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Student Assistant - Social Media

Lamar University

Lee Center, NY
Internship
Intern
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Lamar University Center for Career & Professional Development is looking for a creative Social Media Intern. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the awareness of our services, career fairs, and events. The role involves creating engaging social media content, promoting departmental activities, and supporting outreach efforts to enhance the department's visibility and engagement with students, alumni, and followers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work alongside the team to create a plan for social media strategies monthly
  • Assist in the growth of the brand by raising awareness through various social media platforms
  • Content creation such as images, writing, and graphics
  • Be creative and use multiple social media features to attract followers and engagement
  • Monitor postings to ensure the brand message is consistent from the terminology used to images posted
  • Attend career fairs and events to document the events via social media and create engagement with followers
  • Aid in the daily aspects of promoting the department's campaigns
  • Interact with followers, students, and alumni by communicating and answering questions through social media pages
  • Assist in implementing plans to increase followers on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook
  • Help create content as dictated by the monthly editorial calendar to promote services, career fairs, and events
  • Post and manage social media photos and content
  • Provide monthly analytics for all social media accounts
  • Curate appropriate photos and captions for social media
  • Organize and manage social media management system
  • Track social media growth
  • Research latest tools to promote social media engagement, growth, and effectiveness
  • Collaborate with Social Media Student Coordinator/Intern to create training videos for departmental resources
  • Provide superior customer service to customers at all times
  • Support testing as needed
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, graphic design, journalism, public relations, or related field
  • Familiar with multi-social posting through programs such as Hootsuite
  • Comfortable with Canva, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Suites
  • General knowledge of Search Engine Optimization and internet ranking for web content
  • Entry level experience determining how to cater marketing campaigns to a unique audience
  • Ability to work alongside a diverse group of employees and manage multiple initiatives
  • Entry level understanding of marketing strategy and outreach concepts
  • May assist in career event setup and tear down, including employer loading/unloading zones (not lifting more than 20 pounds)

Nice to Have

  • Experience with creating training videos for departmental resources
  • Knowledge of social media analytics tools
  • Experience in content creation for social media platforms

Qualifications

  • Pursuing a bachelor's degree in a related field

Benefits & Perks

  • Work hours Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00, with some early mornings, Saturdays, and after-hours events as needed

Working at Lamar University

Lamar University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The position is security-sensitive and complies with relevant state provisions for criminal history record checks.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 8, 2025
Job CategorySocial Media
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeInternship
Work ModeOnsite
ExperienceIntern

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About Lamar University

Website

lamar.edu

Location

Lee Center, NY

Industry

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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