Piper Center Summer Communications Graphic Specialist
Piper Center Summer Communications Graphic Specialist
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Job Description
Job Title: Communications and Graphic Specialist (Summer)
Classification: Student Employee (nonexempt)
Name and Address of Employer:St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave Northfield MN 55057
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Department Name: The Piper Center
Unit Number 5 digits): 15560
Length of Position:See Employment Authorization
Contact Person/Supervisor: Lily Hollerug
Pay Rate (Check One) x Standard Hourly Rate Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate
Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position)
The Piper Center for Vocation and Career is seeking a Communications and Graphic Specialist to develop and update a number of web pages and create other communications content in preparation for the academic year. The position is part time and seasonal: 2035 hours per week for 812 weeks based on the persons availability.
Transferable Skills:
Develop transferable skills in a professional setting. Student employees in the Piper Center will join a dynamic group that is committed to helping students leverage their liberal arts education to achieve their full potential.
Students will:
- apply technical and data skills in a professional context
- contribute ideas for making the Piper Center even more effective
- get to know the professional staff of the Piper Center
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the office staff with project management organization and analysis related to web content creation and review
- Coordinate and manage the review process; interface with coaches based on specialty areas; ensure content updates are made in a timely manner
- Write promotional content for Piper Center events and resources for use in print materials emails and the Piper Center website
- Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Department and external website designers regarding overall integration with the St. Olaf College site standards
- Implement the content and site design changes on the site in the WordPress platform
- Write and edit informative video clips for commonly asked Piper Center questions
- Edit content produced by staff members
- Assist with an evaluation of the Piper Center website to identify redundancies obsolete information and inefficiencies to suggest changes to better streamline content
- Perform benchmarking against other leading career centers to determine best practices
- Analyze content engagement and make recommendations to improve
- Work with Piper Center staff to understand staff expectations and event audiences
- Contribute to marketing strategy
- As needed perform duties related to the general operations of the center
Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)
- Excellent writing skills as well as the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects effectively and meet deadlines
- Ability to work well independently and to collaborate effectively with staff
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong work ethic and reliability
- Creative ability to use insights from data analytics
- Flexibility and desire to work in a fluid environment assisting where needed
- Familiarity with Piper Center events and resources is strongly preferred
- Positive attitude and interest in the Piper Centers programs and resources
- Basic proficiency with Adobe Illustrator video editing WordPress and/or other web editing tools
- Graphic design skills are preferred (but not required)
This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
