Center for Career Development Graduate Student Worker
The New School•Lowell, MA
•Hybrid
About The Position
This role requires a high degree of independence and resourcefulness and will support the staff of the Center for Career Development. As the first point of contact with the Center for Graduate Career and Professional Development via its general inbox, the Graduate Assistant (GA) will respond to and field graduate student inquiries. The GA will assist all career advisors in career-related events by promoting Zoom-based and in-person career events and attending Zoom-based career events to support breakout rooms, attendance, and occasional recordings.
Requirements
- Must be a current graduate student
- minimum GPA of 3.5
- Excellent written, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Able to create well-designed and effective promotional materials
- Skilled in MS Office Suite, Google Docs, and Zoom
- Attention to detail required
- Flexible schedule and willingness to work over university breaks (Summer, Winter Break).
Nice To Haves
- Skilled in Canva (preferred), InDesign or Illustrator software
Responsibilities
- Provide email support via the Center inbox fielding questions from students and alumni on topics including meeting with their advisor, using Handshake, upcoming events and other processes
- Educate, inform, and engage colleagues on the value of Center workshops having participated in sequence of Career Intensive Workshop series; able to explain both sequence and value to students.
- Provide informal feedback from fellow graduate students to Center Director and graduate career advisors
- Support the maintenance of the graduate careers microsite as needed
- Add all event descriptions to Handshake (career platform) and to Center shared calendar
- Assist zoom-based workshops as required
- Maintain and add attendance numbers for multiple assessments as directed
- Produce event flyers, visuals, and other promotional materials utilizing Canva, InDesign or Illustrator software and distribute promotional materials to graduate students
- Field inquiries from employers re job postings, info sessions
- Distribute ad hoc jobs to graduate students as requested
- Support the Industry Engagement AD as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
