Social Media Assistant - Student Worker

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Content Creation: Design and develop miscellaneous content to advertise events, increase followership, and promote The School of Communication & the Arts (SCA) and the five departments within. Additionally, the student will work in collaboration with the Social Media Coordinator and fellow assistant to create a weekly newsletter highlighting weekly accomplishments within the school.

• Event Coverage: Attend and cover events within SCA for social media and the weekly newsletter. Must be willing to attend events outside of typical operating hours and take photos, write summaries of said events, etc.

• Cover for Social Media Coordinator when necessary.

• Communicate in a professional manner.

• Work well in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.

• Available to do light office jobs and run errands on Liberty's campus.

Additional information may be found here

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a residential student at Liberty University and is Work Study approved.

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Familiar with popular Social Media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, etc.)

• Able to communicate effectively.

• Well-dressed with a pleasant personality, able to represent the school in a professional manner.

• Dependable and trustworthy

• Cooperative team player

Preferred Qualifications:

Available to work up to 18 hours per week.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.

• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.

• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business and community customers and associates.

• Strong organizational skills.

• Excellent computer skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to local and campus locations.

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.

• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.

• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.

• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

There are no driving requirements for this position, however the student must be able to navigate around Liberty's campus in some manner.