Summer 2026 Student Graphic Designer Assistant (GDA)

St. Olaf College • Northfield, MN

20h • $12 - $13

About The Position

This position provides graphic design support for the Residence Life Team. Secondary support will be provided for social media engagement and strategy, website management, and visual asset content. The position acts as a representative for Residence Life. The individual will do the following: create, support, and integrate themselves into the office’s branding through physical, visual, and social media content. The position requires an individual to demonstrate extroverted characteristics and have the ability to engage in verbal and electronic dialogue to demonstrate the value of on-campus living.

Requirements

• Must maintain a cumulative/semester GPA of 2.5 (if a student staff member’s GPA (semester/cumulative) falls below 2.5, their retention will be based on individual consultation.
• Students should have no pending cases, active sanctions, and/or resolved cases that would prevent effective performance as student staff members.
• Ability to act with discretion and exercise proper professional etiquette as it pertains to confidential information.
• Experience in Microsoft Office and Google Suite is required
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work both independently with little supervision and as part of a team
• High levels of motivation, interest in graphic design, and willingness to learn
• Ability to pay close attention to details
• Excellent time management skills

Responsibilities

• Create , assist , and coordinate content Residence Life official flyers and informational pamphlets.
• Review and edit all graphic designs related to material produced within the Residence Life.
• Assist in coordinating various marketing methods including, direct mail, print ads, networking, internet, social media, and developing new methods of marketing.
• Develop social media tactics in relation with the Marketing and Communications Office.
• Create and utilize an electronic file database for storage of all content.
• Attend all trainings, in-services, and development meetings requested by the Residence Life Office.
• Create innovative graphic marketing materials.
• Be accessible to provide secondary support to the campus (no more than 15 minutes away from campus)
• Serve-in the on-campus rotation as primary support when requested.
• Point of contact between student staff and the facilities operations teams after regular business hours
• Support front desk operations when requested
• Assist with summer housing transitions at beginning and end of summer term when applicable
• Assist with all other housing transitions including Fall, Interim and Spring move-ins and closing when applicable.

Benefits

• Housing Double-occupancy room with a roommate of the staff member’s choosing. If a roommate is not chosen, this bed will be added to the vacancy list. Total housing cost for the Summer 1, Summer 2, and Intersession is waived.
• Wage Any administrative hours worked outside of the on-call rotation will be paid at an hourly rate
• Work award is not capped during the summer term.
• If employment ends before the agreed-upon date, payment for housing will be retroactively removed at a weekly prorated amount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed