Student Marketing and Events Assistant
Note: This is a work study position. If you do not have a work study award, you can contact stuemp@du.edu to see if you qualify.
The Innovation Labs is an innovation center which encompasses a makerspace and coworking space open to all students, faculty, and staff on the DU Campus. It is located in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Sciences on the first floor and in the Metallurgy Building. This space promotes interdisciplinary collaborations and access to tools for creative problem solving and innovation.
Potential Job Duties:
· 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.
Job requirements:
· 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
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
Job Requirements:
· 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.
· Previous experience organizing and planning events (professional, voluntary, or student group experience in doing so is all relevant)
· 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
Work 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 Ability:
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, while 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 $16/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.
Application Details
Please submit your resume or CV and cover letter through PCO by 11:59pm April 1, 2023. When uploading your resume to PCO, please save it as a PDF using this naming format: last name, position title. Example: Stevens, Career Peer Advisor. Please note all resumes submitted through PCO will go through an automatic review process by the Career & Professional Development staff. While this may take extra time on your part if revisions are needed, it’s to support you in submitting the most competitive application possible. You will not be able to submit your full application until the resume has been reviewed and approved. Please allow at least 3 days before the application deadline for this step. Due to the expected volume of applications, do not wait until right before the deadline to apply as your resume could be delayed in the review process.
To be proactive, check out our website with resume and cover letter samples. Make changes prior to submission. This will increase the likelihood your resume can be pushed through without going through a major overhaul, allowing you to apply to student employment positions quickly. For help with this process, contact stuemp@du.edu. The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/ veteran status or any other status protected by law. We welcome applications from underrepresented communities, veterans and persons with disabilities. 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.