Student Assistant, Alumni Engagement

Arizona State University; United States; Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Two remote days per week

Cell phone reimbursement

Hands-on professional experience

Professional development plans

Networking with ASU leaders

LinkedIn Learning access

Skills workshops

Job summary

ASU Enterprise Partners seeks a Student Assistant – Alumni Outreach to support alumni engagement initiatives within the ASU Outreach Hub. You will draft presentations, maintain dashboards, and help manage the alumni story database while collaborating with marketing, creative, and project management teams.

The role offers a hybrid schedule with two remote days per week and hands-on experience in a professional environment.

Qualifications

• Current ASU student pursuing a degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field.
• Willingness to learn and work in a data driven team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, discretion, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Create initial drafts of presentations and briefs for stakeholders.
• Maintain reporting decks and project documents.
• Assist with alumni story database and ASU Alumni site representations.
• Lead select projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams in outreach.
• Analyze data from internal and external partners using CRM/PM tools.

Skills

Google Drive

MS Outlook

Word

Excel

Team collaboration

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Current ASU student

Tools

Salesforce

Wrike

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Student Assistant - Alumni Engagement

The ASU Outreach Hub, a central support unit in an enterprise-level marketing and communications ecosystem, is seeking a Student Assistant - Alumni Outreach. This position will perform varied tasks to support efforts that increase alumni involvement and promote life-long connections to ASU. The Outreach Hub partners with Sun Devil Athletics, the ASU Alumni Association, Learning Enterprise, ASU colleges and schools, and other stakeholders to build synergies in outreach efforts and shared outcomes. Tasks will include leading and assisting with engagement projects and campaigns, conducting research and data analysis, creating presentations and contributing to engagement strategies and tactics. This position will report to the Alumni Outreach Manager and will work 15-25 hours per week during the fall and spring semester with extended hours available during the summer, spring, and winter breaks.

What you’ll do

• Create initial drafts of presentations as well as briefs/memos for stakeholders
• Maintain reporting decks and documents as assigned
• Assist with maintenance of the alumni story database, including its representation on the ASU Alumni site
• Lead select projects and assist with other assignments related to alumni engagement
• Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams across the ASU Outreach Hub including marketing and digital performance, creative, and project management
• Contribute to projects related to the success of Sun Devil Rewards
• Review current literature and research on alumni engagement strategies
• Assist in documenting alumni engagement efforts across the ASU Enterprise
• Assist with analyzing data from internal and external partners
• Utilize tools like Salesforce (CRM), Wrike (project management software), Google and Microsoft suites to assist as needed
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll need

• Willingness to learn and develop skills with a data driven team
• Knowledge of Google Drive, MS Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Collaborative style, combined with the ability and desire to work in a team-based environment
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and responsibility regarding information related to Enterprise Partners, its subsidiaries and University business and confidential prospect information
• Strong and collegial interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing, and by phone
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Problem solver who can take initiative and set priorities while being flexible
• An advocate’s belief in the vision of ASU as the New American University
• High attention to detail and thoroughness in completing assigned duties
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple projects
• Adept at navigating complex environments with evolving priorities and communication plans
• Relevant qualifications: A current student at Arizona State University pursuing a degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, or related field with a willingness to learn. The student must be willing to sign by a confidentiality agreement.
• Preferred education and experience Institutional knowledge of the ASU ecosystem Experience with Salesforce or other CRMs

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule.
• We work from home two days a week!
• $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement
• Hands-on experience in a professional environment
• Professional development plans
• Opportunity to network with ASUEP leaders and other ASU students
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and their 8,000+ courses
• Professional skills workshops

ASU Enterprise Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About ASU Enterprise Partners

ASU Enterprise Partners is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an ecosystem of services to create solutions and generate resources to extend Arizona State University’s reach and advance its charter. ASU Enterprise Partners supports ASU and several affiliates, including the ASU Foundation for a New American University, ASU Outreach Hub, ASURE, NEWSWELL, Skysong Innovations and University Realty. ASU Enterprise Partners is home to several Centers of Excellence whose purpose is to provide professional services to its affiliates. The Centers of Excellence include Finance, General Counsel, Investments, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Human Resources, Facilities and Operations, Data Analytics and Insights Planning, Budgeting and Strategy, and Technology and Solutions.

At ASU Enterprise Partners We serve ASU and one another with integrity, trust and compassion We engage step up, own it, collaborate We innovate. continuously, fearlessly, make decisions and take risks We care that everyone feels respected and valued for who they are

Who we are: Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American Research University creating an institution that is committed to excellence, access and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes and how they succeed, not by those it excludes. ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good and assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it. In order to become that model for the New American University, ASU has undergone some radical changes over the last few years. Like many universities, it has added new buildings, hired new faculty and brought in new students. But, unlike many of its peers, ASU has also undertaken a massive reorganization of the institution. ASU has torn down walls between disciplines and encouraged collaboration among diverse units. ASU has altered the trajectory of the university and reevaluated the role that universities play in society, the economy and in education at all levels. It has changed the relationship between ASU and the State of Arizona.

Affiliates: The ASU Foundation for a New American University (ASUF) fosters partnerships between ASU and like-minded individuals, corporations and foundations who believe in ASU’s mission and provide resources for ASU to manifest its charter into meaningful impact. The ASU Outreach Hub is a nonprofit organization that supports the outreach and transactional needs of the ASU public enterprise through marketing and engagement solutions that advance the university and strengthen its brand. It specializes in paid media outreach, data-driven insights and outreach to alumni, donors and targeted corporations. ASURE is a nonprofit applied research and development lab component of ASU's public enterprise that partners with faculty across disciplines to extend ASU's reach and impact for national security innovation. NEWSWELL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening local news outlets. NEWSWELL is part of the ASU Media Enterprise at ASU. Skysong Innovations is ASU’s exclusive technology transfer and intellectual property management company responsible for the rapid and wide dissemination of ASU’s discoveries and inventions into the marketplace for the public good. University Realty receives, cultivates, advances and monetizes commercial and residential real estate to support the mission of Arizona State University. The goal of each and every transaction is to bring more resources and more revenue to the table for education. Additionally, ASU Enterprise Partners operates ASU RealmSpark, which acts as the venture capital arm of ASU and invests in charter-aligned sectors. It finds the best technology on the market and brings it to the university. It also sources the most promising ASU-affiliated companies and brings them to market. ASU Enterprise Partners employs a diverse team engaged in meaningful work, including fundraisers, designers, scholars, financial wizards, filmmakers, inventors, entrepreneurs and volunteers. Each member brings a different perspective to our vision, yet we share a mission to advance the most innovative university in the country.

Advance your career, too. Professional development is highly valued at ASU Enterprise Partners, where employees are encouraged to look across the organization and nurture new areas of interest. Roles often shift as passions are discovered. Employees and eligible dependents enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan; and significant tuition reductions. Details about our comprehensive benefits are available here.