Digital Communications & Engagement Graduate Intern

Job Description:

This role is open to recent graduates of the University of Leeds only.

Are you a graduate looking for formal experience? Are you interested in a career in Digital Communications? Do you have strong written skills, an eye for creative design, and experience of using social media?

If you're passionate about a career in communications but have no, or limited, formal experience, this could be the role for you. As our Digital Communications and Engagement Graduate Intern, we'll train you in the basics of working in a professional communications role, planning and designing campaigns and working with internal stakeholders.

You will play a key role in driving student and graduate engagement with all of the opportunities and support available to them. This will involve co-ordinating our social media, writing student communications, producing communications packs and graphics, and evaluating our digital engagement. You will be working with colleagues across Student Opportunity to ensure key information is communicated in a clear and engaging way, making sure that our audience is front and centre of how we communicate.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas ;

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

Application

Please complete an application form using the 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this page. During the application form you will be asked to provide the following:

• A short statement (no more than 300 words) summarising how your knowledge, skills, and experience equip you to carry out the role, addressing the ‘Qualifications & Skills’ listed in the Candidate Brief.
• A short statement (no more than 300 words) outlining what most attracts you to the role, how it will benefit your personal development and help with your long-term career plans, whatever they may be.
• A short statement (no more than 300 words), including a link to some creative work that you have created (such as a social media post or campaign), with an explanation outlining what the post was trying to achieve and a bit about your creative process in making the content.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Sophie Hurst, Careers Communications & Resources Officer

Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 28 Jun 2026

Section: Administrative and Clerical Support

Salary: £25,249 to £26,093 per annum