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I’m looking for a creative Worldpackers volunteer with skills in social media, photography and video to help develop content for my bespoke boot website, Norreys Boots. We live in the beautiful countryside about an hour from Glasgow. In exchange for your help, we provide your own private room, a comfortable stay and three delicious meals a day.
25 hours of help per week
Photography: Take, edit and provide amazing photos.
Video Making: Create, edit and publish digital videos.
Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Fluent English
Between 23 and 50 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
1 October to 31 October .
We are looking for a creative volunteer who enjoys photography, video and writing to help us promote our bespoke, made-to-measure boot business, Norreys Boots.
Your main tasks will include:
Writing engaging content for our website and social media
Photographing our handmade boots and creating beautiful product images
Making short videos and reels for social media
Helping us develop ideas and content to tell the story behind the boots and our brand
The placement is 5 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Where you’ll stay
We live in a beautiful part of Ayrshire, Scotland, in a charming converted carriage house surrounded by countryside. We are approximately one hour from Glasgow and around 1 hour 40 minutes from Edinburgh.
You will have your own private room and we provide 3 meals a day.
This would suit someone creative, enthusiastic and confident with a camera, phone and social media who would enjoy living in the Scottish countryside while helping us build an exciting luxury boot brand.
Working 5 hours a day 5 days a week, 2 days off
hours are flexiable
Things to do in the area
There is lots to see and do during your free time. We are surrounded by beautiful Ayrshire countryside, with wonderful opportunities for walking, cycling and exploring.
🏊 Cold-water swimming – There are opportunities nearby for those who enjoy wild and cold-water swimming. The local river Ayr is walking distance from the house and the sea is 30 minutes drive away, there is some surfing on Troon beach
🥾 Walking & nature – Enjoy beautiful countryside walks, with fields of grazing cows and sheep right outside the garden. There are also lovely walks through the conifer forest.
🚆 Glasgow & Edinburgh – Both cities are accessible by train, making it easy to enjoy shopping, museums, galleries, nightlife and sightseeing on your days off.
🚲 Cycling – The surrounding countryside is ideal for exploring by bike, with quiet country roads and beautiful scenery.
🏛️ Dumfries House & The King's Foundation – Visit the magnificent Dumfries House, home to The King's Foundation, with its beautiful public gardens, woodland walks, education centre and café. It is a wonderful place to spend a day exploring.
🍳 Cooking – We can also offer opportunities to learn and enjoy cooking, particularly if you are interested in international cuisine and British home cooking.
🌿 Country life – Our converted carriage house is surrounded by farmland, with cows and sheep grazing in the fields just beyond the garden. It is a peaceful and beautiful place to experience rural Scotland while still being within easy reach of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
no alcohol no drugs, couples welcome
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)
