Creative Services Assistant - Student Hourly

The Creative Services Student Assistant works with the Director of Creative Services on all aspects of the museum’s visual output. This position serves as the lead for museum event photography and exhibition documentation, and image processing and archiving. The Creative Services Student Assistant also contributes to video production projects and museum object photography, as well as providing direction on image selection for museum publications.

30% - Execute image post-processing workflow including image processing, metadata application, and archiving.
25% - Assist with museum video projects including filming and post-production.
25% - Photograph museum events.
15% - Photograph art objects in the collection.
5% - Assistance with other museum projects and events as assigned.

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Please submit a current portfolio in PDF format of no more than 10 images with your application.

To ensure consideration apply by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time 1/29/2026.

Ryan Waggoner
785-864-0134
wag44@ku.edu

$12.00 per hour

Monday February 16, 2026

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