Details
1093194
University of Edinburgh
02/06/2025
Other - See Job
15 hrs/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 and AV Intern. The key purpose of this role is to offer assistance, expertise and resource in the areas of SharePoint management, web editing, filming and photography, to support the projects, services and events managed by the ISG Communications Department.
Within this role, you will gain practical experience in co-running a staff Intranet, and reviewing and auditing content to improve the ISG website. At the end of this internship, you will have achieved the following outcomes: improved the newly launched ISG Staff Intranet through all aspects of SharePoint, reviewed and improved the delivery of Events and Conferences in ISG, and carried out a range of digital improvements across different platforms. You will join the ISG Communications Department who are responsible for the staff communications to over 800 members of staff, as well as offering communications leadership and support to several key projects.
You can expect to start work on the 2nd June 2025 and work until the 12th September 2025, with an outlook to continuing in the 2025-26 academic year. You will work 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday) in a hybrid working pattern split between working from home (commutable distance from Edinburgh), and in Argyle House. 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
- Assisting with the running of the ISG Staff Intranet (SharePoint site), ensuring an accurate, timely and professional presentation to staff members, and assisting with other projects and services that are part of the ISG Communications Plan;
- Conducting web editing tasks, with a particular focus on the ISG Website; reviewing and auditing content and user experience, to continually improve and address the team’s web estate;
- Assisting the team with video, photography, AV, and film editing as required, whilst ensuring a professional delivery of the services, supporting project and services objectives;
- Working alongside teams for identified projects, and offering resource, services and advice, to ensure a joined-up approach to communications, events, staff experience and digital AV.
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. You also must not hold the role of ‘Resident Assistant' as this position is expected to run into term-time;
- 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;
- Prior experience with, or studies in, web services, web editing, AV, film and video;
- Demonstrable proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite and Microsoft SharePoint (including editing and managing content);
- Proven ability to manage workload effectively, whilst working to multiple deadlines;
- Evidence of good teamworking skills, with the ability to support colleagues when required;
- Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Evidence of a proactive approach to work and an ability to work independently.
- Interest in continuing working 15 hours per week into the 2025/26 academic year;
- Prior experience of leading a project or deliverable, including stakeholder management.
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 21st – 25th 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.