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JOB DESCRIPTION: COMMUNICATIONS INTERN (COURSE CREDIT)
Appointment: Fall 2019; applicable for course credit, avg 10 hours/week, flexible within M-F 9-5p
Overall purpose of the position:
This position is responsible for assisting the Communications Coordinator with public relations and content management. This includes collecting press related needs, strategizing and scheduling social media, website/technical support and promoting ongoing events.
Key Responsibilities:
General Public Relations and Marketing:
- Post Landmarks’ events on university and local event calendars
- As requested, accompany Communications Coordinator to represent Landmarks in university-wide communications meetings as well as peer group meetings on and off campus
Media Relations:
- Social Media
- Gather content and prepare posts
- Develop strategies to increase social media engagement
- Regularly track and report metrics for technological platform performance
- Work with administrative assistant to maintain press book and clipping archive
- Filter specific press inquiries including images, captions, quotes, etc.
Design:
- Maintain Landmarks’ brand and style guidelines throughout all materials
- Maps
- Track printed map and brochure inventory and oversee distribution to campus and community partners
Photography and Video:
- Provide photography and video with captions to media outlets and stakeholders
- Photo & Video Archive
- Maintain Smugmug archive for all Landmarks image content
- Title files in accordance with Landmarks standards and tag
Technology Platforms:
- Support technology for event registrations and visitor check-ins
Administration and Assessment:
- Contribute to dashboard tracking to include press, website interaction, and social media reach
- Additional duties upon request
Qualifications:
- Be an undergraduate or graduate student with a major in COFA
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills and experience crafting messages to engage an audience
- Adept in social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc)
- Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines
- Enthusiasm to learn new things
APPLICATIONS DUE BY 6 SEPTEMBER 2019:
To apply, please email the following to Gabby Frasier at gabby.frasier@austin.utexas.edu:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Three references