Student Administrative Aide 1 - Center for Engaged Learning & Teaching

About the role

This position will help student employees demonstrate and cultivate the career readiness competencies in accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Responsibilities

• Manage the department’s social media presence as the primary responsibility of the position.
• Create engaging and professional social-media content using Canva, including posts that promote departmental programs, professional-development workshops, faculty resources, and departmental updates.
• Schedule and publish content to the department’s LinkedIn and Instagram accounts using Later Social.
• Use Airtable to maintain the social-media content calendar, track post-development and approval status, and document post performance and engagement metrics.
• Support faculty professional-development workshops and other departmental programming by assisting with event setup, preparation, and cleanup.
• Maintain a welcoming, organized, and well-stocked departmental suite that serves as a faculty lounge.
• Conduct regular inventories of departmental and lounge supplies and assist staff with identifying items that need to be ordered or replenished.
• Complete assigned administrative and operational tasks with strong attention to detail, reliability, professionalism, and effective communication.

Requirements

• Active enrollment as a student at Tulane University.
• A Federal Work Study Award.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners.
• Demonstrated interest in social-media communications, digital marketing, content creation, or campus programming.
• Experience creating visually engaging social-media content using Canva or a similar design platform.
• Familiarity with Instagram and LinkedIn, including differences in audience, tone, content formats, and professional communication standards.
• Experience using—or willingness to learn—Later Social for scheduling and publishing social-media content.
• Experience using—or willingness to learn—Airtable, Google Sheets, or similar tools to track projects, content status, inventory, and performance data.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage a content calendar, meet deadlines, and keep accurate records.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage recurring responsibilities while communicating progress and questions to supervisors.
• Reliable, professional, and able to maintain a welcoming, organized environment in a shared faculty lounge and departmental suite.
• Ability to assist with light event setup, cleanup, supply organization, and inventory tasks.
• Availability to work flexible hours as needed to support departmental programming and social-media posting schedules.