Details
1093142
University of Edinburgh
02/06/2025
3 Months
25-35 hours per week, worked between 9-5, Monday-Friday
Not Applicable
Pay
£13.94
£2.52
Description
Role
The University of Edinburgh’s Information Services Group (ISG) invites applications from undergraduate students interested in working this summer as one of two Marketing and Communications Interns. The key purpose of this role is to create digital content to support the promotion of cloud-based coding/computational notebooks platform, Noteable, to lecturers and learning technologists, and to promote the AI platform ELM (Edinburgh access to a Language Model) to other educational institutions.
Within this role, you will gain practical experience in digital and video content creation, and providing social media management support. The skills you will develop by completing this internship include project management, content creation, and marketing and communication analysis reporting. You will join the Business Development team who are responsible for selling EDINA’s portfolio of services and products to other Higher Education and Further Education Institutions in the UK, as well as international universities.
You can expect to start work on the 2nd June 2025 and work until the 22nd August 2025, with a possibility of being extended into term-time. You will work between a minimum of 25 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. If this role is extended, you will work a maximum of 15 hours per week during term-time. You will be paid £13.94 per hour, plus £2.52 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
- Collaborating with stakeholders to support the planning, development and implementation of Social Media content for Noteable and ELM across different e-mail marketing and social media platforms (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram);
- Creating digital content, such as short videos or infographics, to highlight the Noteable and ELM services’ features, as well as promoting events and training sessions;
- Providing Social Media management support, through monitoring user-generated content, engaging with followers, reporting relevant feedback and identifying emerging trends;
- Analysing the social media and e-mail marketing performance for the ELM & Noteable services, reporting the key data and suggesting improvements to be made, to increase engagement and improve campaign strategies.
Skills and experience
Essential criteria:
- 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;
- Proven experience with social media management and digital multimedia content creation (social media, print), to promote brands, organisations or societies;
- Demonstrable ability to use graphic design and video editing tools (e.g., Canva and the Adobe package);
- Evidence of a good understanding of marketing concepts and communications strategies;
- Proven ability to work independently and prioritise workloads, whilst maintaining a strong attention to detail.
Desirable criteria:
- Demonstrable understanding of email marketing, Web design, User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) research.
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 the 2025 Summer Internships webpage.
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 between the 7th – 11th April 2025, and are expected to be online.
The closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday 23rd 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.