JOB OPENING: Communications Assistant (University of Minnesota Undergraduate)

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Review of applications will begin on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Job Code: 2222
Salary: $18.00/hour 
Percent: 12.5% appointment (5 hours per week)
Start Date: Immediately through May 23, 2025 
Title: Communications Assistant


Job Description

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) seeks a Communications Assistant to support our storytelling, design, and outreach efforts. This position offers valuable, hands-on learning experience for a student seeking experience writing and creating for a purpose. 

The IAS hosts several interdisciplinary programs for faculty and graduate students, as well as public events. In all its work, the IAS is focused on advocating for racial and social justice, strengthening community engagement, expanding international partnerships, and creating pathways for institutional transformation. As part of our communications team, you will help create compelling stories about this work for our many audiences and ensure potential participants know about opportunities at the IAS. This includes supporting IAS social media, web content, publicity, and more. We are also interested in the skills you want to develop; we are a supportive team and want to see you grow. In addition to the duties of this position, there are always more opportunities available.

The Communications Assistant will report to and work closely with our Communications Manager. 

Duties Include

  • Social media
    • Research and create posts for the IAS and Open Rivers Instagram accounts; less regularly, create posts for other IAS and Open Rivers social accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn)
    • Support social media efforts in order to better connect with audiences
       
  • Content creation and design
    • Interview IAS fellows and other program participants to help develop feature stories that will appear on the IAS website
    • Source and edit visuals to pair with written content
    • Prepare scripts, slides, keyword lists, and accessible copy for captioners and/or ASL interpreters as needed for public events
       
  • Promotion
    • Develop and create promotional materials that advertise IAS events and programs, including flyers and graphics
       
  • Other
    • Participate in team meetings and engage with IAS staff and community
    • Routine information management — example: update relevant documents, audience lists, online calendars
    • Other duties and projects as assigned
       

Qualifications Required

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience with Google Suites
  • Knowledge of Canva and/or Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
  • Ability to work under time sensitive deadlines 
  • Must have strong self-editing/proofreading skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Be supportive of the priorities and mission of the Institute for Advanced Study
  • To be eligible for this position you must be an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota enrolled in the minimum number of credits required to be eligible for student employment.

 

Qualifications Preferred

  • Demonstrated experience with Canva and/or Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
  • Minimum of 1 year’s experience 
  • Work Study eligible 

 

Working Conditions

Five hours/week. Flexible hours with the majority between 8:30–5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday; 2–3 hour block scheduling preferred. Hybrid or remote, with option to work in the IAS offices in Northrop on the West Bank / Twin Cities campus.

IAS offices and meeting spaces are accessible and the building has both accessible gendered and private gender-inclusive restrooms throughout.
 

Application Instructions

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Abby Travis ([email protected]) with the subject line Communications Assistant Application [Your Name].

Review of Applications begins Monday, September 30, 2024.
 

About the IAS

The Institute for Advanced Study is a systemwide unit of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Minnesota. We invest in people and incubate projects, build interdisciplinary networks across the University and beyond, advance critical conversations, and are committed to building a just University together. ias.umn.edu

 

 

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