Social media intern - communications (student wage)

The UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies seeks a Social Media Intern to help execute our digital outreach efforts. Working alongside a high-performing communications and marketing team, you will support bringing multi-platform communications plans to life through digital audience engagement and School-wide messaging.

Working under and directly reporting to the Senior Associate of Communications, you will be supported in developing social content that extends the school’s mission and aligns with the school’s voice, style and tone. Beyond social platforms, you will develop core marketing and communications skills by investigating article topics and best practices, organizing content and helping to maintain web pages.

Support the UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies’ mission of making high-quality education affordable, accessible and achievable by working with the communications and marketing team with a focus on supporting the school’s social media strategy and digital content management.

You will leave this role with a portfolio of published digital content and a clear understanding of how a university communications department functions behind the scenes.

We accommodate class schedules and offer remote work options to fulfill the weekly hour requirement. Join us to develop your professional skills and support an important University mission!

We are seeking a responsible, dependable student with hands-on social media experience and strong graphic design skills.

Core tasks include:

• Support the School’s social media strategy through drafting copy and sourcing/creating graphics for social media posts in alignment with the School’s tone and style across the School-wide and Center for Public Safety and Justice accounts on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
• Enhance the school’s social media strategy through research and a willingness to bring both suggestions for content and best practices to the team.
• Maintain UVA brand guidelines and standards.

Additional areas of support may include:

• Research for articles, communications or marketing campaigns.
• Website editing.
• Cataloging video content.
• Scheduling: Averaging approximately 10 hours per week.

Compensation: $17/hr.

To Apply: please include a Resume, your year at UVA and either: A) a sample social media post and B) a graphic or writing sample

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Resume. Social media/graphic/writing example. Year at UVA.

Education: Current undergraduate and graduate UVA student

Experience: None

Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.