Student Employee Campus Employment - Admissions Digital Media Ambassador

Job Title: Student Employee - Admissions Digital Media Ambassador

Department: Undergraduate Admissions

Supervisor: Hannah Beck

Employment Type: Campus Employment; Part-time, hourly, non-exempt

Pay Range: $13.50 - $13.50

Job Summary:

The Digital Royal Ambassador will assist the Undergraduate Admissions team in the recruitment of prospective students. This position will generate creative and engaging content for the EMU UG Admissions Instagram page.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Post on Instagram (posts, stories, reels, etc.) on assigned day

• Create engaging content

• Connect online with prospective students and answer questions about the university, areas of study, and opportunities for students

• Attend monthly RA meetings

• Be an active member in the GroupMe to collaborate with other DMAs

• Collaborate with the Undergraduate Admissions team in generating and posting creative content.

• Attend all UG events

• Perform additional work-related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively and professionally with all constituencies of a diverse community.

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative.

• Ability to effectively express ideas clearly in both written and verbal communications.

• Proficiency in computer applications

• Excellent problem-solving and conflict resolution skills, and the ability to deal effectively with a variety of situations and constituents.

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to respectfully manage sensitive conversations and information.

• Be currently enrolled as a student at EMU.

Education and Experience:

High School diploma.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Why Work at EMU?

• Flexible work scheduling built around your classes

• Valuable on-campus work experience and resume-building opportunities

• Convenient, walkable commute on campus

Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.

EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.

EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.