Communication, Content and Marketing Intern

Graduates must first visit the Graduate Career Advantage Scotland website and check eligibility. You then apply to the GCAS graduate talent pool. Once approved by GCAS you will be able to apply via their vacancy hub.

The closing date on GCAS is 22 Feb - the closing date on Indeed allows you time to first register with GCAS.

About Third Sector Lab

We are agile, innovative, inclusive, and our goal is to We work to help charities and other non-profits get the most out of digital. We work in a wide range of areas including digital skills training, website design, digital strategy, online marketing & comms and content creation. Some of our work, such as The Curve, Open Working Programme and Digital Trustees, is fully-funded and available free to UK non-profits. We regularly run events for the sector, including Tech for Good Scotland.

Our work environment includes:

• Work-from-home days
• Growth opportunities
• On-the-job training
• Flexible working hours

We’re teaming up with Graduate Career Advantage Scotland (GCAS) to recruit a Communication, Conent and Marketing Intern for a 6 month period at £25k pro rata.

As part of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee, GCAS aims to bridge the gap between employers and talented graduates; helping to ease the transition into valuable work experience.

To apply for this role, please use the vacancy hub on www.GCAS.co.uk after registering, and search using the reference number GCAS577. You must meet the eligibility criteria outlined on the GCAS website.

Joining Third Sector Lab as an intern will give you the chance to work with a wide range of charities, social enterprises and other organisations doing amazing work. For over a decade we have been providing consultancy, training and strategy to help charities get the most out of digital.

We have won numerous awards and were named one of The Big Issue's Changemakers of 2022.

You’ll gain valuable real world experience in a range of areas, including:
- Copywriting and content creation
- Social media
- Marketing and comms
- Event and project management

Your work will be varied, rewarding and you’ll get the chance to learn and develop your skills.

Founded in Glasgow we now work fully-remote but come together face-to-face regularly for co-working and fully-paid lunch meetings.

Nice stuff we offer:
- Generous £25k pro rata salary for our 6 month paid internship.
- Flexible working.
- Dedicated time every week for your training, reading and other approaches to
developing new skills.
- A welcome pack with books, notepad, pen, sweets, coffee and your very own Third
Sector Lab hoodie.
- Fully-paid regular catch-up lunch meetings.

Person specification

Enthusiasm, great writing and curiosity are the main things we are looking for in an intern. You will need to be able to plan personal workload, identify priorities, have great attention to detail and manage your own time.

Essential
● Applicants must be a member of the GCAS Talent Pool to apply
● Good writing and communication skills
● Interested in social causes and the work of charities
● Social media savvy
● Interested in marketing and comms
● Creative

Desirable
● Experience in social media, marketing or comms in a paid or voluntary role
● Experience of creative editing software
● Experience of producing and editing video and audio content

Job Types: Full-time, Graduate, Internship
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you checked eligibility and registered with Graduate Career Advantage Scotland? All applications must be made via the GCAS website using vacancy code GCAS577.
• Are you a recent graduate (Summer – Winter 2022 i.e., your degree ceremony was between May – December)?
• Are you based in Scotland?
• Have you registered with GCAS? You need to do this to apply for this role.

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Licence/Certification:

• registration with GCAS.co.uk talent pool (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow, G2 4AA

Application deadline: 15/02/2023
Reference ID: GCAS577
Expected start date: 20/03/2023