Job Posting ID# 64957
Employer Information
Name:
Cornell Center for Social Sciences
Address Line 1:
734 Rhodes Hall
Address Line 2:
Cornell University
City:
Ithaca
State:
NY
Postal Code:
14853
Contact Information
Contact Name:
Megan Pillar
Contact Title:
Communications Coordinator
Telephone Number:
239-770-4816
Telephone Extension:
Email:
mm2496@cornell.edu
Job Specifics
Term:
Continuous / All Terms
Worksite:
Remote
Region:
Cornell Campus
Title:
Writing & Communications Assistant
Job Classification Level:
Level III
Employer Type:
Cornell Employer
Supervisor:
Megan Pillar
Job Description:
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences seeks a Writing & Communications Assistant (graduate or undergraduate level) whose primary responsibility is to help develop/polish content for the CCSS website (http://socialsciences.cornell.edu/), social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook), and email campaigns in Constant Contact. You will maintain, update, and design web pages in Drupal. You may also assist with any of the following: market research, analytics, and special projects. Prior experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
Key responsibilities:
1. Assisting the Communications Coordinator with drafting and preparing content for our newsletters, social media, website, and CCSS publications.
2. Provide copy and proofreading support to the Communications Coordinator and student staff.
3. Assisting comm team with building web pages, making web edits, improving content flow, correcting broken links, and bug fixing.
4. Helping with information gathering on research initiatives and other projects to improve outreach.
5. Providing research support for various topics, story development and fact checking.
6. Collaborate and communicate with the communications coordinator and other student staff to move tasks and projects forward.
7. Supervise other student staff on projects as needed.
8. Search for imagery in University photo well and Adobe Stock Photo.
9. Effectively create and set up Google Docs to work with other staff on website content.
Qualifications and Required Skills:
1. Effective communication – both written and interpersonal
2. Skills in communication and social media content (specifically Twitter)
3. Proficient with Drupal
4. Independent decision-making and problem solving
5. Past experience in marketing, communication, or website building
6. Ability to create and manage timelines
1. Assisting the Communications Coordinator with drafting and preparing content for our newsletters, social media, website, and CCSS publications.
2. Provide copy and proofreading support to the Communications Coordinator and student staff.
3. Assisting comm team with building web pages, making web edits, improving content flow, correcting broken links, and bug fixing.
4. Helping with information gathering on research initiatives and other projects to improve outreach.
5. Providing research support for various topics, story development and fact checking.
6. Collaborate and communicate with the communications coordinator and other student staff to move tasks and projects forward.
7. Supervise other student staff on projects as needed.
8. Search for imagery in University photo well and Adobe Stock Photo.
9. Effectively create and set up Google Docs to work with other staff on website content.
Qualifications and Required Skills:
1. Effective communication – both written and interpersonal
2. Skills in communication and social media content (specifically Twitter)
3. Proficient with Drupal
4. Independent decision-making and problem solving
5. Past experience in marketing, communication, or website building
6. Ability to create and manage timelines
Work Schedule:
8-15 hours per week. We will work around your class schedule.
Weekly Hours:
8-15
FWS Required:
No
Number of Positions Available:
1
How to Apply:
Email cover letter and resume to mm2496@cornell.edu.
Paid:
Yes
Wage:
$15-18
Employment Start Date:
05/31/2022
Employment End Date:
10/30/2025
Career Field Information
Career Field:
Marketing/Sales/Development
Career Field:
Website Design/Master
Career Field:
Communications/Public Relations