"Social Media Student Content Assistant"

Job no: 537803

Work type: Casual

Location: Sydney, NSW

Categories: Administration, Marketing / Communications, Hospitality & Events

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. Ranked among the top 20 universities globally, we attract the highest potential students from Australia and around the world. Our researchers tackle the biggest economic, business, and social challenges with partners around the world.

Position Summary:

A Social Media Student Content Assistant (Level 2) provides support on creating social media content to support the UNSW Marketing & Content teams.

This role will:

• Create original video content that showcases themes of student experience, lifestyle, campus vibrancy and trending topics, featuring in videos/photos where necessary
• Assist in the development and delivery of student content for the UNSW TikTok, Instagram and YouTube platforms, ensuring content is developed in close collaboration with the Future Students and Social Media teams
• Contribute to video-based content with a strong, distinctive student voice
• Provide additional content support for the ongoing maintenance of the Future Students web ecosystem
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.

A person engaged is generally expected to have the following skills and experience:

• Existing Student Ambassador or UNSW student
• Highly motivated and outgoing, with a passion for university life and the educational experience at UNSW
• UNSW knowledge including academic, extra-curricular activities, support structures, as well as an understanding of student concerns and cross-cultural issues
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Awareness of changes and trends on TikTok and Instagram. An understanding of in-platform features is desirable, but not required
• Strong presentation and collaboration skills. The ability to execute video and audio using low-fi technology (e.g. mobile phone)
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training

Special Requirements:

• Candidates are required to create a 15-30-second Instagram Reel on campus in the style of UNSW’s Instagram as part of their application.

Additional Pre-employment checks required for this position

• Nil

If you have any questions relates to this advertisement, please reach out to Ashleigh Lai at ashleigh.lai@unsw.edu.au.

Position Description

Advertised: 04 Mar 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: