We’re seeking creative volunteers to help bring Rippon Lea’s "Hidden Heritage" stories to life! If you have copywriting skills, experience with Canva, and a flair for storytelling, we need your help to craft engaging content that links images and video to make stories of the past resonate with modern audiences.
Join us in celebrating Rippon Lea’s untold stories and shaping a unique digital experience.
Flexible commitment, rewarding impact!
Volunteer activities could include:
- Attend regular online catch ups using Teams to discuss the project
- Undertake research of the NTAV archives to discover interesting images and text
- Work co-operatively with other volunteers to add storylines to the Hidden Heritage website
- Produce content to a high standard within the available resources.
- Tasks can vary but could include researching internal archives and external repositories such as Trove and PROV, creating vision using NTAV equipment, writing short articles that link to the images to tell a digital story that expands on what visitors learn from a guided tour on site.
Knowledge and Skills required :
- Experience is desirable as is a working knowledge of Canva and copywriting
- An interest in Heritage and historical storytelling a plus
- Willingness to adapt procedures as project evolves.
- Positive work ethic appreciated
Volunteer Benefits include
- Social and community benefits
- Connection to meet people with similar interests and make new friends.
- Learn about local history and conservation of Rippon Lea.
- Joining a community of volunteers, with regular meetings and opportunities for attendance at events and outings organised by NTAV.
- Chance to make a positive difference to our cultural heritage
Training and skill development in:
- National Trust general induction for all volunteers
You will be one of a team of experienced volunteers. The National Trust is a not for profit organisation that aims to conserve Australia’s history and heritage for present and future generations.
As part of the application process, we will ask you to agree to register as a National Trust Volunteer. Volunteers WHO WILL ATTEND on site must have a current Working with Children’s Card (free for volunteers) and police check which you can apply for as part of the application process. Volunteers working exclusively remotely do not require this.
If this sounds like you (or someone you know), please fill in application form or share this opportunity with your networks.
Thank you for considering volunteering with us. We believe in inclusiveness, diversity, and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of that. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies.
We promote diversity and practice equity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.
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