Media Studies Communications Assistant

The New School; United States; Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The New School seeks a Communications Assistant to support MA, Media Studies outreach, design elements for MediaLog, and social media. You will coordinate news item solicitation, copy edit, and maintain a template for deployment by the AMT operations team.

Responsibilities include designing visuals, editing events, and keeping the newsletter archives organized, with hybrid on-campus and remote work. $20.00/hr, part-time student position.

Qualifications

• Current student in good standing at The New School with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Must not have more than 33% of attempted course credits as incomplete.
• Solid organizational, writing and design skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a calendar for regular monthly MediaLog newsletter publication.
• Be point person for student-related news and events.
• Maintain contact with student organizations and solicit updates.
• Collaborate with program director on submission form for newsletters.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Effective written and verbal comms

Writing and publishing interest

Web publishing & social media

Education

GPA 3.0 at The New School

Limit incomplete credits < 33%

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The MA, Media Studies program is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Communications Assistants to support the program’s current, alumni, and prospective student outreach. As designer and editing assistant for the MediaLog monthly newsletter tailored to the MA, Media Studies community that includes current students, faculty, staff, and alumni, coordinating as well on social media production. The Communications Assistant will work closely with the MA, Program Director to solicit and aggregate news items, copy edit, manage design elements, and maintain an organized template for delivery to the AMT operations team for and deployment of the newsletter in a timely manner. They additionally send email blast reminders and maintain a social media presence via instagram and additional platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a calendar for regular beginning-of-month publication of MediaLog newsletter.
• Be point person for any student-related news and events
• Maintain regular contact with with all student organizations and solicit updates
• Manage, in collaboration with the program director, the newsletter submission form.
• Share select submissions with the AMT newsletter aggregator.
• Design visual elements for publication.
• Collaborate on creating norms for a publication style guide.
• Create social media content according to M&C guidelines ready for approval by faculty Director.
• Edit submitted event announcements in keeping with a MediaLog style guide.
• Organize and maintain the newsletter archives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Current student in good standing at The New School with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Must not have more than 33% of attempted course credits as incomplete.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest in writing and publishing.
• Solid technical skills in web publishing and social media applications.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or equivalent tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in communications work.
• Prior experience in news writing and/or digital publishing.
• Design skills for print and digital media.

WORK MODE

Hybrid/Split - Employees hired for this position have regularly scheduled, consistent percentage of time on campus (ex 1-4x/week) and also work some of the time remotely.

Hourly Rate: $20.00/hr

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The New School recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.

Since our founding in 1919, The New School has redrawn and redefined the boundaries of intellectual and creative thought as a preeminent academic center. At our university, students have the academic freedom to shape their unique, individual paths for a complex and rapidly changing world. As a New School employee, you will be a part of the university’s mission to prepare and inspire students to bring about positive change in the world.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The New School recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.