Student Marketing Assistant - WREC

Associated Students (AS) is a comprehensive campus auxiliary corporation of CSU, Chico serving thousands of students, faculty, staff and community members through myriad student programs, services and business enterprises. AS operates residential and retail dining services, the Bell Memorial Union (BMU), and the Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC). Additionally, the AS offers a wide variety of services and programs such as: CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education), the Child Development Lab, Adventure Outings, Operation Programs and Services (OPS), Sustainability and student government.

Associated Students is now hiring for the position of Marketing Student Assistant - Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC). This is a part-time, non-benefited student position that will work no more than 20 hours per week while school is in session.  The pay rate is $16.91 per hour. The schedule for this position is based upon department needs and is subject to change at any time. To be eligible for student employment, you must be enrolled at CSU, Chico and maintain at least 6 units (undergraduate student) or 4 units (graduate student) throughout the course of employment.

Before submitting your application and resume, please review both carefully for accuracy and completeness. Attention to detail is important. Poor grammar, spelling errors, and/or incomplete fields may adversely affect consideration of your application for employment.

In support of campus-wide efforts, the AS is committed to recruiting and hiring candidates who demonstrate and embrace our corporate values and strategic priorities. We take a culturally-informed approach to all our processes related to employee relationships. We provide timely and intentional opportunities to increase our commitment to inclusivity within the Associated Students and actively support University-wide diversity initiatives. Successful candidates are those of variable abilities who will work to advance policies and practices that will strengthen our organizational culture.

IMPORTANT: If you are selected for hire, please be prepared to complete all new employee documents including the Form W-4 and Form I-9*. The Form I-9 will require original documents as defined on page 3 of the form found here.  In order to be hired, you must provide one item from list A OR one item from list B AND list C. If you are unsure what to bring, please call AS Human Resources at 530-898-4385 or visit the USCIS Website:https://www.uscis.gov/i-9.

*Non-resident students:  Students with an F-1 visa will need to provide additional documentation and obtain a Social Security Number.  If hired, the area supervisor will provide more information.

STUDENT MARKETING ASSISTANT – THE WELL

SUMMARY
Under the direction of the AS Marketing and Design Department (ASMD), this position is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing content marketing strategies and promotional services for the business and service programs of the Associated Students.

This position will work 15-20 hours per week. Applicants interested in this role MUST be available for mandatory training in Chico beginning Monday, August 11. Training will be Monday-Friday August 11-22.  

TYPICAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Works with the Marketing team to develop and manage social media promotions for the Associated Students (AS) and the Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC) social media channels. Manages and implements content calendar for social channels and attend events for social media coverage.
• Acts as primary “spokesperson” for social media promotions. Must be comfortable with the idea of being in front of a camera.
• Coordinates promotion of Program’s events and initiatives through development of comprehensive content plans and through the use of social media platforms and other campus platforms, such as: CatsConnect, campus and student announcements, text notifications, updates for AS website, calendar entries, blog posts, and mentions in The Latest.
• Collaborates with the design team to create compelling graphics for marketing campaigns.
• Work with Program area to direct messages and emails in a timely fashion.
• Meet with Program area regularly to discuss content needs throughout the semester.
• Works with ASMD team and Program to determine specific outreach needs, such as tabling, class talks, whiteboard blitzes, if any requested.
• Works with Program leadership team to identify other specific marketing needs for the Program.
• Attends staff meetings as directed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

REPORTS TO
Marketing Coordinator

CLASSIFICATIONS DIRECTLY SUPERVISED
None

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in an office environment, continuous contact with staff, campus community and public.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination; verbal communication, use of office equipment including computers, telephones, copiers and fax. When necessary, employee must be able to lift packages up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Incumbent/applicant will need to be able to
perform the essential job functions (duties) of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of:
• Social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
• Basic graphic design tools such as Canva preferred.

Ability to:
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Develop and coordinate marketing and promotion strategies.
• Write copy to meet marketing objectives with excellent grammar and punctuation.
• Use computer and applicable software for word processing and basic graphic design.
• Develop and schedule social media campaigns for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• Track analytics across communication channels.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the campus community, co-
workers, the public, and those contacted during the course of work.
• Work independently, sometimes with minimal supervision.
• Work well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.

Experience:
• Majoring in Marketing, Journalism/Public Relations, Communications/New Media, Graphic
Design, Video Production, or any other relevant field preferred.

Education:

• Currently enrolled in 6 units for undergraduate or 4 units for graduate at California State University, Chico required.

Salary : $17