- Understanding how digital media is used in heritage spaces
- Learning how to digitise old historical records and artefacts (to professional standards)
- Helping visitors and supporting service users
- Creating content and getting involved in social media and digital engagement
- Spotting details and organising items by type, date, or subject (identification, classification and metadata)
- Handling delicate objects
If you're a Faculty of Arts student interested in working in a museum, heritage venue or digital marketing, you're exactly the kind of person who would make a great candidate for the student volunteer scheme at the Digital Transformations Hub (DTH).
They also welcome student volunteers looking to improve their digital skills or gain general work experience.
What is the Digital Transformations Hub?
The DTH provides resources and support to Faculty of Arts staff and students in using digital methods for learning, teaching and research. They also partner with local museums, collections and research centres to digitise artefacts.
They have a range of equipment that students and staff may use, such as scanners, video equipment, cameras and studio equipment, 3D and 360 capture, VR headsets and Adobe's Creative Cloud suite of editing programmes.
If you become a student volunteer, you’ll be trained to use the software and equipment - ready to put it to use on behalf of nationally recognised organisations that preserve and share our history.
Gain skills for your CV
Building workplace and digital skills will be a great way to make your CV stand out when applying for jobs after graduation. This scheme gives you the opportunity to gain skills for specific careers alongside more general skills which can be applied to a wide range of workplace environments.
What skills could I gain?
- Getting involved in digital engagement and social media
- Creating content such as posts, videos, or graphics
- Planning and scheduling content to reach the right people at the right time
- Coming up with creative ideas for campaigns and projects
- Reviewing content performance and learning what works
- Learning how to understand and connect with different audiences
- Becoming aware of how branding works and why it matters
- Contributing to real marketing strategies and campaigns
- Supporting visitors or service users
- Working as part of a team
- Communicating clearly with others, in person, online and in writing
- Competence with digital tools and technology (digital literacy)
- Taking initiative and managing your own time and tasks
- Getting involved in planning and helping at events
What if I don’t have the technical skills?
Don’t worry! You don’t need to know how the equipment works before you start. You’ll be trained to use it so you feel confident carrying out all the tasks you're given.
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