Manchester Psych Fest
Hourly Pay Rate:
£12.60 hourly pay + £1.51 per hour holiday pay
Hours Per Week
5
Duration of role:
Short term role
All Locations
Off Campus
Closing Date:
04 Feb 2026

Job Description

The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
  
Job Title: Manchester Psych Fest Digital Content Creator

Job Description

This internship provides the opportunity to work on one of the leading and most creative inner city music festivals in the UK and a true staple in the festival calendar. You’ll be sure to build your contacts, experience and knowledge of the music industry with this role.

Manchester Psych Fest is 100% independent and hosts 60+ live acts, DJs, Art, Food and films across the city. This is a community driven event with a high thirst for gender equality.

The role is completely flexible and can work around your schedule, including studies and/or other job(s) you may have. There will be some tasks that have time constraints but in the main, it’s all very manageable.

The role is completely focused on motion/ video/animation – ‘bringing our assets to life’ whilst implementing your owns tyle/stamp on our branding.

Please note, we may ask one successful candidate to work on our sister festival Edinburgh Psych Fest (work can be done remotely from home/university). 

Details
Dates: Feb 2026  – June 2026
Hours: 75 in total (approx. 5 hours per week)
Location: Remote
 
The Company

Manchester Psych Fest is a multi-venue music & arts festival taking place in Manchester on Saturday 5th Sep 2026. The festival aims to bring together the strange, the far-out and the open-minded giving bands and musicians the opportunity to perform in a number of venues across Manchester city centre including Manchester Academy, Albert Hall, O2 Ritz, Projects Skate Park, Gorilla, YES, and The Deaf Institute.

Person Specification

This role is only open to current Manchester Met students enrolled on a course at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) who have/are:

Essential:

  • A keen interest in the festival and music and art in general 
  • High organisation skills and a keen eye for detail. 
  • Always act in a professional manner and have awareness of confidentiality and sensitive issues which may arise. 
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Excellent organisational skills.

Desirable:

  • Adobe After Effects skills.
  • Animation skills. Bringing our art to life.
  • Experience in physical or digital installation build.
As part of their application, prospective candidates will need to create a 15 second clip (Instagram reel dimensions) using Manchester Psych Fest assets following the brief provided:

15 second clip brief
 
Use the festival assets & font to create a 15 second clip. Feel free to implement your style to the video and include the Festival logo and text:

How to Apply

Please apply via the Apply button, completing the form on the next page. Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter, a link to a portfolio or relevant work and complete the task as outlined in the Personal Requirements above.
 
The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on 04 February 2026.
 
Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. 
  
We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require or would benefit from support or reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in work, please contact us by e-mailing [email protected]. This information will only be used and shared with those who require it to implement any change(s) and only at the point this is required.
 
If you have any queries, or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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