Details
1093119
University of Edinburgh
02/06/2025
3 Months
28-35 hrs per week, worked between 9-5, Monday - Friday
Not Applicable
Pay
£12.67
£2.29
Description
Role
The University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Group (ISG) invites applications from undergraduate students interested in working this summer as a Digital Content Style Guide Intern. The key purpose of this role is to research ways to improve the Editorial Style Guide, review the format of the guide, make it more user-centred for the University staff who use it daily, and to investigate new and innovative ways to apply the rules laid out in the guide.
Within this role, you will gain practical experience in conducting user research and applying design methodology to make evidence-led suggestions for improvement. At the end of this internship, you will have achieved the following outcomes: created proof-of-concept designs for an improved version of the style guide; presented research findings and suggested design concepts to a range of stakeholders including UX designers and Web Content Creators. You will join the User Experience (UX) team who work with colleagues across the University to improve websites, systems and services for staff and students.
You can expect to start work on the 2nd June 2025 and work until the 22nd August 2025. You will work between a minimum of 28 to a maximum of 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday) in a hybrid working pattern split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh), and in Argyle House. Your preference on working hours within the above range can be discussed during the interview stage. You will be paid £12.67 per hour, plus £2.29 per hour holiday pay. Payment is one month in arrears, meaning your first payment date (should this position start when expected) will be 28th July 2025.
For more information on what to expect as an ISG Summer Intern and to hear from previous interns, please see our ISG Student Employment website.
Duties and responsibilities
- Conducting research with staff users of the Editorial Style Guide to understand their needs and working methods;
- Analysing and critiquing rules and guidance in the existing Guide, considering other approaches to style guides used in Higher Education and other information-focused publishing realms;
- Applying design methodology to test ideas and make evidence-led suggestions for improvement;
- Exploring technical solutions (including AI) to implement the rules within the Guide;
- Writing and presenting reports and proposals to influence content design practice.
Skills and experience
- A current University of Edinburgh undergraduate student (you must be a matriculated student for the duration of your employment). Internships are open to all undergraduate students, except those in their final year of study;
- Based in the UK for the duration of the work, within commutable distance of Edinburgh, and able to work on campus (we cannot accommodate individuals working overseas due to tax and legal implications), and able to attend a Right to Work Check in person if needed;
- Demonstrable knowledge of good editorial practice, and designing content for websites;
- Proven ability to investigate and understand a problem and propose potential solutions;
- Demonstrable ability to gather research data, and present it, to communicate key findings to key stakeholders;
- Proven ability to communicate your thinking clearly to a range of non-expert audiences, and persuade others to your position.
- Understanding of User Experience (UX) design approaches.
Location
Hybrid, split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh), and in Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR.
Benefits
- The full range of benefits as a Summer Intern is available on our 2025 Summer Internships webpage;
- Being part of a welcoming community of over 50 ISG Summer Interns with opportunities to network, whilst working in a supportive and nurturing environment with a strong emphasis on work/life balance;
- A broad programme of training and development opportunities, run by experts across a range of fields;
- Opportunity to participate in the prestigious Edinburgh Award for Work Experience.
Additional information
Please apply below by uploading an up-to-date CV and cover letter (our system cannot accept PDFs) clearly stating how you meet the criteria above. To have the best chance of being offered an interview, we encourage you to view our two-page Application Guidance document and attend one of our short, online internship overview sessions, bookable via our 2025 Application Support page.
We ask that you carefully consider which internships best suit your interests, skills, and career goals, and apply for a maximum of 3 ISG internships. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Widening Participation students.
To view all our internships on offer this summer, please see our Unitemps Adverts page.
Interviews for this internship are likely to be held on the 21st April, and are expected to be in person.
The closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday 30th March. If you encounter any issues when applying, please e-mail unitemps@ed.ac.uk well in advance of the deadline, as we will only respond within office hours (9-5, Monday to Friday). Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.