Fancy paid business experience with a global publisher?

Become a Gale Ambassador and help raise awareness of fascinating
digital archives and other e-resources.

Gale is an international publisher of digital archives and other library resources such as eBooks and journal databases. Many students remain unaware of the great digital resources available through their library. This includes many of Gale’s primary source archives, such as –

(To see all the Gale archives available at Durham, search "Gale Primary Sources" in your library catalogue.)

Durham University has also subscribed to a great package of resources called Gale Reference Complete. This fantastic resource includes articles from scholarly journals, eBooks, premier literary databases, and a series of niche, fascinating primary source archives called Archives Unbound.

Many students remain unaware they have access to Gale Reference Complete. Consequently, we are recruiting a student for the role of Gale Reference Complete Ambassador – a Gale Ambassador with a specific focus on boosting awareness and understanding of all the great resources in Gale Reference Complete.

Gale Reference Complete interface

You can find out more about the various components in Gale Reference Complete here.

The benefits of being a Gale Ambassador

Gale Ambassadors are paid £250 for a 6-month period in which they complete set tasks. Plus, the role is also great for your CV…

  • Business experience – work directly with a global publisher.
  • Get published on our company blog – great, shareable evidence of your work.
  • Run your own marketing activities – refine 'marketing copy' and images to make successful use of social media.
  • Create multimedia content – your videos may be shared on our global company website and other channels such as Twitter.
  • Network – connect with more staff and students at your university, an international team of student ambassadors, as well as numerous colleagues at Gale.
  • Discover more articles, eBooks and primary sources for your own essays – potentially improving your grades!

 

              

 

You may be offered other opportunities, such as attending and even speaking at industry conferences and networking with scholars and librarians outside your institution. Participation in additional events is not guaranteed but will also not be compulsory.

What activities will you need to do?

The Gale Ambassador role runs for 6 months from January 2021. You will be able to plan your time and complete the following activities at a time convenient to you, as long as you meet the deadlines we set.

As the Gale Ambassador role at Durham University focuses on boosting awareness and understanding of Gale Reference Complete, all your activites (blog posts, tweets and videos) will focus on exploring the fascinating resources in this package. There is a lot of room for creativity, as the resources are so diverse!

All activities are digital, to ensure they are possible in the current circumstances.

  • Blog posts: Write 2 blog posts for The Gale Review (your topic will be provided).
  • Twitter: Post 8 times on the @GaleAmbassadors Twitter channel (team access is provided).
  • Grow the Twitter following: Post in 6 different locations which will be seen by students (e.g. Facebook groups / WhatsApp groups), encouraging students at your university to follow the @GaleAmbassadors Twitter channel.
  • Videos: Create 2 videos about Gale Reference Complete (your topic will be provided). These can range from headshot style videos to screen recordings demonstrating how to use the resources. You will only ever need to use free video creation tools.

We may extend the scheme beyond June 2021. It may be possible for students' contracts to be extended, however we cannot currently guarantee more than a 6-month position.

Training

If understanding all the ambassador activities and databases in Gale Reference Complete seems daunting, don't worry! We offer all Gale Ambassadors comprehensive training. Due to the current situation, this will take place over Zoom in January 2021. You will also get the chance to e-meet various Gale colleagues and other ambassadors over Zoom.

As well as joining shared sessions with other ambassadors, you will receive one-to-one training focused specifically on Gale Reference Complete. Training is compulsory.

Deadline

The deadline to apply is Sunday 6th December 2020.

We really look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions at all, please email Jessica (with no obligation to apply): [email protected]

 

Feel free to share this page with any students you know who may be interested.

Interested? Here's how to apply.

To help us select the strongest students for the Gale Ambassador Scheme, we ask applicants to send us their CV and a short video (no more than 5 minutes) which includes the below:

  • Introduce yourself: State your name, university, year group (from Jan 2021) and course.
  • Explain: Pick one of the resources in Gale Reference Complete and tell us how you would explain its value to your fellow students.
  • Suggest: Two ideas to encourage your fellow students to follow the @GaleAmbassadors Twitter channel. (Who would you contact? Where would you post? What would you say?) Be as creative as you like!
  • Feel free to mention any other reasons you’d be good for the role. (Do you have any experience creating videos or using Twitter? It doesn't matter if not, but have a think what you can offer!)

Please name the files in the following format: 
John.Smith.CV.docx and John.Smith.Video.mp4

Once you have your video and CV ready, complete the form below to apply for the Gale Ambassador Scheme!

You will need to upload your video and CV to WeTransfer. (You can use the free version). WeTransfer will generate a link (URL address) which enables us to download your video and CV. (You can upload more than one file at a time to WeTransfer, so you will only need to generate one link.) Paste the link into the form below.

To apply you must be a current student at Durham (in any year group) studying an Arts, Humanities or Social Science subject.

Remember, the deadline is Sunday 6th December!

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