The Shriver 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 Shriver Center’s social media strategy, coordinating with relevant team members to ensure its effectiveness and encouraging adoption of relevant social media techniques into the culture of and across all Shriver Center services
• Ensure all social media tools, including the Center’s Twitter feed, Facebook page and MyUMBC Groups page is consistently up to date by providing relevant information on applied learning opportunities, employers and professional development while engaging with the UMBC community
• Create and monitor benchmarks to ensure the Center’s social media strategy is impacting the right people at the right times
• Regularly provide feedback on the strategy to allow for the continuous evolution of social media trends
• Attend various Shriver Center events for documentation purposes and to “live Tweet”
Requirements:
• A passion for social media, technology, trends and innovation in the digital and social arenas and 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
• 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 with the ability to learn new tools quickly
• Ability to think forward in order to identify and implement emerging trends
This position is part time and will require an 8-10 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 at the Shriver Center 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.
Responsibilities:
• Implement the Shriver Center’s social media strategy, coordinating with relevant team members to ensure its effectiveness and encouraging adoption of relevant social media techniques into the culture of and across all Shriver Center services
• Ensure all social media tools, including the Center’s Twitter feed, Facebook page and MyUMBC Groups page is consistently up to date by providing relevant information on applied learning opportunities, employers and professional development while engaging with the UMBC community
• Create and monitor benchmarks to ensure the Center’s social media strategy is impacting the right people at the right times
• Regularly provide feedback on the strategy to allow for the continuous evolution of social media trends
• Attend various Shriver Center events for documentation purposes and to “live Tweet”
Requirements:
• A passion for social media, technology, trends and innovation in the digital and social arenas and 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
• 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 with the ability to learn new tools quickly
• Ability to think forward in order to identify and implement emerging trends
This position is part time and will require an 8-10 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 at the Shriver Center 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.
