Marketing Assistant (Student)

American University; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

American University’s Museum Marketing team seeks a part-time Marketing and Publications Assistant, open exclusively to AU students. You will support social media, marketing, and communications for seasonal exhibitions and programs.

Responsibilities include gathering materials, crafting promotional content, and coordinating a strategic posting schedule.

Qualifications

• Open exclusively to AU students.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to craft promotional content.
• Experience or interest in social media marketing and communications.

Responsibilities

• Gathers information from artists, curators, and museum staff.
• Develops a strategic social media schedule and creates promotional content.
• Writes copy and sources visual content for posts.
• Photographs exhibitions and events and schedules posts in advance via Hootsuite.
• Assists with email marketing campaigns when needed.

Skills

Social media marketing

Copywriting

Content creation

Education

Marketing, public relations, communications, art, and art history students

Tools

Hootsuite

Job description

Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, and Contribute to Your University Community.

This position is available only to enrolled American University students.

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Department

College of Arts & Sciences

Time Type

Part time

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Summary

Job Description

Open exclusively to AU students, the Marketing and Publications Assistant works closely with the American University Museum's Marketing and Publications Specialist to support social media, marketing, and communications for the museum's seasonal exhibitions and programs.

The primary focus of this position is social media marketing. The assistant will gather information and materials from artists, curators, and museum staff; identify the most compelling aspects of exhibitions and programs; and translate that information into engaging, accessible promotional content for museum audiences. Responsibilities include developing a strategic social media schedule, writing promotional copy, creating and sourcing visual content, photographing exhibitions and events, and scheduling posts in advance through Hootsuite.

The position may also assist with email marketing and developing promotional content for email campaigns.

This role is well suited to a creative, responsible, and self-directed student who can work effectively in an environment where priorities and assignments may evolve. The ideal candidate is comfortable taking initiative, making thoughtful decisions about content, and keeping the Marketing and Publications Specialist informed about the status of ongoing projects, questions, and deadlines.

Essential Functions

• Gather information and materials from artists, curators, and museum staff.
• Identify the most compelling aspects of exhibitions and programs and translate that information into engaging, accessible promotional content for museum audiences.
• Develop a strategic social media schedule.
• Write promotional copy.
• Create and source visual content.
• Photograph exhibitions and events.
• Schedule posts in advance through Hootsuite.
• Assist with email marketing and developing promotional content for email campaigns.

Position Type/Expected Hours Of Work

• Part-time.
• 10 - 15 hours per week.

Salary Range

• $18.40 - $23.50 per hour.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Marketing, public relations, communications, art, and art history students are especially encouraged to apply.
• Excellent writing skills, with an ability