Communications Intern (Find A Solution 2025)

This internship is part of the Find a Solution programme which brings together current students and local Third Sector organisations to tackle issues of strategic importance through projects that will have a lasting impact. The role will be for a total of 160 hours, to be worked flexibly between June and September (to be discussed with successful candidate). This role is open to 3rd- to 5th-year undergraduates, PGT and PGR students from the College of Arts & Humanities and College of Social Sciences. Venture Scotland is a youth-led charity that provides long-term outdoor-based personal development support for young people aged 16-30. Our dedicated teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow deliver our progressive programme comprising outdoor activities, life-skills sessions, 1:1 support and remote bothy residentials. Our vision is that every young adult in Scotland has the opportunity to make positive changes in their life so that they lead a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life. Through facilitated group work and a person centred approach, we use the power of the outdoors to cultivate change, growth and development. Venture Scotland are looking for someone who is interested in people, who has great verbal and written communications skills, can create engaging video content and has the production and editing knowledge to support our team to share their skills. We would love to hear creative ideas, and a passion for the outdoors and the benefits of being outside would be a big bonus! We are a small team with no one dedicated to our communications, we have a staff member who coordinates our social media and newsletter and a very supportive team who are willing to get involved. We would like to work with an intern this summer to better demonstrate and showcase the expertise held by Venture Scotland as a whole, by individual staff members, and the work that we do with our participants. This role would help us to showcase Venture Scotland through videos, blogs and perhaps a new social media channel to best reach our target demographic of young people, online. We want your help to showcase our work to a wider audience. We want to share the long-term impact of the programmes that we have been running for the past 36 years, sharing your work with funders to influence them to support us in these very challenging economic times. You would also help us be better resourced to support our Outreach and Support Workers in reaching the young people who need our support, by meeting them in the online spaces that they inhabit, we think this could be game changing for reaching those that need Venture Scotland's support the most. Main duties & responsibilities Support Venture Scotland in sharing knowledge and experiences through engaging content creation for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok Assist with video production and editing to showcase staff and volunteer expertise. Contribute creative ideas to enhance storytelling and engagement. Conduct and document interviews with past participants as part of a long-term evaluation project. Write compelling case studies based on participant experiences and reflections. Help develop innovative ways to present stories and insights through digital platforms. Collaborate with the team to make outdoor experiences more accessible via social media and the Venture Scotland website. Assist in highlighting the benefits of outdoor activities for young people.

Venture Scotland is a youth-led charity that provides long-term outdoor-based personal development support for young people aged 16-30. Our dedicated teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow deliver our progressive programme comprising outdoor activities, life-skills sessions, 1:1 support and remote bothy residentials. Our vision is that every young adult in Scotland has the opportunity to make positive changes in their life so that they lead a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life. Through facilitated group work and a person centred approach, we use the power of the outdoors to cultivate change, growth and development.