About the role:

The University Career Center (UCC) is seeking energetic candidates for our student marketing assistant role for the 2026-2027 academic school year. You will report to our Social Media & Community Engagement Strategist who will work with you throughout training as well as on a weekly basis throughout the academic school year. You will be an important part of how the UCC lives out our mission to help students feel confident as they transition beyond U-M. In recruiting for this position we welcome the unique contributions and intersections that you can bring to the team.

The UCC’s communication efforts reach both undergraduate and graduate students as well as other campus audiences in order to support U-M students in their career development. The student marketing assistant impacts these marketing efforts by handling the behind-the-scenes logistics of many of the UCC’s email, print, and social media communications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Quickly create fun and compelling written, graphic, photo, and video content for social media platforms in order to increase student engagement and awareness of University Career Center events and services

• Stay on top of relevant trends, tools, and platforms in order to proactively suggest ways the UCC can leverage them

• Support UCC staff members with projects, events, and general office operations such as fairs, workshops, appointments, photography headshots, Clothes Closet visits, networking/recruiting events, and other UCC offerings

• Bring new ideas and a fresh perspective to the UCC and our way of communicating with students and recent alums

• Contribute to building a positive campus community that affirms, values, and includes all members

Required Qualifications:

• Availability to work 8-10 hours per week

• Comfortable working with audio/video editors and graphic design tools ? if you have experience with Adobe’s Creative Suite, Piktochart, Canva, Final Cut Pro, or similar programs, that’s a perk (but not required)

• Comfortable working with numbers, data, formulas, and reports ? if you have experience with Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel, that’s a perk (but not required)

• Coachable and has the curiosity to learn new things

• Dependability, customer-centered mindset, and a professional & positive attitude

• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail

• Willingness to jump in and help with projects to meet time-sensitive goals

• Inclusive attitude that values accessibility of others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in media, fashion, graphic design, advertising, public relations (PR), and/or marketing & communications

• Experience with captioning and accessibility as well as an interest in memes and pop culture

• Experience using social media, podcasts, and/or email marketing to reach students (e.g., over the course of a previous job/internship, as part of extracurriculars such as a student org, or as part of a research/class project)

• Comfortable being the voice and face (in front of the camera) of social media posts for the University Career Center in order to bring more awareness of resources, services, and opportunities

• Comfortable making basic website updates on popular content management systems such as WordPress or Drupal

We offer training to our student marketing assistant and provide continuous feedback to ensure you feel confident and comfortable throughout your time at the UCC. There is no expectation that you know everything but that you’re excited to support the University Career Center staff.