Description
Are you passionate about film, culture, and representing diverse stories? Join The New Black Film Collective as a Project Assistant Volunteer and be part of creating bold, exciting events and projects that celebrate Black creativity across the UK.
You'll help bring screenings, festivals, workshops, and community projects to life—working alongside creatives, industry professionals, and a supportive team that wants to see you grow.
What you’ll gain:
- Real experience in film, events, and creative project work
- New skills, confidence, and industry connections
- A meaningful role where your ideas and energy matter
- A chance to contribute to better representation in the film world
Who you are:
Curious, motivated, reliable, and excited to learn. No experience needed—just enthusiasm and a commitment to positive impact. Disabled students and students from all backgrounds are warmly encouraged to apply.
Duties
Duties can vary
- Help organise project documents, schedules, and shared folders.
- Update spreadsheets, contact lists, and respond to basic enquiries.
- Assist with meeting notes, action points, and tracking deadlines.
- Create simple digital assets such as social graphics, posters, and slides.
- Draft short copy for social media and help schedule posts.
- Monitor engagement and collect basic analytics.
- Support outreach to universities, partners, and community groups.
- Edit short video clips for social media, adding captions and simple transitions.
- Organise raw footage, export files, and prepare content for upload.
- Capture behind-the-scenes clips during events (if assigned).Checking in the audience
- General administration
- Event Assistance
- Research
Who will the volunteers be working with?
The team at The New Black Film Collective
Training
Full training will be provided
Time commitment
Time commitments will vary based on availability.