Student Outreach & Communications Assistant

University of Kansas • Lawrence, KS

16h • Onsite

About The Position

The Kansas African Studies Center (KASC) Outreach & Communications Assistant will play a vital role in helping the Center’s outreach, communications, and public engagement efforts. The student hourly worker will help promote KASC events and initiatives, including communication across multiple platforms.

Requirements

• Must be in good academic standing, as indicated in application materials.
• Experience with website management and social media communication as evidenced by application materials
• Experience with Microsoft Word Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook as evidenced by application materials
• Experience with creating promotional flyers and content, as indicated in application materials.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.
• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position.
• A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Academic emphasis on African Studies or the African diaspora, as indicated in application materials.
• Familiarity with an African Language other than English, as indicated in application materials.
• Familiarity with KU courses in African Studies and KU’s Africanist faculty, as indicated in application materials.
• Experience working with KU CMS websites, Wordpress, or other content-management systems as evidenced by application materials
• Experience working in an office environment, as indicated in application materials.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud Programs, as indicated in application materials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Coordinator of Outreach and Communications to promote KASC events through various outreach and communication channels.
• Develop and implement outreach initiatives to increase awareness and engagement with KASC programs and activities.
• Build and maintain contact lists to support networking efforts and future projects.
• Support and enhance user engagement with the KASC website and social media accounts.
• Develop content and assist with digital communication strategies.
• Develop and maintain collections of pedagogical materials for K-12 visits, educator workshops, and public events.

What This Job Offers

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