Digital Marketing Intern

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust

Voluntary (unpaid)
Part Time
Wythall

Department: Digital Marketing

To support the digital team with the acquisition/creation of copy to regularly update web content through liaison with other depts organisation wide. Work on specific project areas for development as part of digital team. Create text and research/develop content ideas for social media. Research new ideas for digital media campaigns (eg integrated with mobile) and monitor third sector environment to review activities.

This is a volunteer opportunity within Acorns Children’s Hospice. Acorns volunteers are people who, unpaid and of their own free will, contribute their time, energy and skills to support the purposes of the Acorns Children’s Hospice. Acorns volunteers may perform a variety of tasks and duties, under direction and guidance, using their skills, knowledge and time to help the Acorns Children’s Hospice best achieve its objectives.

We respect and honour our volunteers by building trust and understanding. Such a partnership is not intended to be a legally binding contract or to have mutuality of obligation, but instead express a voluntary two-way commitment where everyone gains satisfaction from being part of our organisation

Skills and Knowledge:
• Excellent web copywriting skills
• Excellent IT and digital presentation skills – attention to detail, flair for creative layout
• Methodical, accurate and professional approach to work
• Enthusiastic to the cause
• Reliable
• Able to use own initiative to generate new content ideas
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work to deadlines

Commitment:
Regular commitment is necessary and a minimum of 1 day per week for three months is required

Base: Acorns Children’s Hospice Head Office, Drakes Court, Wythall.

Training and support:
• Knowledge of Acorns
• Good knowledge of social media
• Joomla (Web Content Mgmt System) training (to be provided)
• Directly reporting to Digital Marketing Officer
• Support from FM&C Support Manager.

Contact: Liz Stoneley
Tel No: 01564 825065
e-mail: liz.stoneley@acorns.org.uk