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AU

Communications Assistant (Student)

Main Campus (Washington, DC) · Part-time

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About the role

  • Work Where You Learn: Build Experience, Grow Skills, and Contribute to Your University Community.
  • This position is available only to enrolled American University students.

Responsibilities

  • The student will support the Digital Media Manager in managing SPA's social media presence by monitoring engagement and mentions, scheduling content in Sprout Social, and compiling performance analytics.
  • Willingness to learn from constructive feedback and develop new skills.
  • Likes to create content for social media.

Requirements

  • If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings.

Nice to have

  • Navigating different social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, BlueSky, TikTok, YouTube, Substack…).
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Timeliness and attention to detail.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proactive - does not wait for tasks to be assigned to them, but rather asks how they can assist.
  • Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
  • Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
  • American University is an E-Verify employer.

Skills

  • This position is available only to enrolled American University students.
  • Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions.
  • FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions.
  • For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.

Compensation

  • $18.40 per hour.

Benefits

  • Required Education and Experience:
  • Preferred Education and Experience:
  • Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/ for additional information about American University employment and benefits.

Equal opportunity

  • American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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