Student Assistant Specialist for Communications and Analytics

The New School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The New School in New York City seeks a Student Assistant Specialist to support the Associate Director of Events and Audience Engagement, elevating the university brand and assisting enrollment efforts. You will manage data, edit HTML, and help craft marketing descriptions for monthly newsletters.

You will create monthly Splash data reports, assist with subscriber lists in Listrak, and collaborate across brands and events.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Current matriculated student at The New School; graduation date June 2027 or beyond.

Responsibilities

• Elevate The New School brand and support recruitment as part of Brand Marketing and Communications.
• Compile and visualize monthly Splash data reports.
• Edit pre-generated HTML to create a monthly events newsletter.
• Copy-edit and review content for two monthly newsletters.
• Manage large-scale monthly contact uploads in Listrak.
• Draft communications materials including marketing and newsletter copy, event descriptions, reports, and summaries without AI support.
• Schedule meetings, take notes, and assist with project management for Splash projects.
• Support key event series and marketing initiatives as needed.

Skills

Excel

Copyediting

Education

Current student at The New School

Graduation date June 2027 or beyond

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft 365

Job description

Founded in 1919, The New School is a progressive, historic university in New York City. It is celebrated for redefining the boundaries of premier design, performing arts, liberal arts, and social research education. Bringing together more than 8,300 students across distinct, world-renowned colleges—including Parsons School of Design, the College of Performing Arts, Eugene Lang College, and The New School for Social Research (NSSR)—the university is transitioning to a dynamic two-college model, designed to integrate all art, design and performing arts within one college and liberal arts and social research in a second.

BMC seeks a creative and analytic Student Assistant Specialist to assist the Associate Director of Events and Audience Engagement in elevating The New School brand and supporting enrollment. This role requires a high level of organization and excellent written and verbal communication skills. The right candidate will have a solid understanding of data management and visualization, the ability to responsibly work with Personally Identifiable Information (PII), a sharp, copy-editor’s eye, and an interest in strategic project management. The role will support work on the university’s monthly Public Programs Newsletter, which reaches an audience of over 100K, and an internal Splash users newsletter. Regular projects include editing copy and HTML and managing subscriber lists, but there will also be the opportunity to offer input on content and help craft and edit event marketing descriptions. The student worker will be responsible for creating monthly Splash data reports, ad‑hoc reports as needed, and managing data tracking for the Public Programs newsletter and other marketing initiatives. They will assist with key strategic projects from planning to execution, and be available on‑site for key events and activations. Other tasks that fall under the purview of Events and Audience Engagement may be assigned.

Use of generative AI is not prohibited for all aspects of this role; the right candidate will be able to accomplish all required tasks unassisted. Use of generative AI for tasks involving sensitive data will result in immediate termination.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To elevate the reputation of The New School and support recruitment as part of the Brand Marketing and Communications team, and to collaborate with the communications and events teams in Eugene Lang college and NSSR on key initiatives.
• Compile and visualize monthly reports of Splash data
• Edit pre-generated HTML to create a monthly events newsletter
• Copy-edit and review content for two monthly newsletters
• Manage large-scale monthly contact uploads in Listrak
• Draft communications materials including marketing and newsletter copy, event descriptions, reports, and summaries without the support of AI
• Schedule meetings, take notes, and assist with project management for high-priority initiatives and Splash projects
• Support key event series and marketing initiatives as needed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency with Excel
• Proficiency with Google and Microsoft suites
• Current matriculated student at The New School
• Must have a graduation date of June 2027 or beyond
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills