Student Creative Writing Assistant- COPH

MUST BE WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE

The University of New
Mexico College of Population Health is seeking a motivated, focused and
accountable candidate with demonstrable experience in various aspects of
research, interviewing and writing skills with an opportunity to create a
portfolio of work. This position requires a basic understanding of writing for
communications to aid in the development and promotion of the College of
Population Health's "voice" and UNM's brand to create successful messaging to a
variety of internal and external audiences.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Researching topics and interviewing candidates to write
  stories that may be published in the COPH Newsroom, website, Impact
  Report, Email newsletters, social media, or other locations
• Assist in generating ideas and developing an initial
  draft of documents
• Editing and proofreading documents to ensure they are
  error-free and comply with the organization's style guidelines and
  editorial standards
• Gathering/organization of
  content communications
• Collaborating
  with our in-house Videography Assistant on joint projects, events and
  tasks

Enrolled in a degree seeking program at UNM, Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (Audit hours do not count), and if Work Study, you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.

***MUST BE WORK STUDY ELIGIBLE***

Preferred
Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills; verbal and written
• Ability to negotiate and meet deadlines
• Experience with interviewing is a plus
• Experience in Microsoft programs (Word and Excel)
• Professional mentality and willingness to take
  direction and learn from feedback
• Creative thinker and problem-solving skills
• Experience with social
  media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) is a plus

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.