premiere, Final Cut Pro).
• Experience with motion graphics tools (e.g. After Effects).
• Understanding of graphic design principles (layout, typography, colour).
• Experience using creative tools such as Photoshop.
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively.
• Desirable:
• Experience with audio editing tools (e.g. Audition).
• Experience with front-end technologies (e.g. HTML, JavaScript).
• Knowledge of 3D tools (e.g. Cinema 4D, Maya, SketchUp).
• Experience in project coordination or delivery.
• Career Development
• This role offers clear progression toward a more senior AV Developer position, with opportunities to expand technical expertise and creative impact within IWM's AV team.
• This job advert gives an overview of the role. Responsibilities and priorities may evolve over time in line with organisational needs.
• For a full list of duties and the person specification (which your application will be marked against) please view the Job Description.
• Application closing date: June 19th 2026, 11:55 PM.
• Interview Details
• First round interviews for this role are planned the week commencing 6/07/2026

Benefits

Additional Information

Purpose of the Role As a Video and Audio Editor at IWM, you will create engaging video and audio content that enhances visitors' understanding of conflict and brings our collections to life in museum spaces. You will produce content for exhibitions, galleries and digital signage, working across multiple sites and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders. Why This Role Matters This role directly contributes to IWM's mission to help people understand the impact of conflict by translating powerful stories, archive material and testimonies into compelling multimedia experiences. Your work will shape how visitors engage emotionally and intellectually with exhibitions, making complex histories accessible and engaging. High-quality delivery in this role ensures exhibitions are immersive, accurate and accessible, supporting curatorial, learning and digital teams to deliver impactful visitor experiences. By maintaining professional standards in editing, storytelling and accessibility (including subtitles and audio clarity), you help uphold public trust and inclusive engagement. The impact of your work extends to visitors, educators, researchers and internal teams who depend on engaging, reliable and well-produced media content within gallery environments.

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