Marketing & Communications Writing Assistant 2627

This position is for the full academic year. THIS POSITION IS FOR UPPERCLASSMEN ONLY. FRESHMEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

Expected hours of work per week: 12-15 hours per week minimum

Work Location & Hours: Marketing & Communications Office in Carter Hall (under North Porch)

Qualifications for Position:

• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Able to work independently
• Strong character and integrity
• Excellent writing skills
• Thorough knowledge of English grammar
• English major or minor is preferred
• Careful attention to detail
• Creative thinking
• Organized proactive and eager to learn

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:The ideal candidate loves Covenant and wants to be a part of sharing our story with prospective students parents and alumni. The purpose is to develop compelling and emotionally engaging written content that portrays the community academic excellence spiritual formation and professional development that a Covenant education provides. Our goal for this position is to provide relevant work experience that can beused on your résumé as you enter the workforce post-Covenant.

• Draft clear compelling copy in a variety of formats: emails letters articles social media posts and more.
• Edit/proofread/revise letters emails and other drafts from offices around campus.
• Brainstorm content for our Blue Tribune blog.
• Work on other projects and duties as needed.
• Regular content is expected to be produced for use on the Blue Tribune blog and other formats.

Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed

• Career & Self-Development including understanding the basic principles and producing various forms of professional and narrative writing in the workplace specifically in the field of marketing.
• Communication in the form of long-form and short-form writing and internal communication with the marketing team and other constituents in order to conduct interviews and get quotes for marketing materials.
• Critical Thinking in the form of research finding and evaluating texts and resources in order to explore a topic in-depth and reflect all aspects of a specific subject in concise writing.
• Global Literacy is displayed by interacting with interviewing and writing about people from all backgrounds ages cultures and walks of life.
• Leadership through self-initiative in contacting faculty staff and students in order to conduct interviews working independently to complete a writing or editing task and finding new topics for blog posts/print collateral to address in order to best tell the Covenant story.
• Professionalism by adhering to the style guide laid out by the marketing office and the Chicago Manual of Style as well as clocking in and out and maintaining an organized consistent work schedule.
• Teamwork by collaborating with the marketing team and other student workers to edit content and write material as well as interview and communicate with external constituents (student peers staff and faculty) to complete written works.
• Technology use includes Google docs Google Sheets Asana (task management software) and Miro (digital collaboration platform).

Skills you will develop on the job:

• Time management and communication skills
• Writing and editing content for various formats including web content blogs marketing materials story-telling and print pieces
• Gaining experience with marketing copywriting and editing (Chicago Manual of Style)
• Learning interview skills for gathering key information and creating a compelling story

Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values)The College asks from its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service Diligence Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness Diligence Resourcefulness Enterprising Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service Diligence Integrity Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Makes suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness Enterprising and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity Faithfulness)

CompetenciesMust be a Covenant student participating in the work-study program.

Work Environment:This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting: Remaining in the seated position.
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.
• Handling: Picking pinching working with fingers and utilizing the whole hand as well as arm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly.

Required Experience:

Junior IC