FWS Design Student Assistant, Schools

Position: FWS Design Student Assistant, Inside Schools
Position Information

Position Availability:

Immediately

Position Title:

FWS Design Student Assistant, Inside Schools

Requisition Number:  Location New York City Position Type:
Student Department: SPE/Dean's Office Responsibilities:

Inside Schools, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs is seeking a skilled design assistant to support the education team. Serving the largest school district in the country, our education team is committed to helping improve the quality of New York City schools for all families, especially communities in poverty and of color. For two decades our Inside Schools website has been a trusted resource for caregivers and students seeking information about NYC's 1,800 public schools with more than 1 million users visiting our site every year.

The education team offers policy analysis, reports, and public commentary to inform system change and school improvement. Since last summer, Inside Schools has supported newly arrived migrant families living in shelters to navigate the NYC public school system. We have facilitated workshops and provided one-on-one support at shelters and in partnership with community-based organizations.

The New School is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as candidates who share this commitment.

The design assistant will contribute to building the capacity of Inside Schools to more effectively and efficiently serve NYC parents and students. Candidates must be a current New School student with a Federal Work Study (FWS) award as part of their financial aid package for the 2024-25 academic year.

Responsibilities:
The design assistant will support the education team's major projects including:

* Providing descriptions of over 1,800 NYC early childhood centers, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools

* Elevating the voices of middle and high school students through youth-centered services

* Engaging and empowering parents

* Collecting input from school communities to inform content and programming

* Developing comprehensive resources to support public school families throughout the K-12 experience

* Developing and supporting partnerships and training programs with schools and community based organizations

* Take photos of individual schools, edit images, draft captions for images, manage necessary release forms, and draft narrative content for school profiles

* Update and maintain the Inside Schools website and customized search tools, provide design suggestions for engagement

* Produce and edit content for promotion, communication, and marketing of Inside Schools through email copy, social media content, graphics, and flyers

* Support the design, collection, and analysis of data, including surveys, analytics, interviews and focus groups, etc.

* Answer questions from public school families, including working with the team to monitor comments and inquiries

* Assist in planning and implementing events and focus groups

* Attend education team meetings

This work-study position is for 10 to 20 hours per week and will report to the Director of Education Policy and Inside Schools.

Work Mode:

* Hybrid

Hourly Rate

* $16.50-$21

Minimum Qualifications:

* Current full-time New School student with a Federal Work Study (FWS) award as part of their financial aid package for the 2024-25 academic year.

* An understanding of or interest in learning more about the most pressing issues in urban education, particularly the relationship between families and schools

* Design capabilities to create graphics for social media and website

* Experience using content management systems (CMS) (i.e. Contentful, Wordpress), productivity software (i.e. Trello, Google Workplace, Google Analytics), design software (Canva, Illustrator, Photoshop), and social media (Twitter, Facebook) a plus

* Strong writing and communication skills

* Capacity to work independently and as part of a team

* Spanish, French and Chinese language skills are a plus (not required)

We are looking for individuals who have experience in one or more of the following areas:

* Graphic design

* Data visualization

* Marketing and outreach

* Photography

* Social media

* Writing

* Web design

Preferred Qualifications:

Job Family:
Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Posting Date: 09/04/2024 Closing Date:
Open Until Filled No