We’re looking for people aged 18-30 to make a film about their job!

  • Are you 18 – 30 years old?
  • Do you work for at least 30 hours each week?
  • Would you be interested in making a mini film about you and your job to inspire young people who are just starting their careers journey?
  • Would you like to have a professionally edited short film to add to your CV?

Each selected film maker will receive £50 for taking part.

Equal Vision is recruiting 19 young adults aged 18-30 to work with Gingernut Video to produce a short film about their job to be viewed by young people taking part in the Curiosity Museum Online careers programme.

What do we need from you?

  • Enthusiasm about your experience of working in one of the job areas listed below
  • Basic knowledge, skills and equipment in mobile phone film making
  • Confidence to be yourself on camera
  • Read our filmmaking guide and complete a creative briefing task in a lunchbreak or evening
  • Film your ten clips over the course of one working day 
  • Select one day in March 2023 to complete your filming and tell your story

What do you get from us?

  • We will edit your film clips into a short film (so you don’t need to have those skills)
  • A short professionally produced film to add to your CV
  • Full training via digital workshop and live in-person support
  • Participants will be paid £50 each when film clips have been submitted

Job Areas

Find out which jobs are within each careers area listed below by visiting the National Careers Service website.

  • Animal Care
  • Beauty & Wellbeing
  • Construction & Trades
  • Emergency & Uniform Services
  • Engineering & Maintenance
  • Environment & Land
  • Government Services, Healthcare
  • Home Services
  • Hospitality & Food
  • Law & Legal
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail & Sales
  • Science & Research
  • Social Care
  • Sports & Leisure
  • Transport
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Heritage Services

How to apply:

To apply, send us a short film of no more than 60-90 seconds or a letter on 1 side of A4 telling us:

  • Your name and age
  • What job you do and which job area it is in
  • Why you would like to be chosen to make a Young Lives mini film

 Submit your application film or letter to info@curiositymuseum.co.uk as soon as you can.

If you have any questions, please use the same email address to get in touch.