Outreach Assistant

Responsibilities

• Develops and creates content for social media platforms, including maintaining a calendar, scheduling posts, monitoring social media channels, tracking engagement, and responding to inquiries to foster audience engagement.
• Creates visually engaging, brand-appropriate graphics and other digital content using Canva. Applies basic graphic design principles, including layout, typography, color, visual hierarchy, and brand consistency, to produce polished materials for social media, digital signage, events, and other communications.
• Creates and edits short-form video content for social media, including Reels, using tools such as Canva or similar editing software. Demonstrates basic video editing skills, including trimming clips, transitions, audio, text overlays, captions, and formatting content appropriately for social media platforms.
• Updates contact information for student services at each partner institution, loads alumni information into development CRM, supports the creation of fundraising letters and mailings, and creates and administers student surveys.
• Works at the welcome desk greeting visitors, answering general questions, referring visitors to the correct individuals upon arrival when needed.
• Assists with USMH events including community outreach programs, fundraising events, and campus celebrations. Provides on-site assistance as needed. Occasional, pre-scheduled attendance at USMH annual events in the evening and on weekends will be required.
• Other duties as assigned by the Business Manager, Development Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, or Executive Director. I would mention that this is a part-time position and include the hourly rate where appropriate within the job description.

Preferred

• Bachelor's (Preferred)
• Social media marketing: 1 year (Preferred)