Student Creative Writing Assistant- COPH

Job Details

• Requisition
• Working Title:
  
  Student Creative Writing Assistant- COPH
• Pay: $18.00 Hourly
• Campus:
  Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM
• Department: COPH Deans Office (304A)
• Employment Type:
  
  Student Employment
• Student Type:
  Work-Study
• Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Background Check
  
  Required:
  
  No
• For Best Consideration Date: 2/16/2026

MUST BE WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE
. The University of New Mexico College of Population Health is seeking a motivated, focused and accountable candidate with demonstrable experience in various aspects of research, interviewing and writing skills with an opportunity to create a portfolio of work. This position requires a basic understanding of writing for communications to aid in the development and promotion of the College of Population Health's "voice" and UNM's brand to create successful messaging to a variety of internal and external audiences.

• Research topics and interview candidates to write stories that may be published in the COPH Newsroom, website, Impact Report, email newsletters, social media, or other locations.
• Assist in generating ideas and developing an initial draft of documents.
• Editing and proofreading documents to ensure they are error‑free and comply with the organization's style guidelines and editorial standards.
• Gathering/organization of content communications.
• Collaborating with the in‑house Videography Assistant on joint projects, events, and tasks.

Enrolled in a degree‑seeking program at UNM, enrolled at least half‑time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (audit hours do not count), and if work study, you must meet satisfactory academic progress.

*** MUST BE WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE***

• Strong communication skills; verbal and written.
• Ability to negotiate and meet deadlines.
• Experience with interviewing is a plus.
• Experience in Microsoft programs (Word and Excel).
• Professional mentality and willingness to take direction and learn from feedback.
• Creative thinker and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with social media (Facebook, Instagram, Linked In) is a plus.

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a third‑party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

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