Social Media and Marketing Internship - Department of Sociology

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Job Description
- Social Media and Marketing Internship
- Department of Sociology )

Job Description

Social Media and Marketing Internship
- Department of Sociology

Department of Sociology

Graded Casual :

- £13.45 Per Hour

Casual/Atypical (Fees) - Atypical

Typical/Contracted Hours : TBC

28-Oct-2026, 11:59:00 PM

The University

At Durham University we are proud of our people. A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, and a unique and historical setting – Durham is a university like no other. We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.

Across the University we have a vast variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, that is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally. We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University.

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The below role descriptor seeks to capture the main requirements of the role consistently, providing a summary of the key duties of the flexible role to help in setting expectations for applicants, flexible workers and line managers. They are not intended to cover all duties which may be required.

The Role

The Department of Sociology is offering a Social Media and Marketing Internship available to our student community. The purpose of the internship is to support the postholder in the development of their skills in social media and website management, while providing student to student social media content. This may include development of content on Linked In, Instagram and Tik Tok, as well as expanding platforms used by the department, such as weibo, wechat and shaohungshu.

The postholder will work with staff to develop engaging and creative content that is in line with University brand guidelines and that best represents the department community. This is a role that will create external facing communications representing the university, therefore it is essential that the postholder understands and takes seriously this responsibility. They must create content in line with ethical guidelines and that positively promotes the programme.

This is a flexible internship that is designed to be managed alongside studies. On average, we expect a commitment of roughly 3 hours per week, but this is flexible across the internship in line with your studies. Weekly timecards will be agreed with the line manager. The internship is available until summer 2027

The below role descriptor seeks to capture the main requirements of the role consistently, providing a summary of the key duties of the flexible role to help in setting expectations for applicants, flexible workers and line managers. They are not intended to cover all duties which may be required.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the team to develop student-led social media content
• Develop experience and skills in social media management from working in a real-world work environment
• Work with your student cohort to demonstrate diverse viewpoints
• Develop engaging content on the web pages for the programme
• Develop content that is engaging and creative and ethical, while working to brand guidelines
• Plan and prioritise own work, adhering to agreed deliverables and time frames and referring any issues with workload or time frames to colleagues.
• An interest in creating professional social media and web content that represents the Department of Sociology
• An understanding of the responsibility of creating external facing content
• Ability to engage and communicate with the student community
• Good skills in time management and ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

To be eligible for the role, you must be a…