Student Communication Specialist

OSU Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); Presencial; USD 18.000 - 26.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Oregon State University is seeking a Student Communications Specialist (Lead) for the Academic Success Center. The role focuses on creating content about academic resources for OSU students, including writing, marketing assets, website updates, videography, and social media.

You will work with the Assistant Director to develop skills in communicating about academic support and ensuring student awareness. The position offers up to 20 hours per week during the academic year.

Formación

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university.
• Undergraduate student: 6 credit hours per term.
• Graduate student: 5 credit hours per term.
• Graduate international student: 9 credit hours per term.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in feedback and revision.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with high self-direction.
• Comfort creating videos and being on camera.
• Commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
• Preferred: Photography, videography and production experience.
• Preferred: Graphic design experience with Adobe Canv a or similar tools.
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to plan and execute projects.
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to create compelling social media content.

Responsabilidades

• Draft written content for student audiences.
• Develop and maintain an Office of Academic Support marketing toolkit.
• Identify outdated academic information on campus websites and recommend updates.
• Liaise with campus partners and student groups to share information.
• Collaborate on academic success social media content; lead in supervisor's absence.
• Engage in professional development (meetings, 1:1s).
• Contribute to events and tabling as needed.

Conocimientos

Verbal communication

Written communication

Feedback/revision

Attention to detail

Independent work

Video creation

Diversity advocacy

Graphic design

Project planning

Social media content

Teamwork

Professionalism

Educación

High school/community college/university enrollment

6 credit hours per term (undergrad)

5 credit hours per term (grad)

9 credit hours per term (grad intl)

Herramientas

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Descripción del empleo

Student Communications Specialist (Lead Position) – Academic Success Center (ASC), Oregon State University

Weekly hours will be a maximum of 20 during the academic year (at least 15, at most 20). This position is for a student Communications Specialist who will support the work of communicating about academic resources to OSU students. Within the role, the Communications Specialist will support content creation about academic resources for a student audience, which may take the form of written communication, marketing assets, website updates, videography, social media content, and more. The Communications Specialist will work directly with their supervisor, Assistant Director of Academic Support Integration within the Office of Academic Support, to learn and develop skills and techniques to communicate effectively about academic support resources to students in ways that ensure student awareness and contribute to academic support. Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

The hourly wage will be $16. Through this position, the Communications Specialist will have the opportunity to develop writing and communication skills and learn about academic support services available to OSU students, which can support their own academic success and prepare them for post-OSU opportunities. They will actively engage in communication, critical thinking, revision and feedback, creativity and creative problem solving, independent work and collaboration.

Position Duties

• Draft written content for student audiences
• Develop and maintain an Office of Academic Support marketing toolkit
• Identify outdated academic support information on campus websites and make informed recommendations for updates
• Liaise and collaborate with campus partners and student groups to share information about academic success and support resources
• Work with the Outreach Specialist on academic success social media content and lead social media in the Outreach Specialist’s absence
• Engage in professional development (team meetings, 1:1 conversations, etc.)
• Contribute to events and tabling as needed and as available

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Teamwork, Professionalism

Qualifications

• Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements
• 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; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term* (International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.)
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Required: Demonstrated ability to engage in the feedback and revision process
• Required: Strong attention to detail
• Required: Ability to work independently with a high level of self-direction
• Required: Comfort creating videos and being on camera as the subject and/or interviewer
• Required: A commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
• Preferred: Photography, videography and production experience
• Preferred: Graphic design experience (using the Adobe products, Canva or comparable software)
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to plan and execute projects
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to create compelling social media content

Working Conditions & Schedule

• Office environment, hours within the Monday through Friday work week, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Schedule to be determined with supervisor.

Salary

Hourly wage will be $16.

Employer and Company Culture

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

Facts about OSU

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide

Locations

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Equity, Inclusion, and Legal Discrimination Policy

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University. If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation. Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process. Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at [phone]. See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy. Oregon State University, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX and its regulations, does not unlawfully discriminate and prohibits discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including in academic admissions and employment. The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to OSU’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both. OSU’s Title IX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA). For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, contact EOA by phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu. Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act:

Start and End Dates

Anticipated Start Date: 2026-11-30

Anticipated End Date: (not specified)