Student Hourly-Communications and Social Media Assistant

About the role

The School of Education & Human Sciences seeks a creative, curious, and organized individual to help tell our stories across digital channels including social media, websites, blogs, and other platforms. This role shapes the voice and creative direction of the School’s social media presence, engages audiences through original day‑to‑day content and community management, contributes to digital marketing planning and campaign strategy, tracks success via analytics reporting, and supports the overall marketing and recruitment strategy. The ideal candidate brings fresh ideas for social media campaigns aimed at current and prospective students, is passionate about social media, knowledgeable about digital marketing trends, comfortable collaborating in team settings, and has experience in creative writing or digital media content creation. Two work samples demonstrating these qualities are required. Main office: Joseph R. Pearson Hall 214 (Lawrence campus). Contact: Jacob Ward, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, jacobward@ku.edu.

Responsibilities

• Write and brainstorm social media content; support key social media campaigns; create on‑brand social graphics; curate social media content; assist in community management, social media strategy, and reporting (≈60%).
• Assist in the development of blog posts, website content, and other strategic writing as needed; research and interview contacts for articles; pitch story ideas in communications meetings (≈20%).
• Provide event marketing and logistic support (≈10%).
• Assist in editing and proofreading collateral (≈5%).
• Perform other communication tasks as assigned (≈5%).

Requirements

• Must be at least sophomore status as indicated in application materials.
• Majoring in marketing, public relations, journalism, or a related field, or within the School of Education & Human Sciences.
• Experience with social media demonstrated through coursework, previous work, or personal experience.
• Solid understanding of image and accessibility best practices for these platforms.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite or another graphic design tool demonstrated through coursework or previous work experience.

Qualifications

• At least two semesters left prior to graduation.
• Experience with writing, editing, proofreading, and researching through coursework or previous work experience.
• Past volunteer, internship, or employment experience where marketing and communications skills were used.
• Experience working with social media marketing and communications metrics.
• Experience with basic photography and video skills (cameras, phones, or any other device).

Skills

• Social media content creation and strategy
• Graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite or similar)
• Writing, editing, and proofreading
• Research and interviewing
• Photography and videography basics
• Analytics and metrics tracking
• Community management

Pay

Advertised salary range: $11.25 per hour.

Schedule

• During the semester term: must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods: must have been enrolled in at least 6 hours in the past spring semester, or be pre‑enrolled for the upcoming fall semester in at least 6 hours,