Internship Communications intern x2
Job Description
Communications intern x2
Salary: £14.24/hr (including holiday pay)
Duration of internship: 12 weeks
Deadline: Monday 19th June
Location: Hybrid, minimum two days in the office (South Kensington) per week with the option for more
Start date: July onwards
Want to learn how to write for different audiences? Interested in communications, media and higher education? Then apply for this internship!
Imperial College London is thrilled to be looking for two communications interns. You will support the work of Imperial College London’s Communications Division in promoting the College through news, websites, and social media. The internships can be tailored to your interests in the wide field of communications, and we provide a mentor as well as a line manager to help you take the next steps in your career.
The internships are designed to provide opportunity for people who are traditionally under-represented in communications, including but not limited to: minority ethnic, disability, neurodiversity, low socio-economic status, refugees, and prison leavers.
Imperial is a global top ten university with a world-class reputation in science, engineering, business and medicine. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
The positions will be managed by one staff member from the Communications Division, but you will have the opportunity to work across all six communications teams:
Strategic Media team
- Writing news articles on staff and student innovation, community engagement and outreach, and other inspiring stories from the College community
- Managing media enquiries relating to our corporate, strategic and education activities as a top global university
- Evaluating the success of our media work
- Supervising film crews on campus when required
Research Media team
- Uploading news stories to Imperial’s news site (www.imperial.ac.uk/news)
- Writing research news stories and news in brief articles
- Working with the podcast team on monthly content
- Assisting the Academic Health Science Centre Communications Manager with project work
Internal Communications team
- Writing community-focused news content for Imperial’s news site and features platform
- Helping plan and evaluate newsletters
Social Media team
- Writing and scheduling social media posts for College campaigns, news and feature stories
- Creating rich content for social media e.g. video, Stories
- Hosting and organising social media takeovers e.g. Instagram, TikTok
Digital team
- Reviewing College web pages and suggesting improvements on content design
- Researching best practice on university website design
- Assisting with web editor tasks and content updates
- Gathering team input on College website redesign
Design and Editorial team
- Copywriting, editing and proofreading content for College publications including Imperial magazine, the Annual Report and the Graduation programme
- Shadowing or assisting Graphic Designers with producing publications, assets and signage
- Assisting with picture research for College publications and assisting shoots if required
| Requirements Candidates/post holders will be expected to demonstrate the following |
| Proficiency in written English |
| Excellent standards of accuracy, consistency and attention to detail |
| Ability to prioritise tasks |
| Well organised, self-motivated and able to work well independently and as part of a tightly knit team |
| Ability to work to tight deadlines |
| Ability to manage sensitive material and maintain a professional demeanour |
| Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team |
| Interest in higher education, science and research |
| Awareness of the UK media and/or political landscape |
| Interest in digital and social media applications |
How to Apply
To apply, please upload your CV and a covering letter of one page, and send to Hayley Dunning at: h.dunning@imperial.ac.uk Please include the following information:- Tell us what motivates you to apply for this training position and how it relates to your future career interests.
- For any education you have undertaken, or are currently undertaking, please tell us briefly about what knowledge, skills and experience you have gained from this course. Include any relevant coursework, practicals or dissertation undertaken.
- Tell us what kind of additional activities you do or courses you have done outside of your studies. Here it would be useful to share what you have gained or learned from these activities/courses which could be useful to bring to the internship.
- Let us know what knowledge, skills and experience you are looking to develop as an intern in the Communications Division.
- We appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different. Therefore, if you do not meet all of the criteria for the internship but you feel you have a justifiable reason to be considered, please provide this.
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