Student Communication Specialist

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University’s Academic Success Center is seeking a Student Communications Specialist lead to help create and share resources for OSU students. The role focuses on writing, content creation, and marketing tasks to raise awareness of academic support services.

The position offers up to 20 hours per week during the academic year. It provides the chance to develop writing and communication skills while learning about OSU’s student services and opportunities for post-OSU preparation.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term.
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• 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*

Responsibilities

• 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• Identify outdated academic support information on campus websites and make informed recommendations for updates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

Skills

Written communication

Content creation

Social media

Collaboration

Marketing toolkit

Education

Enrollment as student

Job description

Department: Academic Success Center

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.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Student Communications Specialist lead position for the Academic Success Center (ASC) at Oregon State University (OSU). 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*
• 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*
• *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 mu