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Screenskills – Cutting Content in the Digital Age – CARDIFF
February 27, 2027 @ 8:00 am - March 7, 2027 @ 5:00 pm
FreeScreenSkills funded
Today’s productions don’t stop when the programme is delivered. Editorial teams are increasingly expected to create attention-grabbing social clips, digital-first edits, podcasts, vodcasts and platform-specific versions. This practical programme will help you turn broadcast footage into compelling content for new audiences, develop hands-on Adobe Premiere Pro skills and build the versatile editorial toolkit needed to stay competitive in a rapidly changing industry.
Combining a focused online introduction with an intensive two-day workshop, you’ll work with genuine footage from a UK unscripted television production. Guided by experienced industry trainers, you’ll explore how strong storytelling can move successfully between television, social media, podcasts, vodcasts and other digital platforms.
Full details are available on the ScreenSkills website. Follow the link below to find out more and apply.
Delivery: Online and classroom-based
Location: Cardiff
Level: Experienced
Industry: Unscripted television
Duration: One online session followed by a two-day in-person workshop
Online introductory session
Saturday 27 February 2027
10am–12pm
In-person practical workshop
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March 2027
10am–5pm each day
This course is designed for:
- Edit assistants
- Junior editors
- Assistant producers
- Producer/editors
- Picture editors
- Sound editors
- Other editorial freelancers looking to broaden their skills and career opportunities
The programme begins with an online session exploring changing audience behaviour and why productions are increasingly expected to create content for multiple platforms. You’ll examine the editorial decisions behind effective social, promotional and digital-first content, and consider how storytelling changes across different viewing and listening experiences.
During the two-day practical workshop, you will cover:
- An introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro
- Editing short-form and digital-first content
- Creating engaging social and promotional clips
- Repurposing long-form television content for new audiences
- Adapting storytelling, structure and pacing for different platforms
- Editing for video, podcasts and vodcasts
- Working with different aspect ratios and delivery formats
- Platform specifications, export requirements and technical deliverables
- Transcription, captioning, versioning and content adaptation
- Relevant AI-supported tools and workflow efficiencies
- Practical editorial decision-making using genuine broadcast footage
The emphasis throughout will remain on strong storytelling, creative judgement and practical workflows that can be applied immediately in the workplace.
- Create engaging digital-first, promotional and social media content from broadcast footage
- Edit confidently using Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adapt television content for different platforms, formats and audiences
- Apply effective storytelling and pacing to short-form content
- Understand common delivery formats, platform specifications and export workflows
- Develop content for video, social media, podcasts and vodcasts
- Use transcription, captioning and versioning tools effectively
- Identify where AI-supported tools can improve workflows without replacing editorial judgement
- Apply current industry workflows to real-world production scenarios
Most importantly, you’ll leave with a broader understanding of how editorial teams work today and a more versatile set of skills for creating content across television, streaming and digital platforms.
We offer inclusive training. If you have any needs which we can accommodate during the recruitment process and beyond, please let us know and we will be happy to work with you to meet them – training@gorillagroup.tv
We always welcome applications from under-represented groups, including, but not limited to those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds; people with a disability; people from the LGBTQ+ community and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
How to apply
Applications must be made through the ScreenSkills website. You will need to log in or create a ScreenSkills account before completing the application form.
Most questions require multiple-choice or short answers. You will also be asked to answer the following two questions in approximately 100 words each:
- What would you like to get out of this session? Please include any specific editing skills, workflow challenges, confidence gaps or career goals you would like the training to support.
- How will this training help you take the next step in your career?
You will also need to upload your most recent CV.
Please apply for only one course date, choosing the location that is easiest for you to attend.
In some instances there may be additional support for travel – please get in touch to find out more.