@OregonState Social Media Content Creator

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University is seeking part-time Social Media Content Creators for University Relations and Marketing in Corvallis. You will help produce video and photo content for @OregonState, capturing authentic student life and coordinating with URM staff and fellow creators.

You will pitch ideas, create TikTok videos, Reels, and photos, and may work evenings or weekends. Proficiency with social platforms and basic editing is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Comfortable being on camera.
• Collaborative and able to engage with students, staff and partners to tell stories.
• Willing to share personal student experiences.
• Experience using TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube and other social platforms.
• Experience creating TikTok/Reels or other short-form vertical videos; photo/video editing is a plus.
• Commitment to authentic, inclusive content that enhances OSU’s public image.

Responsibilities

• Produce engaging video content reflecting the OSU student experience.
• Attend weekly meetings to pitch ideas based on trends and events.
• Collaborate with URM and student creatives across studios and Student Affairs.
• Pitch content ideas informed by trends and events; assign production based on interests and availability.
• Work across campus to capture and produce content for central OSU social channels.

Skills

On camera

Collaborative

Share experiences

Social platforms

TikTok videos

Photo/video content

Inclusive content

Public storytelling

Adaptability

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

CapCut

Canva

Job description

@OregonState Social Media Content Creator

University Relations and Marketing (URM), Oregon State University | Corvallis (Main Campus), OR | Hybrid | Part time

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill four part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Social Media Content Creator positions for University Relations and Marketing (URM) at Oregon State University (OSU).

URM is looking to hire creators who will help participate in the creation of video and photo content for our centralized OSU social media accounts (@OregonState).

The content creator position will support OSU and URM by producing digital content that represents an authentic perspective into student life at Oregon State. Students in this position will be tasked with creating content based on their experience and interests. Examples include serialized content, TikTok videos and/or Reels, photography, tiny mic interviews and other media. Students in this role will meet weekly with URM staff and other student content creators to share ideas, brainstorm content and collaborate on production and editing. Any work created by students in this position is available for use on OSU social networks, websites, blogs and other marketing channels.

Position duties

• Produce engaging video content that reflects the student experience at OSU, regularly collaborating with fellow students to showcase the diverse aspects of campus life.
• Be willing to experiment and try new things.
• Attend weekly team meetings to pitch and claim content ideas inspired by social media trends, university events or original creative concepts, then move them into production.
• Tell student stories in fresh, unexpected ways and challenge the status quo through innovative storytelling.
• Collaborate with other content creators within URM as well as student creatives from the MU Creative Studio and OSU Student Affairs.

Students will work together to pitch content ideas informed by social media trends, university events, etc. They will then be assigned content production based on their experience, interests and availability. Students should feel comfortable creating videos and being on camera as the subject and/or interviewer.

Eligibility

Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study, must meet Academic Standing Requirements, and must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard for their level.

Required Qualifications

• Comfortable and confident being on camera (not just behind it).
• Collaborative and willing to engage with students, student employees, faculty and university partners to support storytelling.
• Willing to share personal student experiences.
• Experience using TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, and other social platforms, with a general understanding of their functionality and the audiences they serve.
• Experience creating TikTok videos, Reels or other short-form vertical video content is a plus; photography and photo/video editing experience is also beneficial.
• Commitment to creating authentic, accessible and inclusive content that enhances public opinion of OSU.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with photo/video/audio equipment.
• Familiarity with editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Canva).

Working Conditions/Schedule

• Content creators will work across campus and beyond to capture, edit and produce photo and video content for the central @OregonState social media channels.
• May require occasional work outdoors, extended periods of standing and work on evenings and/or weekends.