Digital Marketing Assistant

Department Overview:

UW–Madison, Division of Extension, Natural Resources Institute works at the crossroads of communities, natural resources, and agriculture. From water and forestry programming to conservation training and youth environmental education, our outreach specialists, educators, researchers, affiliates and support teams navigate complex issues, facilitate challenging conversations and help prepare and guide the next generation of community leaders.

Anticipated Start Date:

5/16/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

8/31/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 10 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

Work schedule is flexible. You will set your own hours (during regular 8am - 5pm work hours) depending on your schedule.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

$17.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be creative, fun-loving, self-motivated, have strong writing and editing skills, and have experience with social media including Twitter and Facebook. Experience navigating or using web-based media including WordPress and email marketing is a bonus. Knowledge of and interest in agriculture. natural resource, or water resource management and experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Regardless of your background a desire to contribute to efforts to sustainably manage natural resources is essential!

Employment will require a criminal background check. Student must be enrolled for credit at an educational institution. Student will need to show proof of enrollment before starting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Detail-oriented, self-driven, responsible, reliable, individual who has the ability to work in a team setting. Be able to handle multiple ongoing projects.
• Experience writing and editing blogs, articles, or feature stories.
• Strong knowledge and familiarity in digital marketing and social media.
• Interest and familiarity with foundational communication strategy concepts.
• Experience with internet research and ability to analyze information and make recommendations (finding sources, checking URLs for broken links, and determining a replacement, etc.).
• Interest or experience in sustainability, natural resources, or environmental sciences preferred.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

UW-Madison Extension's Natural Resources Institute is seeking a Digital Marketing Assistant with demonstrated skills in communications, digital marketing, and social media. The Digital Marketing Assistant will work with the Natural Resources Institute Communication and Marketing Unit Lead to perform a communication audit of existing communications, develop a strategic communications plan for the Institute, and develop engaging multimedia content for our audiences. The digital marketing assistant will also help write articles on the latest news and events from Institute programs, promote upcoming programs and events, assist with email marketing campaigns.

This is a great opportunity for an undergraduate or graduate student looking to work in the communications and marketing field in the life sciences!

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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