Madison Community Scholars, Marketing & Social Media Support - FWS

About the role

The Madison Community Scholars (MCS) program offers paid, off-campus positions to current JMU students who are eligible for Federal Work Study. The program focuses on building mutually beneficial partnerships between JMU and the community.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and management of social media, including the development of content and timely responses to comments
• Development of marketing collateral (such as social media posts, pamphlets, posters, website assets)
• Audit of existing promotional materials to ensure consistency in look, feel, and voice
• Partnership with organization stakeholders to drive awareness around events, initiatives, and offerings
• Staffing a table at events to communicate services and opportunities of your organization
• Regularly managing timesheets (time is captured through an online platform – TimeClock Plus – and submitted twice a month)
• Consistently participating in on-campus, in-person workshops
• Attending one semesterly one-on-one meeting with your CEVC MCS advisor
• Participating in one semesterly MCS Community Day
• Engaging in two semesterly campus or community educational programs
• Committing to work consistently scheduled 6 or more hours per week for the full academic year (excluding academic breaks)

Qualifications

• Be a current JMU student (must be enrolled in at least 6 credits)
• Eligible for Federal Work Study via the '26 – ‘27 financial aid package

Benefits

Through your partnership, you will gain exceptional real-world experience while enhancing the capacity of local community organizations. CEVC also provides ongoing workshops, programs, and one-on-one mentorship, helping you grow professionally and personally.

Skills

Applicants should appreciate a really good aesthetic, be creative, and consider design a passion point. They should be comfortable creating marketing collateral such as social media posts, pamphlets, posters, and website assets.

Benefits

Students must be degree-seeking students, enrolled on at least a half-time basis (6 credits for undergraduate and 5 credits for graduate).

Pay

N/A

Schedule

6 – 8 hours/week for the full academic year (excluding academic breaks)