Graduate Assistant - Public Relations and Marketing Assistant

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Advertising, Communication Skills, Desktop PC, Flyers, Fundraising Program, Marketing, Media Buying and Planning, Newsletter, Photography, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Sales, Schedule Development, Social Media, Team Player, Theater, Website Management
LOCATION
Villanova, PA
POSTED
21 days ago

Posting Details

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Position Information

Posting Number: 20260209V Position Title: Graduate Assistant - Public Relations and Marketing Assistant Posting Type Student Hours/week: 24 Eligibility: Graduate Assistant Semester 2026 Summer Location Mullen Center Detailed Work Schedule

Monday through Thursday 10-5

Number of positions: 1 Department: 176-Theatre - Winter Contact Name: Gloria Yoshioka Contact Phone/Extension: 95179

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary:

Graduate Assistant Summer Hire - this work is directly associated with the degree of study.

This position will work independently and in collaboration with the Mullen Center Communications Manager (MCM) to facilitate the execution of the following tasks. These tasks have been broken into priority levels, as the list is likely too long to accomplish in its entirety.

PR/Marketing for Villanova Theatre's 26-27 season (announced on 5/13/26)

  • Season Brochure execution in collaboration with MCM (Production)

o Research for imagery and narrative descriptive content

o Generating logos and narrative material for subscription flyer

  • Playbill planning (Production)

o Playbill ad initiatives and coordination - on and off campus

o Create new biography form on google forms (with social media handle submission, tagging info, photography information and posting guidelines)

o Community agreement, land acknowledgment, donation page, and program advertisement filed in teams for easy playbill compilation

  • Build 2026-2027 PR/Marketing calendar for Theatre Department (Academic)

o Social Media - Prepare social media plan for incoming students training and orientation in August

o Newsletter - Reinvigorate/reinvent the Department Newsletter

  • Meet with Communications in Grad CLAS (Academic)

o Confirm 26-27 recruiting events and advertisements

o Discuss photography, trailers and social media strategies

  • Create photography schedule for press shots (Production)

o Build press shoot calendar (promotional and archival)

o Develop concepts for each show

o Solidify posting guidelines with the department

  • Transfer archival material (photos, videos, marketing materials) from desktop to Teams and Google (Departmental)
  • Collaborate with Mullen Box Office and Front of House Management (Production)

o Group sales initiatives and advertisement

o Ticketing procedure for comps

o Get comp ticket policy in writing

§ Designers and staff, Grad Students, Minors and work study, Directors, Mullen Staff, Faculty (especially adjunct)

  • Begin building a new handbook (Departmental)

o Rewrite GA job description

Production Website Updates (.org page)

  • Archived productions

….· Faculty and staff bios and info

  • Hours up for the Mullen center
  • Updating box office staff on website
  • Create visible separate production pages including special events dates

Academic Website Updates (.edu page - this will begin after the 7/31 when the CLAS "freeze" is lifted)

  • Faculty info and bios
  • PTRS updates
  • Department news
  • Update GAship descriptions

Requirements:

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Additional Information: Physical Demands Summary: Wage Rate: 18.00/hour

Posting Detail Information

Closing Date (11:59pm ET): 06/01/2026 Open Until Filled Yes

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

    • Are you currently a registered Villanova student?
  • Yes

  • No

    • Are you eligible for work study?
  • Yes

  • No

  • I don't know

    • Have you ever worked on campus before? If "Y", what department and semester/year?

(Open Ended Question)

    • What is your availability (days, times)?

(Open Ended Question)

Optional Applicant Documents:

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  • Resume / Curriculum Vitae

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