Student Giving & Engagement Assistant

The New School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The New School is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Individual Giving Team with donor outreach, events, student engagement, and fundraising campaigns such as Giving Tuesday and Giving Day. The role emphasizes collaboration, content creation, and data entry to support campus-wide giving initiatives.

You will coordinate on-campus activities, assist with communications, and help maintain Salesforce records while balancing a part-time schedule of 15–20 hours per week on campus.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate student at The New School.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexible, motivated, and dependable; works well independently and in a team.
• Exercises good judgement and discretion with confidential information.
• Willingness to engage with peers and campus community members in person and online.
• Strong technology skills including Google Workspace and Microsoft Office, as well as willingness to learn new systems.
• Experience in content creation (photo, video, graphic design) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with process of outreach for donor renewals via text, email, and mail.
• Assist in creating and reviewing content for email, social media, and donor materials including capturing campus and student content via photos and video.
• Provide support to the DAE’s donor events.
• Support planning and execution of the Student Gift Represent department events on campus.
• Collaborate with team to increase student presence and voice in Annual Giving communications.
• Assist in the creation and implementation of on-campus elements of fundraising initiatives, including Giving Tuesday and Giving Day.
• Support logistics, incentive distribution, and volunteer solicitor coordination.
• Generate creative ideas to build excitement and awareness across campus.
• Provide administrative and data support: calendar management, data entry, inbox backup, Salesforce checks, data maintenance.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork and independence

Discretion with confidential info

Google Workspace proficiency

Microsoft Office proficiency

Content creation (photo/video)

Education

Matriculated undergraduate or graduate student at The New School

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

The New School is seeking a Student Assistant to support the Individual Giving Team with donor outreach, events, student engagement, and fundraising campaigns such as Giving Tuesday and Giving Day. The role emphasizes collaboration, content creation, and data entry to support campus-wide giving initiatives.

You will coordinate on-campus activities, assist with communications, and help maintain Salesforce records while balancing a part-time schedule of 15–20 hours per week on campus.