Student Content Coordinator

Department Overview:

The La Follette School is highly ranked among graduate degree public policy programs and enjoys a worldwide reputation for research and teaching.

Anticipated Start Date:

01/06/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

05/18/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

10-20

Schedule:

This position will provide a consistent, but flexible schedule of 10-20 hours a week in-person, remote, or a combination. This position is expected to begin in January 2024. The position is expected to end in May 2025 with the possibility of continuing through the summer and fall semester.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

$15.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

Required:
• Experience with written communications.
• Working knowledge of social media.
Preferred:
• Experience assisting with or managing institutional or business social media accounts.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, video editing software, and/or email
marketing software, or similar software.
• Photography or videography experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• User knowledge working with any form of social media.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Ability to learn new social media platforms, photography or videography, and communication software systems or other tasks as needed with the assistance of supervisor or other members of the outreach team.
• Ability to work independently on tasks and manage time effectively.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The student in this position will assist the La Follette School’s Communication Specialist to draft and schedule regular posts on the school’s Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts. They will create concise, engaging posts about upcoming events, the student experience, policy research, and more.
Students may also assist with
• social media strategy and analytics
• writing content for various digital platforms
• email marketing
• photography and videography

Physical Demands:

None

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/

Apply