"Graduate Assistant - Student Union - Marketing & Social Media - Fall 2026"

Graduate Assistant - Student Union - Marketing & Social Media - Fall 2026

Company:
University of Central Missouri

Job Location:
Warrensburg, 64093

Category:
Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs

Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $550.00 Semi-Monthly

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Graduate Assistant

Job Number: G97989

Division: Union General

Description

As the center of student life on campus, The Elliott Student Union (ESU) is a welcoming space dedicated to providing facilities, services, and programs while supporting educational life in an environment that fosters community and enhances the campus experience.

Examples of Duties

• Fully support the ESU's mission and assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing plan for the ESU and UBC
• Create engaging content and effectively utilize the ESU and UBC's social media platforms to highlight students, events, services, partners, and organizations
• Schedule and coordinate marketing tables for the Elliott Student Union
• Photograph events,
• Assist in planning and implementing traffic-generating programs for the Elliott Student Union, including Welcome Experience, The Union Birthday, Holiday Market, and Bowling with The Bests
• Analyze and report ongoing market research to better understand the needs, perceptions, preferences, and satisfaction levels of specific ESU segments
• Collaborate with other Graduate Assistants and full-time staff to plan monthly and semester-based student employee trainings
• Supervise and schedule the Marketing Team members
• Assist in Union Operations, including opening, closing, supervising the facility, supporting frontline service areas (Information Desk, Union Bowling Center, The Mule Post, Union Cinema, etc.), answering phones, and working cooperatively to provide seamless, high-quality customer service
• Perform other duties as assigned

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, or related field
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

Preferred Skills:

• Strong attention to detail
• Effective communication skills (oral, written, and nonverbal)
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet deadlines
• Solid understanding of various social media platforms
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Knowledge of a University environment
• Experience in Graphic Design, Photography, and Video Production
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Supplemental Information

GA Type: Student Affairs

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours a week

Start Date of Position: 08/10/2026

End Date of Position: 12/11/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950.00

Working Days & Hours: Varies - 20 hours per week

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Working Conditions:

• On-call/standby work required
• Irregular work hours, including evenings and weekends
• May assist with facility opening and closing during inclement weather
• Ability to work in stressful conditions

Additional Compensation:

• Parking permit
• On-campus housing (if available)

Special Instructions:

• Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• 9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
• Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.