Are you social? Do you love to connect your student peers to campus events and career opportunities while helping them find their passion?
The Career Center is looking to hire a Social Media Intern with strong knowledge and understanding of digital media, including various social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The intern will help implement the Center’s social media strategy, developing more on-campus awareness and generating increased traffic to the Center’s pages, group and feed.
Responsibilities:
• Implement the Career Center’s social media strategy, coordinate with relevant team members to ensure its effectiveness, and encourage adoption of relevant social media techniques into the culture of and across all career services
• Ensure all social media tools, including the Center’s Twitter feed, Facebook page and myUMBC Groups page, are consistently up to date by providing relevant information on applied learning opportunities, employers and professional development while engaging with the UMBC community
• Create content for the social media as determined by staff (Intern of Week, Tip of the Week, Staff Spotlight)
• Monitor benchmarks to ensure the Center’s social media strategy is impacting the right people at the right times
• Regularly provide feedback on social media strategy and trends
• Attend various career events for documentation purposes, including photography and “live Tweeting”
Requirements:
• A passion for social media, technology, trends and innovation in the digital and social arenas
• Comprehensive knowledge of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, MyUMBC Groups, etc.
• Strong time management skills in order to allow for the timely updating of each social media platform
• Able to interact professionally with different constituents
• An uncanny ability to convey important information clearly and concisely in 140 characters
• Ability to adapt on the fly and implement changes quickly and efficiently
• Good technical understanding of Social Media Tools ( Buffer or HootSuite ) with the ability to learn new tools quickly
• Ability to think forward in order to identify and implement emerging trends
• Preference for students with photography or video editing background
This position is part time and will require an 8-12 hour per week commitment. Intern will be able to work remotely and on his or her own time, with the exception of one pre-set meeting time per week that will occur with respect to the student’s class schedule. Attendance at a to-be-determined number of events will also be required, with schedule to be set well in advance and around class times.
Please note this position will start on August 3rd to assist with the #UMBCIntern Twitter Contest.
2-5 hours of training will start in May.
To apply please submit a resume and cover letter to UMBCworks by April 24 for best consideration!
The Career Center is looking to hire a Social Media Intern with strong knowledge and understanding of digital media, including various social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The intern will help implement the Center’s social media strategy, developing more on-campus awareness and generating increased traffic to the Center’s pages, group and feed.
Responsibilities:
• Implement the Career Center’s social media strategy, coordinate with relevant team members to ensure its effectiveness, and encourage adoption of relevant social media techniques into the culture of and across all career services
• Ensure all social media tools, including the Center’s Twitter feed, Facebook page and myUMBC Groups page, are consistently up to date by providing relevant information on applied learning opportunities, employers and professional development while engaging with the UMBC community
• Create content for the social media as determined by staff (Intern of Week, Tip of the Week, Staff Spotlight)
• Monitor benchmarks to ensure the Center’s social media strategy is impacting the right people at the right times
• Regularly provide feedback on social media strategy and trends
• Attend various career events for documentation purposes, including photography and “live Tweeting”
Requirements:
• A passion for social media, technology, trends and innovation in the digital and social arenas
• Comprehensive knowledge of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, MyUMBC Groups, etc.
• Strong time management skills in order to allow for the timely updating of each social media platform
• Able to interact professionally with different constituents
• An uncanny ability to convey important information clearly and concisely in 140 characters
• Ability to adapt on the fly and implement changes quickly and efficiently
• Good technical understanding of Social Media Tools ( Buffer or HootSuite ) with the ability to learn new tools quickly
• Ability to think forward in order to identify and implement emerging trends
• Preference for students with photography or video editing background
This position is part time and will require an 8-12 hour per week commitment. Intern will be able to work remotely and on his or her own time, with the exception of one pre-set meeting time per week that will occur with respect to the student’s class schedule. Attendance at a to-be-determined number of events will also be required, with schedule to be set well in advance and around class times.
Please note this position will start on August 3rd to assist with the #UMBCIntern Twitter Contest.
2-5 hours of training will start in May.
To apply please submit a resume and cover letter to UMBCworks by April 24 for best consideration!
