Student Employee - Fashion Student Worker - Fall 2026

Description

Assist Fashion & Apparel Merchandising Faculty in The Fashion Shop and labs as well as with class preparation/supervision and social media.

Examples of Duties

Duties Include:

• Help manage The Fashion Shop including: design ideas, event planning and management, create items, visual merchandising, assist other students participation in Fashion Shop, and other tasks as needed.
• Organize, tidy, and maintain lab areas, closets and classrooms.
• Assist with student organizations- FBA and Fashion Council.
• Help plan and execute events including: Fashion Shop events, fashion shows, collaborations in community/ campus, etc.
• Run and maintain lab equipment including sewing machines, sergers, embroidery, vinyl cutters, heat presses, etc.
• Help students use equipment for projects and/ or Fashion Shop.
• Supervise open lab hours (after hours periodically).
• Assist professors with class preparation or supervision on occasion.
• Work with a team to create a social media plan, create content, and manage posts.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Fashion major with minimum of 30-60 hours completed towards degree

• Comfortable with software including Adobe Illustrator, Canva, Google Suite, video editing, etc.
• Basic knowledge of sewing and equipment (FAME 1450 completed)
• Available on campus most days during the week when school is in session

Supplemental Information

Working Hours:

• To be decided when student is hired.
• No more than 20 hours a week.

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our faculty and staff are the university’s most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.

Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:

• 32% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid 100% by the university;

• Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;

• Employees can earn up to 6 credit hours for themselves per academic year.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;

• Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;

• University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;

• Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.

• The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.

• The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.

• An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;

• UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.