PR/COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT

OVERVIEW

JOB TITLE: PR/Communications Assistant

LOCATION: St. Paul CampusPAY RATE: 16.50

JOB SUMMARY

The PR/Communications team within the University of St. Thomas Marketing, Insights and Communications department is seeking an organized, detail-oriented student to support communications operations, including the St. Thomas Newsroom.

The PR/Communications Assistant will help publish and organize content, support the biweekly Newsroom newsletter, monitor communications inboxes and assist Communications and Public Relations staff with projects. This position provides hands-on experience with public relations, digital publishing, editorial planning and professional communications.

This position may be eligible for internship credit in the second semester, in addition to hourly pay.

Visit news.stthomas.edu to become familiar with the St. Thomas Newsroom and the content you would help support.

For questions, contact:

Sheree R. Curry, Director of Communications, sheree.curry@stthoma.edu

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Gather and load content for the biweekly Newsroom newsletter
• Publish and format stories and other content in WordPress
• Create Professional Notes and assist with In the News items as needed
• Upload images and add metadata, alt text and photo captions
• Monitor Newsroom and St. Thomas magazine inboxes and route information as appropriate
• Update school, college and other Newsroom landing pages
• Assist with basic quality checks before publication
• Help maintain content calendars, planning documents and Communications/PR spreadsheets
• Assist Communications and Public Relations staff with research, tracking and other projects as needed

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

• Professional communication
• Project coordination and organization
• Digital publishing and content management
• Quality assurance and attention to detail
• Public relations and communications operations
• Time management and collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently
• Comfort learning digital tools and systems
• Communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, English and related majors are especially encouraged to apply, but students from any major are welcome
• WordPress or other content-management experience is helpful but not required; training will be provided

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas.

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.