Communications and Marketing Assistant Job Description
Want some real-world experience while earning extra money? The SMPA Communications and Marketing Director is looking for a part-time Communications Assistant. Applicants must be proactive, extremely organized, creative, tech-savvy, and feel comfortable interacting with professionals on a regular basis. Demonstrated experience with Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, video production, HTML, social media sites (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc) and solid journalistic writing are a must. Duties include conducting interviews and writing entries for the SMPA blog, writing and production of multiple digital e-newsletters, designing marketing materials, some event logistics, compiling and executing student outreach and marketing strategy, updating SMPA website listings, and various other administrative and marketing tasks. The assistant must able to contribute creatively to the development of the SMPA brand.
Both GW undergraduate and graduate students may apply. Please note whether you have work study money in your cover letter. Pay is consummate with experience and candidates must be available 12-15 hours per week (Monday morning availability is mandatory.) Candidates should be interested in work for both fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters and have already completed SMPA 2112 prior to applying. Send your resume, cover letter, and three journalism writing samples to Samara Sit by August 15 at samara@gwu.edu. Samples of digital portfolio pieces are welcome, but not required.
Duties include:
● Brainstorm ideas, conduct interviews, write and edit features for SMPA blog
● Edit video and create graphics for web promotion and event marketing
● Collect and write content for email newsletters
● Interact with users in social media environment
● Design marketing materials including posters, webpages, and emails
● Regularly update internship and job listings
● Develop and execute outreach and marketing strategies
● Occasionally complete administrative tasks including distributing marketing materials and compiling packets
SMPA Office Assistant 1 (2 positions)
Job Description: Answering and fielding phone and in person inquiries, sorting and processing mails, photocopying, scanning and faxing, and filing; assist with special projects, do errands for professors and senior staff, receiving and stocking office supplies deliveries, perform duties as assigned.
Qualities required: dependable, trustworthy, good with people, working knowledge of computers, internet, and office automation equipment, such as fax machine, copier, and multi line phones. Must have federal work study money for academic year 2012-13. Cover letters and resumes can be sent to Maria George at georgem@gwu.edu.
SMPA Office Assistant 2 (1 position)
Job Description: Data entry, process invoice and payment request, process travel and other reimbursement requests, perform duties as assigned
Qualities required: Dependable, Good knowledge of Excel, good math skills, good working knowledge of computers and internet, and other office equipment. Must have federal work study money for academic year 2012-13. Cover letters and resumes can be sent to Maria George at georgem@gwu.edu.
Video Producer, Planet Forward
SMPA's Planet Forward seeks a creative and enthusiastic producer to help curate great ideas, and bring them to our audience online and on TV. Your job will be to take the user-contributed ideas, combine them with the expertise of our superior expert community and create compelling, journalistically sound content that will drive engagement and help find innovative solutions in the fields of climate, energy and sustainability. Applicant should be a proven team player who can work in an entrepreneurial environment.
Qualifications:
- Basic Production skills (Final Cut Pro, videography) required
- Topical knowledge of climate, energy or sustainability preferred
Description:
Assist in research, pitch, and production of weekly Bloomberg TV pieces, featuring the best ideas from PlanetForward.org, based on user-contributed content for PlanetForward.org. The videos should be based on user ideas but include any components (editorial or production) that vet the idea in terms of efficacy, scalability, etc.
Help produce short, engaging videos (weekly or bi-weekly) based on user-contributed content for PlanetForward.org. These videos would be short, based largely on the user contribution, but aim is to make them compelling for a broader online audience.
Cover events in Washington, D.C., featuring newsmakers and policy leaders, to include their ideas on PlanetForward.org.
Hours are flexible, and can easily be structured around a full course schedule. Could be full or part time.
This person will report to the Executive Producer, Fuzz Hogan. To apply, send your resume, cover letter and links to video clips to jobs@planetforward.org
Web Editor, Planet Forward
Qualifications:
- Digital Engagement skills required
- Topical knowledge of climate, energy or sustainability preferred
- Web development skills a bonus
Description:
• Work as Curator of PlanetForward.org, programming the website, approving UGC, engaging users, with the goal of increasing engagement and overall traffic.
• Research, create or cross-post weekly blog posts video created by the Planet Forward team, and links to curated editorial content from other sources.
• Monitor site for inappropriate content, answer communications/questions from members and track analytics tied to the site.
Hours are flexible, and can easily be structured around a full course schedule. Could be full or part time.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume and links to any of your web design/development projects to Fuzz Hogan at jobs@planetforward.org
Fifth Floor Front Desk Assistant - NOTE, 8/7 - THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICANTS.
The Fifth Floor front desk is accepting applications to staff the desk from Aug 27 2012 to Aug 20 2013. $9 per hour. 9 to 15 per week. Applicants MUST have federal work study money for academic year 2012-13.
Duties include:
- Check equipment in/out to SMPA students, faculty and staff
- Answer telephone and general questions
- Monitor lab use
- Other duties as assigned
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