2024-2025 Center for Leadership, Student Operations and Marketing Assistant

Florida International University is Miami's public research university, focused on student success. According to U.S. News and World Report, FIU has 42 top-50 rankings in the nation among public universities. FIU is a top U.S. research university (R1), with more than $200 million in annual expenditures. FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production, which drives innovation, and is one of the institutions that helps make Florida the top state for higher education. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU's commitment to providing students Worlds Ahead opportunities. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA, with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond. For more information about FIU, visit www.fiu.edu.

The Center for Leadership is currently seeking a Student Assistant, Program and Event and Marketing. The student assistant will assist the Center's directors with general support in executing program and event logistics as well as assist the Center's team with social media and marketing efforts.

Provide support for social media and marketing efforts:

• Assist with the social media and marketing efforts to promote the Center and its brand

• Assist with the management of the Center's marketing and social media accounts

• Assist with the design and development of social media posts and campaigns

• Assist with maintaining the Center's content and marketing calendar

• Track and organize targeted ads, social media campaigns, e-mail blasts, etc

• Maintain client records up to date with most relevant information

• Keep abreast of industry trends and developments in digital marketing

Provide Program and Event Team in the support of:

• Completion of operational and logistical activities associated with Center programs, projects and events

• While programs and events are in session, assists coordinators with logistical details and client and faculty needs

• Preparation of program materials - copying, packaging, printing, etc

• Provide support in the creation of program documents

• Tabulation of data collection (evaluations) and organization of information

• Assist with maintenance of logs and data

Provide general office support for day-to-day operations

Performs other duties as needed or assigned

Adheres to Center for Leadership and University policies regarding attendance, punctuality, appropriate use of computer internet access and dress code for the office

Federal Work Study

Proficient and comfortable working with the Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel)
Prefer knowledge of specialized software programs, such as Panthersoft, Adobe Creative Suite and Canva
Strong verbal and communication skills to engage vendors and other internal or external clients effectively
Capable and willing to follow instructions carefully but show initiative
Highly organized, proactive, energetic, self-motivated, positive attitude and team player without compromising professionalism

• Students enrolled at FIU, who have been awarded Federal Work Study (FWS) as part of their Financial Aid Award package.
• Student must be enrolled with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in a course of study leading to a degree or a Financial Aid eligible certificate, during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.
• Upon credits decreasing, award being canceled, or graduating, FWS employment must end.

Hours will vary based on class schedule and needs of the department.

$13.00/Hour

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Prospective Employee

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In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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