Location:

Edinburg

Responsability

Position Overview

To provide frontline marketing for University Recreation, with a special concentration on creating marketing campaigns and designing marketing instruments. This position is responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact.

Major Duties

• Assist in developing new and innovative marketing strategies.
• Develop designs by gathering information and data through research.
• Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department mission.
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, with an emphasis in design programs.
• Coordinate with community and University resources to publicize the department.
• Assist with photography and video.
• Posts literature and signage promoting various department events, activities and programs.
• Performed other duties assigned.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, min. 12 hrs). Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Notes/More Information:

Preferred

Minimum of three (3) months experience writing, editing, printing and using various software programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.

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Location:

Edinburg

Responsability

Position Overview

Act as a liaison between the student marketing team and the Marketing and Member Service Coordinator for the University Recreation. Will help plan, coordinate, and execute marketing efforts in addition to designing projects for programming departments.

Major Duties

• Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department mission.
• Assist in developing new and innovative marketing strategies while balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Assist in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluation of student employees.
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, with an emphasis in design programs.
• Develop designs by gathering information and data through research.
• Coordinate with community and University resources to publicize the department.
• Manage, track and report project requests
• Responsible for reviewing all marketing designs, photography/video and social media.
• Represent department at fairs and events on/off campus.
• Performed other duties assigned.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, min. 12 hrs). Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Minimum of six (6) months working knowledge of one or more of the following design programs: InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Have a specialization in one or more of the following: copywriting and social media, design, photo/video editing and archiving.

Notes/More Information:

Preferred

Able to work on a Mac and PC. Creative mind to draw, design, and create balanced compositions to promote events, activities, and programs.

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Location:

Edinburg

Responsability

Position Overview

Act as a liaison between the student communications team and the Marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant for University Recreation. Will help plan, coordinate, and execute public relations efforts in addition to leading and managing the communications team.

Major Duties

• Help plan, coordinate, and execute communications efforts in addition to designing campaigns for programming departments.
• Assist with the development of strategies and campaigns to publicize and promote programs and facilities.
• Assists departments with marketing and advertising materials while balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Assist in hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating student employees.
• Keep abreast of emerging trends in social media, with an emphasis in advertising and attracting audiences.
• Provide leadership and supervision for employees in the distribution of media and print, including: copywriting, copyediting, social media, photography, and videography.
• Manage and keep track of assigned tasks to communications team.
• Review and edit all social media posts before and after posting.
• Represent department at fairs and events on/off campus.
• Coordinate with community and University resources to publicize the department.
• Develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of University Recreation’s strategic communications plan throughout the academic year.
• Measure communication effectiveness through qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Analyze digital campaign performance and implement recommendations based on them.
• Work with different vendors and analytics tools for pulling together campaign reports and giving recommendations for future campaign planning.
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance; acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Delivering solutions - solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
• Explains difficult issues and works to build consensus; makes decisions within guidelines and policies.
• Is accountable for small projects or programs with manageable risks and resource requirements; monitors and controls costs of own work and may manage costs for small projects or programs.

Qualifications

Must be a current student or a student pre-registered for the upcoming long semester (fall/spring, minimum 12 hrs). Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Minimum of six (6) months experience in Marketing or Public Relations. Have a specialization in copywriting and social media.

Notes/More Information:

Preferred

Able to work on a Mac and PC. Have a creative mind to promote events, activities and programs.

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Location:

Edinburg

Responsability

Position Overview

This position is responsible for assisting in the operations of a comprehensive marketing program. The GA will assist in planning, coordinating, and executing marketing efforts in the image and branding of the department.

Major Duties

• Assist in the administration of the day-to-day operations of Marketing, including staff supervision, team and employee scheduling, staff training, policy writing, risk management, website development.
• Assist in the image and branding of the department through the promotion of the departments facilities, programs, and services.
• Contribute ideas and design artwork that supports the department mission.
• Assist in developing new and innovative marketing strategies while balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, with an emphasis in design programs
• Manage, track and report project requests
• Responsible for reviewing all marketing designs, photography/video and social media
• Plans, develops, and provides ongoing training and student staff development programs based on specific program and/or department goals.
• Develop and implement marketing procedures for consistency with University policy, Auxiliary Services practices and National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) guidelines.
• Prepare and analyze reports on a month/semester/year basis.
• Will assist with department special event as well as perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Communication or related field. Admission into the Graduate College. Demonstrated experience with the following design programs: InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop.

Requirements

Have a specialization in one or more of the following: copy-writing and social media, design, photo/video editing and archiving. Proficiency with Adobe Premiere and After Effects.

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