Part-Time Writing Assistant

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

The Stuckeman School at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a part-time student communications intern for the 2026-27 academic year to support the Marketing and Communications Office. The role requires 12-14 hours per week and pays $14 per hour, with a writing-intensive focus.

Responsibilities include researching and writing feature stories and news releases on people, programs, alumni, and accomplishments, as well as crafting social media posts to promote those stories.

Qualifications

• Solid writing, reporting, and interviewing skills.
• Dependable, flexible, and organized; strong oral communications; sense of accountability.

Responsibilities

• Research and write feature stories and news releases on people, programs, alumni, and accomplishments; craft social media posts to promote those stories.

Skills

Writing

Researching

Interviewing

Education

Third- or fourth-year journalism or public relations student

Bellisario College of Communications enrollment

COMM 260W completed

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Stuckeman School in the College of Arts and Architecture is seeking a part-time student communications intern to fill a writing intensive position for the 2026-27 academic year that will support the school’s Marketing and Communications Office. The role will require 12-14 hours per week, starting at $14 per hour.

Responsibilities include researching and writing feature stories and news releases on school people, programs, alumni, and accomplishments, as well as crafting social media posts to promote those stories.

The ideal candidate should have solid writing, reporting, and interviewing skills and a strong attention to detail. Applicants must be dependable, flexible, and organized; possess solid oral communications skills; and demonstrate a strong sense of accountability.

This position requires candidates to be third- or fourth-year journalism or public relations students enrolled in the Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State. Applicants must have at the very least successfully completed the writingcourse COMM 260W. Courses in advanced writing and editing desirable. Candidates who are contacted for an interview should be prepared to submit recent samples of their work.

To apply for these positions, applicants must submit a current resume and cover letter.

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