Non-College Work Study, Digital Communication

The Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) seeks reliable students to assist with maintaining multichannel communications to positively promote the College.  The MDCOB Digital Communications Team creates digital content for web, print, mobile, social, and audio to create and post content.  Projects can range from but are not limited to, support for newsletter development, photography at events, and graphic/flyer development.  While messaging through digital communications can be conducted from any location with internet access, engaging with internet access and engaging with the individuals necessary to build content occurs within the college.  Therefore, this position will require time spent physically in the college.

DUTIES

• Regularly creates and posts relevant content to the college's social media channels
• Regularly reaches out to students and faculty to incorporate their stories for marketing content to include social media
• Attends college events in order to obtain content for the creation of marketing collateral
• Re-posts relevant content from the University and other related channels
• Creates posts based on other University publications such as "Points of Pride" and UHD Magazine
• Maintains an organized calendar of content with a productive rhythm of posting
• Assists in creating a monthly summary of all content posted in the previous month

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must be outgoing and willing to interact with students and faculty, investigate journalism style, and construct content for posts
• Must have familiarity with various social media outlets and demonstrate a willingness to learn and research new technologies
• Must have access to a functional smartphone to use for work-related activities
• Must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Must have strong verbal/written communication skills
• Must be professional, responsible, and punctual
• Must have strong computer skills

​​​​​​​EEO/AA

• Enrolled in UHD with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

About University of Houston Downtown

The second-largest university in Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is a comprehensive, four-year, urban university in the heart of downtown. Led by President Loren J. Blanchard, UHD is a community of diverse faculty, staff, students, and regional partners dedicated to nurturing talent, generating knowledge, and driving socioeconomic mobility for a just and sustainable future. 

Since opening its doors in 1974, UHD has grown in size, scope, and service, now offering 46 bachelor’s and 11 master’s degree programs and 17 fully online programs within its four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences & Technology.

UHD educates approximately 15,000 students annually. With more than 77% of UHD’s students coming directly from Harris County, UHD is not just a university in Houston, but Houston’s University and an Anchor Institution for the region.

UHD is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military-Friendly School. While the student population is largely Hispanic at 53% and African-American at 20%, more than 64 countries are represented. Furthermore, UHD has the most affordable tuition among four-year universities in Houston, and its graduates have the lowest student loan debt in the state. Importantly, 70% of UHD freshman students are the first in their families to attend college.

UHD is one of the four distinct and separate components of the University of Houston System, which also includes the University of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake, and University of Houston-Victoria. Instructional Sites operated by UHD are University of Houston-Downtown Northwest, University of Houston-Downtown at Lone Star College Kingwood, and University of Houston-Downtown at Lone Star College CyFair.

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution and recognizes protected classes of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, religion, age (40 and above), national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or status, and gender expression as required by federal law. Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.