Student Communications Assistant
Unit / Department: Student Engagement, LA&PS Colleges
Job Type: Editor, Planning, Programming
Eligibility: You must be eligible for work-study or international work-study to work within the Faculty of LA&PS. Please review the eligibility requirements for domestic students and international students to verify your status.
Number of Positions Available: 2 SU Positions, 4 F/W Postions
Type of Position: Paid
Rate of Pay: $16.00 per hour
Employment Term: June 2023-April 2024
Hours of Work: SU: Up to 35 hours per week, F/W: 10-15 hours per week
Job Description:
The LA&PS Student Content Creators are responsible for the production of content for the LA&PS Voices student Blog and LAPS College Life Instagram account, as well as other promotional and student life content to be shared through other platforms. The purpose of this role is to create an outlet for student voices, as well as to increase student engagement through promoting various events, activities and opportunities for LA&PS Students. This role will report to the Student Engagement Team, LA&PS Colleges.
Social Media Engagement
- Plan, create and maintain engaging social media content
- Support the development of social media strategies
- Research existing social media trends and best practices
- Ensure that all content and materials adhere to brand standards
- Collaborate with Student Engagement Coordinators and LA&PS Colleges Staff to support website and social media initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Event Promotion
- Assist with the creation of marketing and digital advertising materials
- Preparing event posters to be posted in designated promotion areas
- Submitting event listings and poster images to various community partners for additional promotion
- Other duties as assigned
LA&PS Voices Blog
- Produce blog articles and content on a regular basis for the duration of the academic year.
- Recruit contributions from volunteer writers/photographers and follow up on tasks assigned for completion.
- Cover LA&PS Colleges events and conduct interviews within the LA&PS Colleges community.
- Write stories/articles for the blog that promote student engagement
- Take photographs as needed.
- May be asked to assist with creating or editing various community videos.
- Other duties as assigned
Student Learning Components:
As part of your experience, you will be required to participate in Becoming YU, a program designed to support students in:
- creating meaningful goals and objectives;
- recognizing the value of their personal, academic and professional experiences;
- identifying their competencies and skills; and
- articulating their skills and experiences with confidence.
Becoming YU includes regular meetings with your student employment supervisor/coach for reflecting on your progress and getting valuable feedback.
Qualifications:
- Current full-time undergraduate York University student.
- Work-study eligible
- Experience writing articles and/or creating content for social media and/or event promotions
- Experience working as a team as well as independently.
- Experience in video making/editing is an asset.
Skills
- Exceptional written communication skills
- Excellent oral communication skills
- Superior attention to detail and ability to exercise good judgement
- High proficiency using Microsoft Word, Publisher and/or PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate with others to explain and share information.
- Ability to creatively write content to engage an intended audience
- Ability to use social and digital media to effectively communicate or respond to others.
- Ability to meet deadlines and organize time effectively
- Ability to use various design software (Canva, Publisher) and social media platforms.
- Ability to learn and use a variety of computer applications.
Required Application Documents: Cover Letter, Resume, Writing Sample