Media Studies Communications Assistant

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

You will own the MediaLog publication workflow and multi-platform engagement, coordinating scheduling, submissions, design, and outreach in collaboration with the program director.

  • Own publication calendar, submission flow, and style guidance
  • Develop social content and maintain archives across platforms

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a calendar for regular beginning-of-month publication of MediaLog newsletter.
  • Be point person for any student-related news and events
  • Maintain regular contact with with all student organizations and solicit updates
  • Manage, in collaboration with the program director, the newsletter submission form.
  • Share select submissions with the AMT newsletter aggregator.
  • Design visual elements for publication.
  • Collaborate on creating norms for a publication style guide.
  • Create social media content according to M&C guidelines ready for approval by faculty Director.
  • Edit submitted event announcements in keeping with a MediaLog style guide.
  • Organize and maintain the newsletter archives.

Requirements

  • Current student in good standing at The New School with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
  • Must not have more than 33% of attempted course credits as incomplete.
  • Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated interest in writing and publishing.
  • Solid technical skills in web publishing and social media applications.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or equivalent tools.

Preferred

  • Prior experience in communications work.
  • Prior experience in news writing and/or digital publishing.
  • Design skills for print and digital media.
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