At the University of Essex, there is an incredible creative community. From Filmmakers to Writers, Photographers to radio presenters, students are producing all kinds of innovative works. Rebel is the part of the Students’ Union that exists to provide a platform for this community, give support to those who need it, and connect them to an audience of 14 000 students.
Members are the heart and soul of what Rebel does. We run training for our members to develop their skills. We run special events aimed at giving members more experience with writing articles, taking photos, creating videos, being part of live broadcasts/webcasts, and presenting and producing radio shows.
These opportunities are open to every single student at Essex – you don’t have to follow a lengthy application process, and you don’t have to commit to anything unless you specifically want to. If you want to be involved, the first thing you need to do is join Rebel for free at www.rebelessex.com/join, then tell us what you want to do on the form here – it’s really that simple.
Everything you do with Rebel can earn you official regcognition in a number of different ways:
At Rebel we are looking for passionate writers, who will contribute towards our Rebel website and magazine. Whether it’s a one-off album review, or a weekly advice column, our Editorial team is always looking for fresh perspectives and new voices.
You can write for this website, for our magazine, or for both. You can write articles that interest you, or you can investigate stories and write articles assigned by one of the editors.
Our sections are News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture and Sport. So you can write articles about breaking news on campus, the local area and the world. You can investigate stories and create some fascinating journalism.
You can enlighten readers about some of the cultures found on one of the most diverse campuses in the UK. You can write short stories or review music, games, theatre, films, TV, anything entertainment related. You can submit recipes, fashion tips, fitness, or anything relevant to our lifestyles. Or you can report on the sporting fixtures and news that is relevant to Essex students #BackTheBlades
Skills that you will develop:
- Writing articles to a high level of English
- Strong and effective communication
- Intuition regarding creative choices
- Confidence to work as part of a team
- Problem Solving
- Flexibility
- Meeting deadlines
Rewards/Benefits:
- Opportunity to be promoted to an editor
- Improved skills and experience that can be put on CV
- Opportunities for recognition of volunteering hours
- Log hours with the V-Team
- Work towards Rebel modules on the Big Essex Award
- Achieve Rebel Badges to contribute to Rebel Standards certificate
- Make new friends and new contacts
- Have your work published in print and online for a reputable Student Media outlet.
- Be part of University events across the year such as Derby Day and Summer Ball
- Build on and improve your understanding of how a multimedia publication works
- Be part of Student Publication Association
- Media Law Training
- Attend Media Awards 2018
Our articles need photos, and as a Rebel photographer, you can be one of the people who takes high quality photos for our website and magazine.
You don’t need to bring your own camera if you don’t have one, as we have a number of DSLR cameras that you can use to take photos for Rebel. You’ll need to have some training on them first, but once you’ve been trained you’ll be able to use them for Rebel photography.
We publish a magazine every term, and you might’ve seen but it’s quite a feat to design the whole thing.
We use Adobe InDesign to produce our magazine, the industry standard design software. If you’re looking for a career in journalism, this is what you’ll use to design newspapers or magazines. If you want to be a designer, you’ll use this to design posters, flyers, banners, basically anything that you can print.
We rely on a team of designers to make the whole thing happen. But we make sure everyone is trained and knows what to do. And with a team of designers who help each other, you’ll always have help and support where you need it. We won’t just throw you in the deep end, unless that’s what you want. We’ll make sure you swim, either way.
If aesthetics excite you, photos and moving images fascinate you, you can see lines, colours, shadows and great lighting everywhere, and of course cameras are your passion, Rebel’s got a position for you.
- Solidifying current or getting new knowledge of cameras and videography, including new techniques and styles relating to image and light.
- Operating cameras for Rebel projects.
In return you’ll be working in an incredibly creative and active, probably the fastest growing Student Media organisation in the country, making friends and getting new skills to impress your future employer.
If the first thing you notice in a video is the way it is edited and can hazard a guess which software they’ve used, Rebel has a role for you.
- Solidifying current or learning new editing softwares, styles and techniques relating to image, colour, sound and music.
- Editing Rebel video projects.
In return you’ll be working in an incredibly creative and active, probably the fastest growing Student Media organisation in the country, making friends and getting new skills to impress your future employer.
Have you ever thought that you’d make a great presenter? Maybe you love Radio and want your own show. Maybe you want to share your love of music with the world. Maybe you were born to present the news, or maybe TV is your calling. As a Rebel presenter, you can do all of these things. If you think you could be the next Greg James, Ru Paul, Richard Ayoade or Graham Norton, then look no further!
As a producer, you can be the person overseeing the production of one of our radio or TV shows.
You could be in charge of the content of a show, coming up with concepts or content for shows and helping presenters to deliver them. Or you could be a creative producer, creating exciting jingles, sound effects or other content for radio shows or one of our live TV broadcasts.
This is a great role for someone who doesn’t want to be in front of the camera or the microphone (or even for someone who does) but who wants to be part of a bigger production.
As a Social Media producer for Rebel, you can create and upload content for our social media channels.
This includes things like creating stories on Instagram and Snapchat, writings tweets, creating posts for facebook, taking photos and editing images in Photoshop to post on social media.
Rebel runs a lot of live video broadcasts and webcasts, and if you want to be a part of them, this is the role for you.
Broadcast engineers set up, run and pack down all of our live broadcasts, both in our TV studio and when we run outside broadcasts. This includes vision mixing (selecting which cameras go live and when), setting up microphones and audio, operating the mixing desk, setting up the streams, and running a LOT of cables!
This is a great opportunity for anyone who is technically minded, or for anyone who wants to see what goes on behind the scenes and make the magic happen.
By clicking submit, you agree to us sending you emails with opportunities for the roles that you have said you are interested in above.
Make sure you’ve joined Rebel for FREE after you’ve submitted the form, you won’t be able to take part in any activities until you’ve confirmed your free membership with Rebel!
Rebel is run by students and to make sure the best content is always accessible for the community, Rebel needs a good amount of people to keep the engine running. Rebel runs a number of projects every week and the key to creating amazing content that is relevant to our audience is good communication and coordination.
The Executive committee are the people who make Rebel happen, who make the opportunities for our members happen, and who push it to the next level in our Editorial, Video, Radio and Marketing teams. Rebel is still young and has a long way to go, and you can be a part of that journey. If you’re on the committee, you are shaping the future of Student Media at Essex.
There are a lot of roles available here, and that’s normal. Just like societies and sports clubs, the committee changes every year to keep Rebel relevant and open to all. But Rebel has a huge committee, so if you want to be a part of it, there is probably a role waiting for you here.
Have a glance at the volunteer committee positions we have available, take a look at the role descriptions, and if you see something that you want to do, apply here.
There are no available roles in the editorial committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info. There are no available roles in the video committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info There are no available roles in the video committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info Apply Here
If you’ve spotted any roles that you may be interested in, just apply here – it’s quick and simple. And if you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]
Good luck, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Opportunities » Rebel
At the University of Essex, there is an incredible creative community. From Filmmakers to Writers, Photographers to radio presenters, students are producing all kinds of innovative works. Rebel is the part of the Students’ Union that exists to provide a platform for this community, give support to those who need it, and connect them to an audience of 14 000 students.
Members are the heart and soul of what Rebel does. We run training for our members to develop their skills. We run special events aimed at giving members more experience with writing articles, taking photos, creating videos, being part of live broadcasts/webcasts, and presenting and producing radio shows.
These opportunities are open to every single student at Essex – you don’t have to follow a lengthy application process, and you don’t have to commit to anything unless you specifically want to. If you want to be involved, the first thing you need to do is join Rebel for free at www.rebelessex.com/join, then tell us what you want to do on the form here – it’s really that simple.
Everything you do with Rebel can earn you official regcognition in a number of different ways:
At Rebel we are looking for passionate writers, who will contribute towards our Rebel website and magazine. Whether it’s a one-off album review, or a weekly advice column, our Editorial team is always looking for fresh perspectives and new voices.
You can write for this website, for our magazine, or for both. You can write articles that interest you, or you can investigate stories and write articles assigned by one of the editors.
Our sections are News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture and Sport. So you can write articles about breaking news on campus, the local area and the world. You can investigate stories and create some fascinating journalism.
You can enlighten readers about some of the cultures found on one of the most diverse campuses in the UK. You can write short stories or review music, games, theatre, films, TV, anything entertainment related. You can submit recipes, fashion tips, fitness, or anything relevant to our lifestyles. Or you can report on the sporting fixtures and news that is relevant to Essex students #BackTheBlades
Skills that you will develop:
Rewards/Benefits:
Our articles need photos, and as a Rebel photographer, you can be one of the people who takes high quality photos for our website and magazine.
You don’t need to bring your own camera if you don’t have one, as we have a number of DSLR cameras that you can use to take photos for Rebel. You’ll need to have some training on them first, but once you’ve been trained you’ll be able to use them for Rebel photography.
We publish a magazine every term, and you might’ve seen but it’s quite a feat to design the whole thing.
We use Adobe InDesign to produce our magazine, the industry standard design software. If you’re looking for a career in journalism, this is what you’ll use to design newspapers or magazines. If you want to be a designer, you’ll use this to design posters, flyers, banners, basically anything that you can print.
We rely on a team of designers to make the whole thing happen. But we make sure everyone is trained and knows what to do. And with a team of designers who help each other, you’ll always have help and support where you need it. We won’t just throw you in the deep end, unless that’s what you want. We’ll make sure you swim, either way.
If aesthetics excite you, photos and moving images fascinate you, you can see lines, colours, shadows and great lighting everywhere, and of course cameras are your passion, Rebel’s got a position for you.
In return you’ll be working in an incredibly creative and active, probably the fastest growing Student Media organisation in the country, making friends and getting new skills to impress your future employer.
If the first thing you notice in a video is the way it is edited and can hazard a guess which software they’ve used, Rebel has a role for you.
In return you’ll be working in an incredibly creative and active, probably the fastest growing Student Media organisation in the country, making friends and getting new skills to impress your future employer.
Have you ever thought that you’d make a great presenter? Maybe you love Radio and want your own show. Maybe you want to share your love of music with the world. Maybe you were born to present the news, or maybe TV is your calling. As a Rebel presenter, you can do all of these things. If you think you could be the next Greg James, Ru Paul, Richard Ayoade or Graham Norton, then look no further!
As a producer, you can be the person overseeing the production of one of our radio or TV shows.
You could be in charge of the content of a show, coming up with concepts or content for shows and helping presenters to deliver them. Or you could be a creative producer, creating exciting jingles, sound effects or other content for radio shows or one of our live TV broadcasts.
This is a great role for someone who doesn’t want to be in front of the camera or the microphone (or even for someone who does) but who wants to be part of a bigger production.
As a Social Media producer for Rebel, you can create and upload content for our social media channels.
This includes things like creating stories on Instagram and Snapchat, writings tweets, creating posts for facebook, taking photos and editing images in Photoshop to post on social media.
Rebel runs a lot of live video broadcasts and webcasts, and if you want to be a part of them, this is the role for you.
Broadcast engineers set up, run and pack down all of our live broadcasts, both in our TV studio and when we run outside broadcasts. This includes vision mixing (selecting which cameras go live and when), setting up microphones and audio, operating the mixing desk, setting up the streams, and running a LOT of cables!
This is a great opportunity for anyone who is technically minded, or for anyone who wants to see what goes on behind the scenes and make the magic happen.
By clicking submit, you agree to us sending you emails with opportunities for the roles that you have said you are interested in above.
Make sure you’ve joined Rebel for FREE after you’ve submitted the form, you won’t be able to take part in any activities until you’ve confirmed your free membership with Rebel!
Rebel is run by students and to make sure the best content is always accessible for the community, Rebel needs a good amount of people to keep the engine running. Rebel runs a number of projects every week and the key to creating amazing content that is relevant to our audience is good communication and coordination.
The Executive committee are the people who make Rebel happen, who make the opportunities for our members happen, and who push it to the next level in our Editorial, Video, Radio and Marketing teams. Rebel is still young and has a long way to go, and you can be a part of that journey. If you’re on the committee, you are shaping the future of Student Media at Essex.
There are a lot of roles available here, and that’s normal. Just like societies and sports clubs, the committee changes every year to keep Rebel relevant and open to all. But Rebel has a huge committee, so if you want to be a part of it, there is probably a role waiting for you here.
Have a glance at the volunteer committee positions we have available, take a look at the role descriptions, and if you see something that you want to do, apply here.
There are no available roles in the editorial committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info. There are no available roles in the video committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info There are no available roles in the video committee at this time, but we will be recruiting for next year’s committee in Term 2, so check back here in March 2019 for more info Apply Here
If you’ve spotted any roles that you may be interested in, just apply here – it’s quick and simple. And if you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]
Good luck, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!