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Gig-Hub Spring 2025 Pilot Cohort

At the Hurt Hub, we’re committed to innovation, so while Gig-Hub has been successful for more than 4 years, we’re testing new ideas to further enhance the experience for both students and clients.

Gig-Hub connects Davidson College students with local businesses for short-term project-based work. These micro internships give students an opportunity to further develop their skills in real-world settings and expand their professional network.

In the spring, we’re testing out a new cohort model in which 10 projects will be hosted at no cost to the businesses thanks to support from a Truist Charitable Fund grant. They’ll all follow the same timeline from job posting to project completion.

What do Gig-Hub Consultants Offer?

Davidson students bring a dynamic and fresh approach to projects due in part to their liberal arts education. A liberal arts education encourages students to see connections that result in new ideas for your projects. As a Gig-Hub client, you will benefit from a novel way of thinking as you work with your Gig-Hub consultant. Select an option below to read more.

Alec Stimac
Copywriting / Editing / Web Content
Data Analytics
General Research
Marketing / Design / Social Media
Startup Generalist
Translation Services
Videography / Photography / Art
Web Development

Even in the digital age, the written word is still a primary way of communicating ideas. Projects may include writing for marketing materials, magazine articles, blog posts, website content or editing.

Sample Gigs:

  • Website text for a start-ups new site
  • Fact checking a historical novel
  • Blog posts to client site to gain new followers
  • Current events articles for national publication

Today, more than ever before, companies are leveraging data in critical decision-making, product development and marketing analysis. Many analytics projects will include visualizing, formatting, organizing and querying large datasets.

Sample Gigs:

  • R and R Studio, R Shiny dashboard development
  • Financial modeling for growth stage companies
  • Database development to track client interactions

Customer discovery and market analysis are essential to the success of any business, and one of the first steps in the process of starting a new business. A general researcher may be asked to determine market size for a product or service, broken down by demographic or geographic categories, or current market share for competitors.

Sample Gigs:

  • Market research to determine product viability
  • Internet searches on competitors, surveying and interviewing potential customers
  • Scholarly research to assist with publications

Good marketing requires strong communication and design skills, along with an intuitive sense for how to get the right message to the target audience. Students will utilize Adobe Creative Suite and Canva for online designs as well as various outreach channels to reach your target market.

Sample Gigs:

  • Logo design for use for print and web materials
  • Design Facebook ads to boost social media presence
  • Search engine optimization
  • Organize social media content calendar

Startups that are just getting off the ground need help on everything: from strategy to marketing to data analysis. Work is often driven by the company’s highest priorities, not necessarily specific job titles/functions within a team.

Sample Gigs:

  • Outreach to new customers
  • Researching various state laws and regulations
  • Organizing documents
  • Creating on-line presentations to pitch investors

Companies are always looking to expand their markets, and this often means doing business in the global marketplace. Applicants are encouraged to submit writing samples in all languages for which they wish to be considered.

Sample Gigs:

  • Translating a business letter, web site, or documents
  • Live translations
  • Blog posts on company’s international website

Whether you are telling a story or selling a product, the visual arts can bring the process to life. Some projects will have very specific requirements for the work to be produced, others will have more space for the Gig-Hub consultant to express creativity.

Sample Gigs:

  • Product promotion video
  • Editing multiple videos to one
  • Company headshots or event documentation
  • Documentation of company history

Every company, every organization, and every professional needs a web presence. Project descriptions will define the design, performance, technology and hosting requirements for the site, based on your needs as the client.

Sample Gigs:

  • Website design utilizing WordPress, Wix, Weebly, Shopify, Drupal
  • Full-stack development
  • Programming in Python, Java, or another high-level language
Copywriting / Editing / Web Content

Even in the digital age, the written word is still a primary way of communicating ideas. Projects may include writing for marketing materials, magazine articles, blog posts, website content or editing.

Sample Gigs:

  • Website text for a start-ups new site
  • Fact checking a historical novel
  • Blog posts to client site to gain new followers
  • Current events articles for national publication
Data Analytics

Today, more than ever before, companies are leveraging data in critical decision-making, product development and marketing analysis. Many analytics projects will include visualizing, formatting, organizing and querying large datasets.

Sample Gigs:

  • R and R Studio, R Shiny dashboard development
  • Financial modeling for growth stage companies
  • Database development to track client interactions
General Research

Customer discovery and market analysis are essential to the success of any business, and one of the first steps in the process of starting a new business. A general researcher may be asked to determine market size for a product or service, broken down by demographic or geographic categories, or current market share for competitors.

Sample Gigs:

  • Market research to determine product viability
  • Internet searches on competitors, surveying and interviewing potential customers
  • Scholarly research to assist with publications
Marketing / Design / Social Media

Good marketing requires strong communication and design skills, along with an intuitive sense for how to get the right message to the target audience. Students will utilize Adobe Creative Suite and Canva for online designs as well as various outreach channels to reach your target market.

Sample Gigs:

  • Logo design for use for print and web materials
  • Design Facebook ads to boost social media presence
  • Search engine optimization
  • Organize social media content calendar
Startup Generalist

Startups that are just getting off the ground need help on everything: from strategy to marketing to data analysis. Work is often driven by the company’s highest priorities, not necessarily specific job titles/functions within a team.

Sample Gigs:

  • Outreach to new customers
  • Researching various state laws and regulations
  • Organizing documents
  • Creating on-line presentations to pitch investors
Translation Services

Companies are always looking to expand their markets, and this often means doing business in the global marketplace. Applicants are encouraged to submit writing samples in all languages for which they wish to be considered.

Sample Gigs:

  • Translating a business letter, web site, or documents
  • Live translations
  • Blog posts on company’s international website
Videography / Photography / Art

Whether you are telling a story or selling a product, the visual arts can bring the process to life. Some projects will have very specific requirements for the work to be produced, others will have more space for the Gig-Hub consultant to express creativity.

Sample Gigs:

  • Product promotion video
  • Editing multiple videos to one
  • Company headshots or event documentation
  • Documentation of company history
Web Development

Every company, every organization, and every professional needs a web presence. Project descriptions will define the design, performance, technology and hosting requirements for the site, based on your needs as the client.

Sample Gigs:

  • Website design utilizing WordPress, Wix, Weebly, Shopify, Drupal
  • Full-stack development
  • Programming in Python, Java, or another high-level language

Important details

Please click through these questions and answers before submitting your interest form.

We are utilizing some recently awarded grant funding to cover the expenses and student consulting hours for this pilot program, so there will be no cost to participate.

All projects in this pilot cohort will follow the same schedule. Projects will begin on February 17th and conclude on April 17th. Students typically work 5 hours per week over 8 weeks, for a total of 40 hours.

We aim to curate a mix of projects that align with students’ interests and career goals. While we do have student consultants interested in marketing and web design, the most sought after gigs focus on research, data analysis, and technology-related tasks.

In order to facilitate an exceptional experience for the student consultants in this cohort, we ask that all client partners agree to the following:

  • Submit an interest form (below)
  • Collaborate with staff to develop a project plan with key responsibilities and deliverables
  • Create a job post using a provided template
  • Participate in a preview night at Davidson College on January 23rd.
  • Review applications and select finalists to interview by January 27th.
  • Interview finalists at the Hurt Hub by February 4th
  • Submit student selections to staff by February 6th
  • Attend a project kickoff meeting
  • Meet weekly with your student consultant to provide guidance and feedback throughout the 8-week project

You’ll have the opportunity to review all applicant resumes, interview your finalists, and select which consultant you’d like to hire.

INTEREST FORM

Please submit by November 1st to be considered for this pilot cohort.

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