Student Assistant- Wellness Center Marketing 2023/2024

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College & State University is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. Georgia College & State University enrolls approximately 7,000 students –5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Conner, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, the Andalusia Institute, now owned by Georgia College & State University. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

This position will aid WRC (Wellness and Recreation Center) pro staff in marketing for all our events, building updates, etc. Staff will work 10-15hrs a week. Some of these hours will be a set schedule (based on availability) and the remaining hours come from attending WRC programs to collect pictures, videos, interviews etc. Staff will be partially responsible for posting on our social media, for creating fliers, posting fliers around the WRC/Main campus, chalking for events, creating instructional or promotional videos etc. This position could also assist with website design/editing.

Meeting with Pro Staff - 15%

Staff will meet with Pro Staff to assess how they can best market their area/events. This will happen in the form of one-on-one meetings, and departmental meetings.

Planning - 10%
Staff will assist with planning on how to best market the different areas/events.

Event Capturing - 20%
Staff will go to WRC events to gather pictures, videos, and a better understanding of how best to document the event/market future events.

Social Media - 30%
Staff will assist in creating fliers/captions and posting to social media to help market our areas/events.

Marketing - 25%
Staff will assist in tabling, chalking, posting fliers, etc.

Educational Requirements
High School diploma

Other Required Qualifications
Friendly, engaging, and focused

Required Experience
Enrolled at Georgia College & State University

Additional Preferred Qualifications
First Aid/CPR cert (or higher), able to take the initiative on projects

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Have completed (or currently be enrolled in) at least one practicum course for Mass Communications, Marketing, or similar field.

Preferred Experience
Proficient with Canva. Some basic video editing experience. Any website design/editing experience

SKILLS
Needs to be able to effectively manage Facebook, Instagram, and potentially other social media

Georgia College & State University is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College & State University. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College & State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.
This position does not require security clearance.

Seeking qualified candidates to apply.