Student Communications Lead — Academic Resources & Social Media

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

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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• Identify outdated academic information on campus websites and recommend updates.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.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Feedback/revision

Attention to detail

Independent work

Video creation

Diversity advocacy

Graphic design

Project planning

Social media content

Teamwork

Professionalism

Education

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)

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

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.