Marketing and Social Media Assistant

Supervisor: Elisa Coghlan, Communication and Assessment Coordinator

Pay: $13.00/hour

Hours per week: 5-10

Are you a creative storyteller? Do you want hands-on experience crafting social media content that makes a difference on campus? Join Raynor Library’s Library Connect Team and work closely with our Raynor librarians and staff! 

Description

Help us engage new audiences! As Marketing & Social Media Assistant, you will manage Raynor’s social media channels and create content fit for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and more. Collaborate with Raynor’s Outreach and Teaching student assistants to design graphics promoting events, activities, and displays around the library. In this position, you will also solicit library user feedback and analyze student data to further improve Raynor’s marketing strategy.   

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Monitor analytics, library and campus happenings, and broader trends for ideas  
  • Create and schedule postings for the library’s digital displays 
  • Participate in outreach planning with Student Success Librarian and Communication and Assessment Coordinator    
  • Collaborate with Library Connect Team to plan, promote and report on events    
  • Create buttons, nametags, PowerPoint slides, table signage, and other materials 
  • Install and break down exhibits 

Why Join Us?

  • We value your insight and experience as a student at Marquette. Having worked through similar classes, assignments, and challenges, you may be able to connect with students in ways we can’t, and we are excited to learn from you!  
  • Grow professionally and build relationships. Not only will you meet new peers across campus, but you will also work closely with a team of outreach and teaching students supported by library staff.   
  • Try new things. This position is what you make of it! Aside from marketing and social media responsibilities, as a member of Raynor's Library Connect Team, you have endless opportunities to make a difference in Marquette’s community. Interested in student research skill development? Have a great idea for an event? Work as a team to make it happen!  

Qualifications

Libraries are vibrant community organizations that respond to the needs of their members. Students from diverse cultural backgrounds, students who are first-generation, and students on federal work-study are encouraged to apply. The following qualifications will help you succeed in this role:  

  • Ability to write persuasively and concisely   
  • Active use of and interest in connecting with others through social media 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse constituencies   
  • Demonstrated ability to stay organized while juggling multiple priorities  
  • Good academic standing   
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team  
  • Commitment to values in alignment with Raynor Library’s mission, vision, and values 

Helpful Skills

  • Interest in marketing, digital media, public relations, journalism, communication, or a related field   
  • A good nose for news  
  • Proficient with Canva  
  • Familiar with CapCut or other video editing tools  
  • Strategic thinker     
  • Collaborative   
  • Communicative  
  • Organized  
  • Completed at least two semesters at the undergraduate level at Marquette  

Please direct any questions to Elisa Coghlan at elisa.coghlan@marquette.edu

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