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Student Communications Specialist

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 507893
Division/Organization: General Services
Department: University Communication & Marketing
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: BASCOM HALL
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Digital Technology, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Information Technology and Computers

Department Overview:

 Help us tell the university’s story through your writing, social media, photographic and/or video skills. You may specialize in one area, or work across all these platforms. Work alongside the university's top creative communicators, both in person in our Bascom Hall office and remotely.

Anticipated Start Date:

 10/02/2024

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 8-20

Schedule:

 8-15 hours per week, flexible around students' academic and extracurricular activities

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $14.00

Number of Positions:

 3

Qualifications:

 To be eligible, applicants must be students enrolled at UW–Madison. Undergraduate coursework in journalism, English, mass communication, public relations or marketing is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

The position requires proven writing and editing experience, the ability to work with limited supervision, proven knowledge of social media platforms (including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Spotify) and familiarity with AP style and Mac OS. Experience with WordPress or similar content management systems is a plus. Photo, video and graphic design skills are also a plus.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

— Conceive, report and write news and feature stories about the achievements and activities of fellow students and campus trends for distribution to news media and legislators and for use in university publications, including The Weekly and Inside UW.
— Assist with university-level social media accounts and create content, both serious and fun, about campus news, events, student life, Badger Athletics and internet trends.
— Work 8-15 hours per week with a team of creative communicators - writers, editors, designers, social media experts and media relations professionals
— Take videos and photos to complement those stories and posts.
— Enhance your resume with real-world publicity and media relations experience.

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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