Student Communications & Office Assistant - History

Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowling Green State University is seeking an Student Communications & Office Assistant to support departmental outreach. The role involves creating and managing engaging social media content, promoting events and blog posts, and assisting with event coverage and promotional design.

The position also provides essential administrative support, including front desk tasks, data entry, and general office duties to ensure smooth daily operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with social media content creation and management.
• Experience designing flyers, infographics, or webpages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; editing skills.
• Strong organizational skills with multi-tasking ability.
• History majors or minors preferred as a qualification context.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage engaging social media content for department outreach.
• Promote events, blog posts, and programs across social channels.
• Assist with office tasks: front desk, data entry, copying, scanning, filing.
• Provide support for department events and coverage.
• Review Campus Update emails weekly for relevant items to share.
• Design promotional images in Canva for key department events.
• Occasionally serve as backup photographer at events.
• Answer phone calls and assist visitors as needed.

Skills

Social media experience

Design promotional materials

Excellent communication

Strong organizational skills

History major/minor preferred

Education

History major or minor preferred

Tools

Canva

Job description

The Student Communications & Office Assistant supports the department’s outreach efforts by creating and managing engaging social media content, promoting events and blog posts, and assisting with event coverage and promotional design. This role also provides essential administrative support, including front desk assistance, data entry, and general office tasks to ensure smooth daily operations.

Career Readiness Competencies:

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Teamwork

• Design, create, and update content for various department social media channels for promoting department events and maintaining social media networks
• Assist with office needs such as copying, scanning, filing, data entry, running errands, etc.
• Provide support for department events
• Check the weekly Campus Update e-mail for relevant University events/programs/opportunities to share to our social media channels (weekly)
• Promote new blog posts on social channels (weekly)
• Work with Outreach Coordinator to design promotional images on Canva for key Department events (Commencement, Celebration of Excellence, and class registration, for example).
• Serve as backup photographer at key Department events (as schedule allows), like guest lectures and celebration of excellence
• Answer telephone, assist visitors as needed

• Experience with social media.
• Experience with design of flyers, infographics, or webpages.
• Excellent communication skills and proven experience in writing and editing.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• History Majors or Minors preferred.