MDXInternship ACI Faculty Social Media Activity Auditor

Reference
1090585

Branch
Middlesex University

Start date
17/03/2025

Duration
2 Months

Hours and days
10 hours per week for 8 weeks

Dress code
Smart Casual

Rate of pay
£13.15

Holiday rate
£1.59

Role

**********The below role is only open to Middlesex University Students***********

The ACI Faculty Social Media Activity Auditor will consolidate and audit the social media activity of the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries. The role will involve performing a comprehensive audit of current social media activities, developing a strategy for improved engagement, and setting up a consistent communications plan. This is a great opportunity for teams to collaborate with talented students, providing them with valuable real-world experience. 

We are looking for an intern who is a confident and professional communicator with good organisational skills. This person might be studying arts or media management, event management, branding, PR, or communications-related subjects, such as graphic design, fashion communication and styling, photography, creative writing and journalism, digital media and comms, digital marketing, or any relevant discipline. 

Overall, the successful candidate will demonstrate skill and enthusiasm in social media and communications strategy, a passion for engaging diverse audiences in the creative industries, and enjoy working in a collaborative and creative environment. 

Duties and responsibilities

1. Audit Social Media Activity: Perform a comprehensive audit of the current social media activities within the ACI faculty. 

2. Stakeholder Network Creation: Work with ACI staff to understand the scope of social media activities and identify key stakeholders within the faculty and the university. Ensure communications are attentive to equality, diversity, and inclusion across the faculty. 

3. Social Media Strategy Development: Create a timeline and strategy for social media communications to maximise engagement and reach. Develop content plans across various platforms. 

4. Content Creation: Work with colleagues across the faculty to highlight students, projects, programs, and events. Develop engaging and relevant content that promotes the faculty as a dynamic and creative community. Collaborate closely with the Marketing and Campaign Team, particularly the Marketing Officer, to ensure cohesive and effective promotional efforts. 

5. Communications Coordination: Act as a conduit of information between the stakeholder network, ACI Faculty Leadership Office, and the central university communications team. 

6. Project Management: Work with the university communications team to manage a communications timeline, ensuring consistent content before, during, and after the audit period. 

7. Post-Audit Evaluation: Contribute to post-audit data analysis of the impact of the communications strategy. Evaluate which content had the most impact and with which audiences. 

8. Reporting: Use OneDrive to store key documents and plans. Provide updates at committee meetings and produce a final report on the success of the communications strategy. 

Skills and experience

Essential 

• Confidence and enthusiasm in using various social media platforms, including Instagram and TikTok. 

• Attention to detail in planning and implementing a communications strategy. 

• Imagination and creativity to produce impactful digital content. 

• Inclusive communication skills for representing and attracting diverse audiences to engage in the creative industries. 

• Ability to form positive collaborative professional relationships with a range of senior stakeholders in the university. 

• Ability to deliver a project on time and within agreed scope. 

Location
Hendon Campus

Benefits

The intern will report to Claire Lewis, DoP for Graphic Design and Illustration, and will be supported by the Faculty Heads of Schools, Emma Dick (Design), Helen Bendon (Film), and Brian Inglis (Arts), and the Arts and Creative Industries Faculty Leadership Office. 

There will be clear project briefings and support to set up workflows. One-to-one meetings will be organised with Claire Lewis for progress updates and support. 

Training opportunities with respect to storing content (ACI Faculty Leadership Office) and editing workflow (Technical colleagues) will be provided. We will ask the MDX Social Media team to provide basic training to the successful candidate. 

Additional information

Upload a tailored CV and full cover letter in the box. Use the MDXworks Resources to ensure you have created the best application.

Applications where there is clear reliance on AI and insufficient effort on your part will not be considered. Priority will be given to candidates who did not participate previously in the scheme

Deadline 31st Jan 2025, Midnight

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