The Science Learning Center (SLC) supports more than 20,000 student enrollments each year across 20+ introductory STEM courses through study groups, tutoring, and study spaces in the Chemistry Building and the USB. The marketing and communications intern helps the SLC tell that story to students, faculty, campus partners, and donors.

The intern will plan and create content that promotes the SLC's academic programs (study groups, appointment tutoring, and drop-in tutoring), profiles the people who make them work (study group facilitators, tutors, and desk staff), and features students who use SLC programs and spaces. Content will appear on the SLC's Instagram and LinkedIn accounts and in other SLC publicity (website, print pieces, and slides for campus presentations). The intern will also help plan and produce the SLC's content for Giving Blueday, the university's annual online giving day.

The position is hybrid. In-person hours are needed for interviews, photography, and time in SLC spaces; writing and editing can be done remotely. The intern will work day-to-day with SLC program staff and meet regularly with the SLC Director, who approves content before it posts.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plan and maintain a monthly content calendar for Instagram and LinkedIn, coordinated with the SLC's program calendar (term start, exam weeks, registration periods, facilitator and tutor hiring, Giving Blueday)

• Write and design regular posts and stories promoting study groups, tutoring, and SLC spaces

• Interview and profile study group facilitators, tutors, and desk staff

• Interview and profile students who use SLC programs and spaces, with attention to reaching students across all majors, backgrounds, and class years

• Draft short publicity copy about SLC programs for the website, print materials, and campus presentations, drawing on program data and findings the SLC provides

• Help plan and produce the SLC's Giving Blueday campaign: pre-event posts explaining what gifts support, student and facilitator stories for donor audiences, day-of progress and thank-you posts, and a short recap afterward

• Promote upcoming events, hiring windows, and schedule changes

• Collect signed media releases from anyone featured in photos, video, or written profiles

• Write captions and alt text and follow university accessibility standards for all content

• Prepare a brief monthly summary of what was published and how it performed

Photography and short-form video are welcome but not required. Applicants with those skills should note them; applicants without them will still be considered.

Qualifications: clear writing, comfort approaching and interviewing people, reliability with deadlines, and basic familiarity with Instagram and LinkedIn. Experience with Canva, Adobe Express, or similar tools is helpful. Prior use of SLC study groups or tutoring is a plus but not required.

Application Instructions: Send a cover letter describing your interest and relevant experience, a resume, and one or two samples of your work (a post you designed, a short profile or article you wrote, a photo or video, or a link to an account you manage) to Joe Salvatore at joesalva@umich.edu.