Social Media Student Assistant

Job Title

Social Media Student Assistant

Salary

Department

Alumni Engagement

Work Schedule

10-20 Hours per week

Job Summary

The CSUF Office of Alumni Engagement is seeking a Social Media Student Assistant to serve as content creator for various social media platforms including Instagram Facebook X YouTube and LinkedIn.

The Social Media Student Assistant is supervised by the Associate Director of Communications.

This position involves a multifaceted role where you will be tasked with creating engaging content designing visually appealing graphics scheduling posts and maintaining our social media platforms. The ideal candidate will possess a versatile skill set comfortable both in front and behind the camera. Responsibilities are largely completed independently. Excellent writing and time allocation skills are required for this position.

Interested candidates can submit a resume portfolio (link to portfolio website PowerPoint social media feed posts/reels notion page and/or more) showcasing relevant work and a brief cover letter outlining their experience. Applications can be sent to Join our team and be a key player in shaping our online presence!

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to learn and perform assigned work; follow oral instructions; work cooperatively with faculty staff and other students; communicate effectively with all levels; and read and write English at a level appropriate to the position.

Required Qualifications

• Current student at CSUF and is enrolled/registered (fees paid) in a current regular semester as a new or continuing student.
• Student who has completed the prior semester (has not graduated) or who is registered for the subsequent semester.
• In good academic standing (not on academic probation continued probation academic dismissal).
• Student who is authorized to work in the United States and can provide employment eligibility documents.

Attention to detail

Experience in maintaining social networking sites (Facebook X and Instagram) for a company organization club etc.

Knowledge of social media monitoring tools (Hootsuite Sprout Social Buffer Linktree)

Demonstrated leadership experience in a job or educational setting working independently with minimal supervision

Demonstrated writing and editing experience for a website social media platform publication newspaper or magazine.

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator Photoshop and Premiere) and Canva

Photography and videography skills

Background Check

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for this position. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Out-of-state Employment Policy

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and requires hiring employees to perform CSU related work within the State of California.