Student Marketing Assistant

Career Services is seeking a creative, organized, and self-motivated student to help design and produce marketing materials, maintain social media presence, and support communication initiatives for the department. Check out uaa.careers on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about what we do. 

Training and education will be provided, the proper candidate will have a positive attitude, a strong work ethic and be prepared to accomplish the duties of the job independently after 1-2 months of training and mentorship. This position will be hybrid, with the majority of the work being completed remotely after the training has been completed. 

Duties:

• Create marketing materials including flyers, digital ads, social media assets, etc. utilizing CanvaPro

• Manage department’s social media presence (e.g. Facebook, Instagram), including sourcing content, scheduling posts, and developing ideas for increasing outreach.

• Create career education posts and/ or Instagram Reels

• Record videos spotlighting employer partners

• Edit video recordings for Instagram Reels and YouTube Videos

• Participate in creative discussions about new campaigns and promotions for Career Services programs and be open to critique and evolution of creative work.

• Use critical thinking and design skills to assist in the creation of print and digital pieces, while adhering to UAA’s brand standards.

• Provide in-person support for events and career fairs 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

The successful candidate will be tech-savvy, creative, organized and self motivated. 

• Strong written communication skills

• Ability to communicate with the team in a professional and courteous manner 

• Strong desire to learn new things, embrace the notion of continuous improvement, and contribute to a team.

• Commitment to producing quality design work

• Ability to manage social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram)

• Familiar with Canva or other graphic design software

• Ability to record videos using an Iphone 16 Pro 

• Ability to learn how to edit using iMovie, Capcut or Canva

• Ability to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines

Minimum Qualifications:

To be eligible for this student position, candidate must:
a. Be admitted and enrolled in a University of Alaska degree-seeking program with a minimum of six credit hours for undergraduate students or six credit hours for graduate students during regular semesters of employment; or
b. Have been enrolled the preceding semester for six or more credit hours and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more credit hours in the next semester for employment between semesters; and
c. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) , 2.5 term grade point average or approval from the MAU Senior Student Services officer or his/her designee, and maintain successful academic progress.
d. Students enrolled in non-traditional programs of study will be considered eligible for student employment with the approval of the Senior Student Services officer.
e. An applicant must provide evidence of enrollment as outlined above to substantiate employment eligibility.
f. Position reappointment is contingent upon successful progress toward degree completion and performance evaluation.

Position Details:

This is a Student Assistant 2 position working about 20 hours/week. The pay is $15.26/hr.

This position is open to undergraduate students only.

This is a pooled position and applications are reviewed as needed. Submission of an application does not guarantee review or a job offer.

The University of Alaska (UA) reserves the right to require employees to work on-site at the UA facilities. Hybrid and remote work may be approved for employees based in Alaska at the University's discretion. Remote work for employees based outside the State of Alaska may be approved only in exceptional circumstances or when required by the position's job duties.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Alexis Rasley, at acrasley@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska  (www.alaska.edu ) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination  (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination ) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

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UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety . Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu  / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu . 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf . Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu .

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf . Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu .