Working with Vantage Faculty & Staff
Current positions within Vantage College are described below. For additional opportunities within UBC, please view the faculty and staff postings on the UBC Careers page.
Film Production Assistant
Job Description
UBC Vantage College offers a unique first year university program for international students that combines one year of academic degree-focused credits with intensive academic English preparation. After successful completion of the Vantage One program, students will transition into the second year of their UBC degree.
The UBC Vantage College Marketing and Recruitment department is seeking 1 undergraduate student for a contract position of Film Production Assistant for up to 30 hours (8-12 hours a week) at $27.50 per hour. The complexity of this role is comparable to a junior film production role.
This position is project based, with a focus on creating a short video highlighting a Vantage One Alumni student for the purposes of program recruitment and awareness. Tasks and responsibilities associated with this role will cover the follow steps within the film production process — site scouting, filming of raw footage, editing of footage and other elements associated with post production. This position plays an important role in building a strong brand for UBC Vantage College and increasing the awareness of the Vantage One program with a diverse audience of prospective students.
Video content will serve to illustrate positive UBC international student experience to a global audience.
- Capture and edit the video that tell compelling visual story that can appeal to a global audience (utilizing video editing software).
- Identify music to supplement promotional videos for UBC Vantage College.
- Collaborate with supervisors, faculty members and Vantage One students throughout the creation of the promotional videos.
- Other related duties as required.
The Vantage College Marketing and Recruitment team is responsible for increasing the awareness of the Vantage One program through various digital channels utilizing different web content strategies. The Film Production assistant plays an essential role in creating video stories that support this mandate.
This position will report to the Communications and Marketing Manager, and work closely with Vantage One Alumni. The student will receive training and guidance from the Communications and Marketing Manager.
Qualifications
The student should possess an intermediate level of film production and film editing abilities. Knowledge of shooting video on digital SLR (or mirrorless camera) and film equipment is a necessity. Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro will be essential. Foundational abilities in either Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects would be considered positive assets, but are not a requirement for this role. Preference will be given to film production students (although students studying different disciplines with demonstrated interest and experience in film production are welcome to apply). An understanding of storytelling, tone, conveying a clear message and calls to action, as well as knowledge of the storyboarding process would also be beneficial to this role. Finally, enthusiasm, teamwork skills, a collaborative work approach, and an interest in student engagement are considered assets to this role.
Previous experience with creating short videos for sharing on YouTube and other web based channels (e.g. Vimeo) is an asset. Student applicants are encouraged to submit 2-3 short video pieces they have worked on to accompany their resume and cover letter. Please send your resume to employment@vantagecollege.ubc.ca by February 15, 2026.