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The Communications Coordinator (Student Intern) will support the Academic Affairs in achieving its strategic communication objectives.

Description of key duties

• Support the Academic Affairs Office in adopting the University鈥檚 new brand standards by updating documents and communication tools with the secondary mark (logo) and by incorporating the new font options and color palette.
• Support the Academic Affairs Office in developing and refreshing internal communication assets, such as report templates, downloadable resources, professional development certificates, digital badges, and infographics.
• Support the Academic Affairs Office in creating and implementing environmental graphics within the OIE office and across campus.
• Support the Academic Affairs Office in reimagining its website structure and content
• Support the Academic Affairs Office in managing its blog

Minimum requirements for knowledge, skills, and attributes

• Understanding of print and digital marketing principles and practices
• Proficiency using Adobe Creative Cloud applications
• Proficiency using other design tools as needed
• Enthusiasm for trying fresh design ideas within the parameters of University Marketing guidelines
• Ability to listen, seek input from others, use feedback to improve ideas, and collaborate with others
• Ability to provide some examples of previous work
• Ability to stay up-to-date on trends and to make recommendations for adjustments to communications strategies and practices
• Superior time management skills and ability to meet deadline
• Ability to think analytically and critically

If interested, please contact Meredith Pool at [email protected].

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain real experience at a NCAA Division I university? Do you want to learn alongside a team of dedicated advancement professionals committed to your career growth? Are you looking for an opportunity to gain the kind of real experience that will position you as a top candidate coming out of college?

Then come join us. As a Lions Booster Club student intern, you will serve as an important part of the 暗网TV advancement team as we proudly support Lion student-athletes. This role epitomizes our university鈥檚 commitment to providing the kind of professional preparatory experiences that ensure 鈥渞eal experience, real success鈥� and will position you as a top candidate in the field of athletics development coming out of college. Below are some of the activities you would be involved in:

Responsibilities and Duties

• Attending regular development staff meetings
• Host guests at both local and regional Lions Booster Club events
• Basic data entry and attributing to gain familiarity with Raiser鈥檚 Edge database
• Donor stewardship initiatives (mailings, gift selection, personal thank you correspondence)
• Executing annual fund appeals (mailings and follow-up calls)
• Create, track, market and promote Lions Booster Club activities in coordination with university communications and our social media team
• Peer benchmarking and research projects
• Opportunity to get 鈥渞eal development experience鈥� and grow your network in the industry
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Athletics Development and University Advancement leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Junior or higher
• Pursuing a degree in sport management, non-profit administration, or related field
• A 鈥減eople-person鈥� who enjoys interacting with a wide variety of constituents
• Team player who is willing to innovate and adapt in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable talking on the phone
• Belief in the importance of the student-athlete experience and its role in higher education
• Relationship-focused and donor-centric mindset

Contact Information

Advancement 
[email protected]

Accessibility Challenges

Campus Audit

• Intern will compile results from previous campus audits and determine and address gaps in information.
• The audit will look at buildings, paths, events, and other campus activities and opportunities.

Based on the audit and focus groups (see below), the intern will develop an interactive, dynamic campus map. The map(s) would provide spatial information to a variety of stakeholders.

Accessibility Opportunities

• Using the audit results, intern will develop a list of priorities to make LU more accessible and more friendly to students, faculty, and staff with various physical disabilities.
• Intern will coordinate focus groups/meetings with various stakeholders to define gaps in audit results and refine priorities based on experience.
• Intern will develop strategies/materials to facilitate communication (for students, advisors, sponsors of campus clubs/activities, and all other invested parties).
• Intern will begin developing strategies for recruiting students with physical disabilities to our campus in coordination with enrollment management.

Job Description

Are you a social work or special education major? Are you interested in advocacy efforts and social justice? Do you love 暗网TV and its students, faculty, and staff? If so, this might be the opportunity for you! In this internship, you will engage with and advocate for our students, faculty, and staff that have physical disabilities. Internship duties involve performing/refining a full campus accessibility audit, meeting with relevant stakeholders, determining strategies for improving accessibility鈥攊n all forms鈥攐n our campus, and designing and implementing communication initiatives that increase awareness of and responsiveness to individuals with physical disabilities (or injuries).

If you are interested, please send a cover letter, a resume, and at least one letter of recommendation to Meredith Marsh ([email protected]). Note: while this internship aligns with careers in social work, special education, or recreation, it is open to students in any major.

Advising

• Meets with students to create a career development plan including components of career assessment, definition of career and internship goals, choosing a major, job-search, resume preparation, interviewing, and applying to graduate/professional school.聽
• Refers students to workshops, career strategists, and/or resources as appropriate.聽
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and information about career resources and events.聽

Employer Relations

Communicates with employers via telephone, letter, on-site visits, and on-campus recruitment and career fairs. 

• Conducts all direct contact in a courteous, professional manner.聽
• Encourages employers to participate in career fairs, on-campus recruitment, and special programs, and to submit job announcements.聽
• Communicates this information to students in聽one-on-one聽meetings.聽

Marketing

• Bolster student participation in career fairs and workshops hosted by the career center by hosting information tables and conducting classroom visits.聽

Recruitment

• Serves as a resource to employers who host information tables on campus.聽
• Meets employer representative on the day of the recruitment, and answers his/her questions聽
• Career fairs/interview days: Participates in all fairs as assigned.聽

Other duties as assigned, including the opportunity to pursue a career services related passion project. 

Participation in:  

路 CEL Introduction Meeting鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Service Learning鈥疨roject鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Connecting with a Professional Mentor鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Professional Development Workshops鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Weekly Intern Check-In Meetings鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Events Hosted by the CEL鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

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Qualifications

Junior majoring in human resources, marketing, business administration, nonprofit administration or a related field required. 

Work experience requirements: 

Prefer 2+ years of customer service experience. 

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Physical effort required to achieve essential functions of the job: 

Work effectively at a computer for extended periods. 

Mental effort required to achieve essential functions of the job: 

Must be initiative driven, highly motivated and team oriented with strong interpersonal and written communication skills. 

Working Environment: 

General office conditions. 

Tools and equipment used: 

Computer skills. 

Essential Job Functions also include: 

The essential roles, responsibilities, and activities in this position are as follows: 

路 Regular and reliable attendance is required.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Job may require other duties as assigned. 

Please apply through Handshake.

Employer Relations

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路 Promote 暗网TV鈥痵tudents and alumni鈥痶o employers鈥痑s a potential candidate pool鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

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路 Demonstrate鈥痺orking knowledge of Handshake鈥痑nd encourage employer registration and use of the system鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

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路 Attend meetings and network at appropriate professional organizations鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Coordinate with CEL Administrative Assistant to schedule employer recruiting tables.  

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Suits for Success

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路 If able, make alterations to suits if necessary鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Collect suit donations as needed鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Donate non-professional clothing to local organizations鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Meet with students who are interested in the program, help them sort through suits and piece together a professional look鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Go over the do鈥檚 and don鈥檛s of professional dress with students鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Plan and implement events to publicize the Suits for Success Program鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Create basic advertising material for event鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Collaborate with CEL Team and Interns on day-to-day tasks and projects鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Coordinate with local organizations and employers, such as Habitat for Humanity, for suit donations鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Act as a general liaison between organization and Career Services Office for suit donations鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

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Service Learning

Create and maintain community organization partnerships 

路 Build and maintain database of projects and community partners 

路 Attend Service Learning Committee meetings with influential campus staff/faculty 

路 Work with marketing interns to create promotional materials highlighting service learning courses and projects 

路 Co-host, host, and attend service learning workshops as needed 

Participation in:  

路 CEL Introduction Meeting鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Service Learning鈥疨roject鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Connecting with a Professional Mentor鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Professional Development Workshops鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Weekly Intern Check-In Meetings鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Events Hosted by the CEL鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Qualifications鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Current college students at Junior, Senior, or graduate level seeking a degree in human resources, higher education, business administration, communications, English, education鈥�, nonprofit administration or related field 

路 Excellent ability to communicate in person, print, and electronically to variable audiences鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Creative and out-of-the-box thinking鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

路 Must be initiative driven, highly motivated, and team oriented with strong interpersonal and written communication skills鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Please apply through Handshake.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop and create content for social media for Career Services and Study Abroad (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn) and assist with day-to-day account monitoring.
• Increase activity on 暗网TV Career Services鈥� LinkedIn page
• Support the Center for Experiential Learning events as needed聽
• Photograph events hosted by the Center for Experiential Learning and create an ongoing database of photos聽
• Create a cohesive brand for the Center for Experiential Learning online
• Work with Center for Experiential Learning staff to conceptualize and pitch ideas for social media
• Create marketing materials for events and programs for CEL
• Draft and send Handshake marketing emails to students and employers聽
• Collaborate with CEL Team and Interns on day-to-day tasks and projects
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Participation in:
  • CEL Introduction Meeting
  • Service Learning Project
  • Connecting with a Professional Mentor
  • Professional Development Workshops
  • Weekly Intern Check-In Meetings
  • Events Hosted by the CEL

Qualifications 

• Current college student at Junior or Senior level seeking a degree in public relations, communications, English, graphic design, digital content strategy, advertising, marketing or related degree
• Excellent ability to communicate in person, print, and electronically to variable audiences
• Writing and copyediting experience
• Experience with developing messages for social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn)
• Creative and out-of-the-box thinking
• Experience with Adobe applications or聽Canva聽is聽recommended
• Must be initiative driven, highly motivated and team oriented with strong interpersonal and written communication skills

Supervisor: Center for Experiential Learning

Pay: Unpaid internship

Hours: Flexible, but mostly within the realms of 8-5 Monday-Friday

Application Process: Apply through handshake. 

暗网TV University Library recently acquired The Sporting News (TSN) archival collection. It is a unique and prestigious collection related to sports and sports history with a heavy emphasis on baseball. The collection in total is rich and reflective of how individuals, businesses, and societies interact with sports. The importance of its contents speaks not only to sports history, but to American cultural history in general. TSN began as a family-owned business in 1886 based in St. Louis, MO, until it was bought by American City Business Journals and moved to Charlotte, NC in 2008. While it has strong ties to the St. Louis area, this collection is recognized by sports historians and archivists across the country. The intern(s) selected will have the opportunity to interact with these artifacts and assist the University Archivist in describing and digitizing these rare and fascinating documents.

Job skills and responsibilities

• Strong written communication skills
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to discern, categorize, and describe materials that fall into the broad category of sports and related subcategories e.g. journalism, business, marketing, civil rights, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of digitization processes
• Works well cooperatively and self-directed tasks
• Must be willing to lift boxes up to 40 lbs

If interested, please contact Dr. Liz Macdonald at [email protected].

Internship or applied learning position for a student with strong project management and marketing skills. This student will concentrate on developing a plan to promote the services provided at the LARC. Tasks include reviewing focus group data, student feedback data, and usage data; interviewing with LARC stakeholders; creating surveys; and collaborating with the LARC marketing team.

Requirements

• Analyze data
• Conceive, design, write copy, and layout of marketing plan
• Ability to broadly understand technical products and communicate the benefits simply and with impact
• A multiple project, work style is expected
• Exceptional writer and oral communicator
• Meet deadlines or give advanced notice if you won鈥檛
• Must be enrolled in for credit experiential learning course, such as applied learning, practicum, or internship

If interested, please contact Dr. Liz Macdonald at [email protected].

Internship or applied learning position for a student to responsible for organizing, planning, and overseeing aspects of marketing the LARC. Responsible for posting and tracking content.

Here are some of the social media platforms currently in use: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.

Requirements

• A multiple project, work style is expected
• Exceptional writer and oral communicator
• Meet deadlines or give advanced notice if you won鈥檛
• Analyze data
• Collaborates with team members
• Must be enrolled in for credit experiential learning course, such as applied learning, practicum, or internship

If interested, please contact Dr. Liz Macdonald at [email protected].

Internship position for a student to work with the marketing team. Primary tasks include creating copy for marketing materials, editing copy for all platforms 鈥� electronic media, social media, and print 鈥� editing copy, and providing editorial support for marketing the services in the LARC.

Requirements

• Exceptional writer and oral communicator
• Analyze data
• Meet deadlines or give advanced notice if you are unable to complete tasks
• Must be enrolled in for credit experiential learning course, such as applied learning, practicum, or internship

If interested, please contact Dr. Liz Macdonald at [email protected].

Internship or applied learning position for a hardworking, creative student to create graphic and web design, print materials, social media and email campaigns promoting the services in the LARC. Great communication skills are necessary to communicate with various team members and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ensure creative elements are on target with 暗网TV University brand requirements
• Builds and develops layouts
• Conceptualize, create, develop, design and produce web promotions using graphic design software
• Collaborate with multiple departments.
• Meet deadlines or give advanced notice if you won鈥檛
• Analyze data
• Must be enrolled in for credit experiential learning course, such as applied learning, practicum, or internship.
• Collaborates with team members

If interested, please contact Dr. Liz Macdonald at [email protected].