Student Marketing and Communication Specialist

The University of the District of Columbia’s Office of Marketing and Communications is seeking a federal work study student to serve as a Marketing Specialist and Communications Assistant for our programs and staff. Our office directly supports over the entire education enterprise for U.D.C. including, but not limited to, all academic school’s and colleges, D.C.’s Community College and D.C.’s workforce development program. Undergraduate and Graduate students are encouraged to apply. The ideal student candidates would need to be comfortable talking to faculty and students regarding info about their research that we might post on our social media. Additionally, keep current on UDC community members in the news, enough info to schedule out postings for consistency. There will also be general administrative tasks as well, such as data entry and file organization, but the social media would be about 55% of the position. The students will manage and/or design marketing and communication strategies and content for departments and/or special events. Tasks may include: Planning, creating, managing and executing marketing plans and campaigns, website resources, digital content and design, and/or managing of social media accounts. While completing work with a high degree of discretion, the student will work within organization marketing standards and guidelines. Special projects or other duties may be assigned The students will also serve as an administrative assistant and perform tasks to support the operations of the office or department. Tasks may include: assembling materials, filing, photocopying, giving directions or information, responding to phone or email inquiries, scanning and/indexing documents, light data entry, and other general office tasks. Special projects or duties may be assigned related to specific office needs.