Note: This is a work study position. If you do not have a work study award, you can contact workstudy@du.edu to see if you qualify.
Essential Functions:
- Produce two monthly newsletters (one internal, one external)
- Manage social media, schedule posts, and respond to comments
- Design marketing collateral, signage for events and promotions
- Design infographics and visual data to enable user access to equipment/facilities
- Develop brand language for Innovation Floor
- Website Development: Create and maintain website with constant updates to content
- Advertise upcoming events
- Assist with in-person tours of facilities
- Produce reports and contribute to presentations
- Assist with and plan special events
- Create videos and slideshows to highlight student/faculty/staff/community experiences
- Interact with constituents to document and promote testimonials, events, and daily activities
- Attend all required meetings/trainings
- Other duties as assigned
- This is a great opportunity to develop marketing strategies, professional communication skills, and graphic design abilities.
Possible EVENTS Job Duties:
- Use 25Live, phone, and email to coordinate reservations of space
- Provide information on event spaces, meeting rooms, pricing, etc. to guests and clients.
- Provide exemplary customer service to clients.
- Communicate effectively with coworkers and management to ensure information and updates are available to them.
- Event Logistics: plan and assist with special events (e.g. tours, club meetings, workshops, conferences, etc.)
- Maintain events calendar: scheduling dates/times/rooms
- Work with marketing specialists to develop event fliers and advertise/promote upcoming events
- Organize, set up, and run events/workshops
- Help foster relationships across campus and in the community
- Follow up with workshop attendees with pre and post-event communications
- Manage a database of event attendees and create monthly reports. Analyze trends in attendance (post-event analysis)
- Attend all required meetings/trainings
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Understanding of the social media universe including Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
- Ability to lead the direction of social media conversation and a passion for online communication.
- Experience with website development and maintenance
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, including an attention to detail and ability to set and stick to deadlines.
- The specialist must possess creative and professional writing skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience with concept brainstorming, content review and critique
- Basic skills in graphic design, photography, and video creation
- Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Be resourceful and take initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, consistency, organizational skills, and willingness to work with a high volume of details are essential.
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Solid customer service and events planning background.
- Multitasking and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a strong attention to detail
Required Qualifications:
- Current DU undergraduate or graduate student enrolled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Previous experience organizing and planning events (professional, voluntary, or student group experience in doing so is all relevant)
Working Environment:
- The Innovation Labs offer an exciting environment for hands-on learning and collaboration.
- Equipped with cutting-edge tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and woodworking equipment.
- It can be an active space where students from various disciplines brainstorm, prototype, and create together. This dynamic space promotes self-directed learning and innovation, with mentoring available from peers and advisors.
- Safety protocols ensure a secure environment, while regular workshops and events foster a sense of community and accomplishment.
- The Innovation Labs embody the college’s spirit of experiential learning, empowering students to turn ideas into reality and bridge theory with practice.
Physical Activities:
- The physical abilities needed to work in the Innovation Labs are diverse and essential for a productive and safe environment.
- Manual dexterity is a fundamental skill for handling tools and materials
- Lifting and carrying capabilities are necessary for managing objects of varying weights.
- Tasks at varying heights might require your bending or kneeling abilities.
Compensation and Benefits:
- This position is eligible for a federal work-study, which requires eligibility through the Financial Aid Office.
- Students will be paid $18.81/hr with the opportunity for yearly increases, dependent on performance.
- This position requires 10-15 hours per week for fall, winter, and spring quarters with flexibility in scheduling.
- Some evening/weekend hours required.
- In compliance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), non-benefited employees accrue one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.
Additional Details:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted continuously up until the closing date and positions will be filled as needed as opportunities arise.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement & Notice of Background Check:
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information, please see the University of Denver’s Non-Discrimination Statement.
All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check. These are required for all part-time, full-time and student employee hires.
