AY CBWS Northfield Arts Guild Shop & Marketing Associate (WS-NST3)

St. Olaf College•Northfield, MN

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Shop & Marketing Associate position welcomes guests to the Guild and is responsible for supporting the operations of the Guild’s gift shop and galleries. The Associate also helps in developing and implementing outreach and promotional campaigns to boost awareness and attendance for a broad slate of arts events spanning visual arts, theater, music, and arts education. Position is for the 2026-27 academic year, with a Fall 2026 start date.

Requirements

Students must have a state or federal work award to be eligible for community based work study positions.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Experience with the major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube
Knowledge of social media analytics to track audience engagement and campaign performance
Ability to work independently
Strong organization and time management skills

Nice To Haves

Customer service
Social media
Graphic design

Responsibilities

Regularly serve as point of sale receptionist in the Guild gift shop
Processing sales transactions of merchandise, tickets, and class registrations
Packaging merchandise to customer’s specifications
Assisting customers with questions
Tracking attendance in gift shop and gallery
Answer Guild phones and direct calls or take messages
Review and analyze the Guild existing social media plan and campaigns on Facebook and Instagram
Make thoughtful recommendations for effective revisions to the social media plan that aims to increase the effectiveness of our use of each platform
Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns
Manage and track event postings on Facebook
Take over Instagram/Arrange for takeovers during agreed upon times
Track social media analytics/insights to identify high performing ideas and campaigns