First-Year Experience Ambassador

Posting Details

Position Information Working Title: First-Year Experience Ambassador Department: First Year Programs Type of Work: Study Federal Building: Office Location: UC - University Center Work Schedule: The department is open Monday-Friday 8:15 am-4:30 pm hours can vary each day by the students class schedule. There may be some evening or weekend hours on occasion for events.

This position is for 10-15 hours a week during the spring semester. Schedule determined upon hiring. Working during students class times is prohibited.

Job Description First-Year Experience is hiring a highly motivated Northern Kentucky University student. The First-Year Experience Ambassador will support the departments academic programming by assisting with academic events, marketing development, and engagement initiatives. This position will collaborate with the Director of First-Year Experience and Programming to develop and implement programming for the Placemaking Projects. This position will also assist in assessing program reception by reviewing data for the First-Year Experience office. This position will be in person with some virtual possibilities. The position will collaborate with the Marketing Ambassador.

Primary Responsibilities As a First-Year Experience Ambassador, you will:

• Assist with designing, planning, evaluating, and revising FYE program activities, programming, and logistics.
• Assist with day-of coordination of academic events and trainings.
• Collect, enter, analyze, and make recommendations based on evaluation data.
• Assist with organizing logistics for the Placemaking Program.
• Participate in maintaining storage areas and tracking inventory.

Engagement Responsibilities Serve as a positive role model of student success. Assist with department initiatives to engage the campus community. It is critical to consider this programming from a campus-wide perspective with a key focus on student engagement. Serve at the front desk as needed to answer phone calls and direct students. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Must be eligible for Federal Work-Study (FWS). This position considers a candidate with a demonstrated knowledge of and enthusiasm for NKU involvement in campus activities and a desire to help new students, which strongly benefits candidacy. The ideal candidate should major in Communication Studies, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, Art, Business, or a related major. Students must be able to demonstrate a level of:

• Successful independent work
• Organization of time and prioritization of responsibilities
• Data analytics skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think critically
• Beginner to Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Suites and Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) a plus
• Canva, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.

You are encouraged to include additional materials, including references, a writing sample, and a graphic design sample.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma Pay Rate: Up to $11/hour

Posting Detail Information Requisition Number: 20241792 Job Open Date: 01/26/2026 Job Close Date: Quick Link: https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/14159 Supplemental Questions

• Are you an NKU Student? Yes No
• Are you eligible for federal work study? Yes No I dont know
• Think about your first year in college. What was the most valuable part of your academic experience and why (Open-Ended Question)
• Describe your background and interest in developing academic outreach programs (Open-Ended Question)
• Applicant Documents Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter, Letter of Application Hours of Availability: Optional Optional Documents: References, Portfolio, Writing Sample