DEPARTMENT – External Relations/Dean’s Office
SUPERVISOR – Mary Crawford, External Relations Coordinator (ERC), mcrawford@unl.edu, 308 367-5231
JOB TITLE – Communications Assistant
JOB DESCRIPTION
Seeking an outgoing, dependable student for 5-10 hours per week to serve as an assistant (or intern) with a “news hound” interest in reporting and publicizing campus news and events.
Needing an on-campus or Curtis area student for event photography, capturing strong photographic images for news use and campus photo files, tracking down a news assignment (or multiple sources), and assisting in research, collection, and preparation of external communications for local, state, regional, national news organizations, social media, college alumni, and our public stakeholders and agricultural partners.
Position open immediately for fall semester, flexible hours, daytime office duties established around student’s schedule; photography and news gathering at daytime, evening and weekend events, as needed.
Sources will include NCTA students, staff, faculty and alumni, including outreach to public relations contacts with Aggie competition teams, student organizations and clubs, Student Senate and other sources.
Experience preferable but not necessary with print journalism, photography, high school yearbooks, newsletters, desktop publishing, social media, public speaking, 4-H or FFA communication duties, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint or Microsoft Office skills.
Training will be provided. A camera is available for official duties, on campus or locally (or for travel with college-sanctioned activities).
DUTIES
- Photography – NCTA events, programs, students, and other
- Develop a database of primary news sources for NCTA clubs, organizations, teams, etc.
- Expand/update the NCTA external news distribution database.
- Assist the ERC in outreach to students, staff and faculty for news gathering.
- Write feature articles, news releases, scripts.
- Assist with alumni newsletter
- Other duties as opportunities occur.