Communications Student Assistant LU ONE

In this position, you will be essential in supporting various functions within the department. This position will allow you to gain practical experience, develop professional skills, and contribute to the university community while balancing your academic responsibilities.

The Graduate Student Assistant for Program Development and Support Communications will assist with the development and execution of communications and creative content for LU ONE and its supporting offices. This position will create, edit, and publish digital and social media content; contribute to video and graphic projects; and support the day-to-day communications needs of the department. The Graduate Student Assistant will also provide leadership and direction to a team of CSER student workers, helping coordinate daily responsibilities and ensuring projects are completed effectively and on schedule.

• - Create, edit, and publish social media content for LU ONE and its three supporting offices
• - Develop and maintain a consistent schedule of posts, stories, and reels for multiple social media platforms
• - Lead all approval processes with the university, department, and offices
• - Attend department events and programs to capture photos, videos, student experiences, and the overall atmosphere for use in social media content
• - Interview students, faculty, staff, and other members of the Liberty community to develop engaging content
• - Monitor social media content and engagement and provide regular updates and reporting to the Communications Director
• - Collaborate with department staff to identify stories, programs, events, and initiatives that can be highlighted through social media

• - Lead and oversee a team of 4-5 CSER student workers who assist with communications and creative projects
• - Coordinate student worker schedules, assignments, and daily responsibilities
• - Train and provide ongoing guidance to CSER workers on communications, content creation, and department expectations
• - Assign, track, and manage projects to ensure work is completed accurately and within established deadlines
• - Review student work and provide feedback and direction as needed
• - Communicate project status, progress, challenges, and accomplishments to the Communications Director

• - Assist with the development of creative projects that support LU ONE and its three offices
• - Develop creative concepts that effectively communicate department programs, services, and initiatives to students and the university community
• - Collaborate with the Communications Director and department staff to complete special projects and promotional campaigns
• - Perform other communications, creative, and project-related duties as assigned

Position supervises 1-5 volunteers

• LU Graduate student
• Eligible for work-study
• Ability to work 18-20 hours per week
• Flexible schedule; some weekends and evenings required
• The ideal applicant will give a minimum 1-year commitment to the position

• Experience managing a social media page
• Experience using Capcut
• Experience using Canva

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.

Ability to understand, speak, and write English to convey messages and correspond articulately and professionally.

Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

• - Frequently required to travel to various campus locations.
• Regularly required to hear and speak to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop to conduct business.
• May be required to lift 30 or fewer pounds .

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well-lit, and the noise level is moderate.

If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required…