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Digital video assistant

Salary £12.21 per hour
Hours 15 hours per week
Closing Date 27 July 2025
Internship Length 6 months
Internship Location South East London and remote
Supervisor Job Title Creative Director

Main Duties

Creative Video Intern (Flexible, London or Remote)

A unique chance to get hands-on in real-world storytelling, documentary, fashion, and music shoots.

We’re looking for a driven, detail-loving intern videographer / editor to support a growing slate of creative film projects in London. You’ll shadow and assist on live shoots, contribute to edits, and gain real exposure to working across fashion, culture, healthcare, and music content. This is a learning-focused opportunity, ideal for someone in early stages or pivoting into filmmaking.

About Us

Led by filmmaker and creative director Adil Oliver Sharif, we are rooted in ethical storytelling, soulful visuals, and human connection. Our work spans fashion documentaries, educational films, DJ sets, and branded content for platforms.

What You’ll Do

  • Assist on set with camera operations, sound, and lighting
  • Support editing in Final Cut Pro and/or Adobe Suite / DaVinci Resolve
  • Help prep shoot kits, mood boards and interviews
  • Shadow interviews, live events, music features, and social edits
  • Learn about pre-production workflows, storytelling structure, and visual philosophy
  • Option to work on a mini-project or reel of your own during your internship

What You’ll Gain

  • Mentorship and creative guidance
  • First-hand insight into fashion, music, and documentary production
  • Exposure to Canon ecosystem C70, C300 & 5D workflows, lighting setups, and sound capture
  • Creative feedback and portfolio development

Requirements

  • Passion for visual storytelling
  • Some experience filming/editing (uni, personal, freelance all fine)
  • Reliable, curious, self-motivated
  • Comfortable with vegan / ethical principles and music culture
  • London-based is ideal but remote contributions possible
  • Comfortable filming, editing, conducting interviews

What will the internship offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you? E.g. skills they could learn/develop and experience they could gain.

Compensation

This is a part-time, internship. We’re open to discussing paid freelance opportunities for future work based on your contribution.

We are also happy to support this internship as part of a university placement or official work experience programme.

Duration

Flexible – 1 to 3 days per week for 6 months. Start date: Rolling from August 2025