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Department:
Honors & Scholars Programs
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
The Social Media Assistant will support AU Honors communications by helping manage and expand the program’s Instagram presence and other student-facing digital storytelling efforts. This student role is ideal for an undergraduate who is a strong writer, creative visual communicator, organized planner, and enthusiastic ambassador for the AU Honors Program. The assistant will help showcase Honors courses, experiential learning opportunities, student achievements, faculty engagement, events, community traditions, and the everyday life of Honors students at American University. This position is open only to students in the AU Honors Program.
Essential Functions:
1.) Instagram Management
American University current employees (including those employed in student positions) must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings.
Contact Us
For more information or assistance with the American University careers site, email [contact details available in the full listing] .
American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively "Protected Bases") in its programs and activities.
Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.
Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.
Department:
Honors & Scholars Programs
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
The Social Media Assistant will support AU Honors communications by helping manage and expand the program’s Instagram presence and other student-facing digital storytelling efforts. This student role is ideal for an undergraduate who is a strong writer, creative visual communicator, organized planner, and enthusiastic ambassador for the AU Honors Program. The assistant will help showcase Honors courses, experiential learning opportunities, student achievements, faculty engagement, events, community traditions, and the everyday life of Honors students at American University. This position is open only to students in the AU Honors Program.
Essential Functions:
1.) Instagram Management
- Help maintain a consistent and engaging posting cadence for AU
Honors Instagram, including feed posts, Stories, Reels, and
event-related content as appropriate.
- Develop a monthly content calendar in consultation with the
supervisor; draft captions; select, edit, and organize photos or
short videos; and prepare posts for approval and scheduling.
- Track basic account analytics, including reach, engagement,
follower growth, and high-performing content, and share brief
monthly observations and recommendations.
- Coordinate with AU Honors staff, faculty, student leaders, peer
mentors, and Honors students to gather photos, announcements, event
recaps, student spotlights, classroom highlights, and community
stories.
- Help ensure posts use appropriate image permissions, photo
credits, tags, inclusive language, and accessibility practices such
as alt text and readable design.
- Provide light social media coverage of AU Honors events,
including occasional evening or weekend programs, by capturing a
small set of photos, short clips, quotes, or recap content for
later posting.
- Part-time.
- 10 hours per week.
- $18.40 per hour.
- Current American University undergraduate student in good
academic standing; Must be enrolled in the AU Honors Program.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to write
clear, concise, student-centered captions in a professional and
welcoming voice.
- Experience creating content for Instagram or similar social
media platforms, including familiarity with posts, Stories, Reels,
tagging, captions, and basic analytics.
- Comfort using design, photo, or video editing tools such as
Canva, Adobe Express, CapCut, or comparable platforms.
- Excellent organization, reliability, and time management; able
to meet recurring weekly and monthly deadlines while balancing
academic responsibilities.
- Professionalism, good judgment, attention to detail, and
comfort communicating with students, staff, faculty, and campus
partners.
- Applicants are heavily encouraged to submit a resume.
- Two to three sample posts, captions, short videos, graphics, or
links to relevant social media work; coursework or student
organization work may be included.
- A brief statement of no more than 200 words describing your
vision for AU Honors social media and two to three accounts you
find inspiring, with a short explanation of why.
- Please also state whether you have a Federal Work Study
Award.
- Up to 10 hours per week during the academic term, with a
flexible schedule around classes; occasional evening or weekend
availability may be needed for AU Honors events.
- This position is available only to enrolled American University
students in the University Honors Program.
- This position is available only to enrolled American
University students.
- Please note this job announcement is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time
with or without notice.
- American University is an
E-Verify employer.
- Visit https://www.american.edu/hr/
for additional information about American University employment and
benefits.
American University current employees (including those employed in student positions) must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into Workday and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings.
Contact Us
For more information or assistance with the American University careers site, email [contact details available in the full listing] .
American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively "Protected Bases") in its programs and activities.
