World Heritage Website Content Creator Intern

Durham SU; North East; On-site; GBP 1,529,000 - 2,177,000; Part time

Job summary

Durham SU is seeking a World Heritage Website Content Creator Intern to help build a new people-centered site for the World Heritage partnership. The role focuses on capturing stories through copy, images, video, and audio about Durham Castle and Cathedral WHS and its surroundings.

Based at Durham Students’ Union, you will work with website designers and the World Heritage Site Partnership Manager, with weekly meetings and access to collections to aid storytelling.

Qualifications

• Copywriting and creating authentic content – images, video and audio for website.
• Working with the website designers on presentation.

Responsibilities

• Copywriting and creating authentic content – images, video and audio for website
• Working with the website designers on presentation

Skills

Copywriting

Content creation

Multimedia production

Tools

Video and audio production

Job description

World Heritage Website Content Creator Intern

Listed by Durham SU Jobs

Rate

Wage: £13.45 per hour (plus holiday pay, paid at an additional 12.07%)

Hours

7.00 Hours: Total hours: up to 182 hours Approx. commitment: ~7 hours (1 day per week) from 2 November 2026 – 20 March 2027

Interview

Mon 26 Oct 2026, Times and dates: Closing date for applications: 19 October, Interviews: 26 October, Induction and Training: 2 November 2026 10:00am – 12 noon.

Job Duration

5 months Contract duration from 2 November 2026 – 20 March 2027

Details

Purpose of the role:

Funded by The EDI Fund project “Co-creating belonging through World Heritage, Collections and the Natural Environment”, the intern will assist the World Heritage Site Partnership Manager to co-create content for a new people-centered website which will be hosted at www.durhamworldheritagesite.com

The aim is to capture stories (soundbites, vox pop videos and images) of the natural and cultural landscape of Durham centred on Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage site and its setting on the River Wear and to share some of the living traditions of Durham University (eg matriculation, congregations, college life).

• Copywriting and creating authentic content – images, video and audio for website
• Working with the website designers on presentation

The role is based in Durham Students’ Union and a Student Voice Coordinator and Assistant will support the intern with administrative help. The intern will also meet weekly with the World Heritage Site Partnership Manager who is employed by Durham University and is based in Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies at 7 Owengate near Palace Green. The intern will be invited to join the IMEMS Community which hosts a weekly coffee morning. The intern will also have access to the University’s archaeology and natural history collections to aid in story creation.

Job type

Student staff (Durham University Students Only)