Job Summary
Employment Summary
The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want.
Job Description
The primary role of the Student Marketing & Communications Intern is to assist PMO's Marketing & Communications Manager in all aspects of marketing & communications including daily social media updates, writing copy, photography, and strategic planning. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a professional marketing, social media, and external communications environment. The Student Marketing & Communications Intern should work approximately 15 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The Student Marketing & Communications Intern must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, responsive, and driven.
Prerequisite(s)
The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Experience in social media tools such as Canva, AirTable and Loomly preferred but not required.
$11.25/hr starting wage
Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of one semester of college coursework successfully completed
• Must be actively enrolled at Purdue University or Purdue Global (participation in PMO preferred but not required)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
• Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
• Communicate professionally with PMO staff and respond efficiently
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and with a team
• Be organized and able to multi-task within deadlines
• Customer service oriented

Position Responsibilities

• Create daily social media content, which includes writing copy, and taking photos as needed
• Assist the Marketing & Communications Manager in organizing and implementing marketing campaign strategies
• Exhibit friendliness, diplomacy, and tact in responding to comments, inquiries, and messages on social media
• Attend daily rehearsals during the week and some evening/weekend commitments as directed by supervisor
• Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional conduct when handling sensitive information
• Responsible for all scheduled shifts (based on class/exam schedules for the semester)
• Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies
Transferable Skill Development:
Students employed in this role will develop and demonstrate a number of transferable skills essential for future employment success and be reviewed on these skills in their performance evaluation.
Communication (Verbal, Written, Non-Verbal, Listen & Observe, Summarize & Distill Information)
•Demonstrate professional verbal communication in all interactions
•Demonstrate enthusiasm; engage and connect with customers to promote excellent customer experience
•Verbally communicates to staff on situations that may arise due to problems
•Written communication to complete social media copy writing tasks
Ways of Thinking (Systems Thinking & Planning, Reflective & Analytical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Ethics)
•Utilize policies and knowledge to proactively make decisions and solve problems for area assigned
•Develop new or novel ideas through critical thinking and creative processes that address issues and/or lead to change
•Understand standards and expectations for personal and professional ethical behavior
•Demonstrate knowledge of the position and operation
Collaboration (Organization Behavior & Teamwork, Appropriate & Productive Relationships, Helping Other & Collaboration, Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion, Service & Social Responsibility)
•Collaborate with co-workers and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, team atmosphere
•Establish productive relationships with customers and staff
•Acknowledge and support customers and staff with unique needs and differing backgrounds
•Work independently to complete responsibilities
•Proactively and willingly acquires new skills, tasks, procedures and projects
•Provide support to fellow team members
Self Awareness(Self-Understanding, Continuous Learning, Initiative & Follow-Through, Personal Responsibility, Resiliency
•Demonstrate time management skills and attention to detail
•Demonstrate initiative; Understand and respond to the various needs of customers and staff
•Maintain positive attitude and enthusiasm in times of ambiguity and peak time of demand
•Complete work independently in an efficient time manner
•Demonstrate dependability and responsibility within operation
•Demonstrate punctuality by always being on time to each shift
Employee Class
Student
Benefits Eligibility
NO
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt