About the role
- Position Summary
- Temporary hourly-intermittent student assistant position available in Warrior Fab Lab.
- Start Date
- Position available on or after September 8, 2026 and ending on or before May 31, 2027. Possibility of reappointment based on budget, department needs, and job performance.
- Job Description/Duties
- The Social Media Student Assistant supports the Warrior Fab Lab's marketing, communications, and outreach efforts by creating engaging digital content that promotes programs, events, services, and student success. Working collaboratively with faculty and staff, the Student Assistant develops social media campaigns, captures photo and video content, designs marketing materials, and represents the department at campus outreach and recruitment events. The Student Assistant helps maintain a consistent, professional, and accessible digital presence while engaging prospective and current students both online and in person. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Create compelling multimedia content, including graphics, photography, video, and written content for departmental social media platforms, digital communications, and marketing materials while maintaining university branding standards.
- Capture, edit, and produce photo and video content for events, student activities, workshops, Warrior Wednesday, Annual Maker Symposium, New Student Orientation (NSO), and other departmental and university events.
- Assist with planning, scheduling, publishing, and maintaining content using Outlook, Warrior Life, and 25 Live.
- Manage departmental social media accounts by monitoring engagement, responding appropriately to comments and messages, tracking analytics, and recommending strategies to improve audience engagement and content performance.
- Represent the department during recruitment activities and other outreach events by staffing information tables, engaging prospective and current students, and promoting departmental programs and services.
- Assist with the planning, promotion, setup, execution, and breakdown of workshops, outreach events, tabling activities, and special events while documenting activities through photography and video.
- Maintain organized digital asset libraries and assist with website updates, newsletters, and other digital communications as assigned.
- Research emerging social media trends, digital marketing strategies, and platform best practices to recommend innovative content ideas.
- Ensure all digital content complies with university branding, copyright, accessibility, and communication standards.
- Attend required training and occasional evening events.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Qualifications
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience creating and managing content for organizational, campus, nonprofit, or business social media accounts.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications or similar graphic design and video editing applications.
- Strong photography, videography, and video editing skills, including experience creating engaging short-form content for platforms such as Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
- Knowledge of current social media trends, platform algorithms, audience engagement strategies, and digital marketing best practices.
- Excellent written communication skills with attention to grammar, style, and audience.
- Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive digital communication.
- Excellent organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, work independently, and collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and students.
- Experience with event promotion, student outreach, recruitment activities, customer service, student leadership, marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, or related fields.
- Required Qualifications:
- Must be enrolled as an undergraduate student in a minimum of six (6) units during the Fall and Spring semesters.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to represent the department and the university professionally in both digital and in-person settings.
- Ability to follow safety procedures and work responsibly with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service in a collaborative and inclusive learning environment.
- Salary Range
- $17.00 per hour.
- How to Apply
- To be considered, qualified candidates must submit a completed Stanislaus State online employment application and resumé. Applications are accepted electronically only. Please note that failure to completely fill out each section of the online application may result in your application not receiving consideration. To apply online, please click the “Apply Now” button on this page.
- Application Deadline
- OPEN UNTIL FILLED
- Background Clearance Notice
- Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
- Additional Information
- Clery Act Disclosure Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382. Equal Employment Opportunity The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Applicants requiring necessary accommodations to the application process may contact the Human Resources Department at (209) 667-3351. California Relay Service is available at (800) 735-2922 voice and (800) 735-2929 TDD. As a federal contractor, we are committed to attracting a diverse applicant pool. Please consider completing the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form (your response will not be shared with the search committee) at: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/sec503/Self_ID_Forms/VoluntarySelf-ID_CC-305_ENG_JRF_QA_508c.pdf. CSU Stanislaus hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.
- The individuals who appear to be the best qualified for this position will be contacted by telephone or email for an interview. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE #LI-DNI