Job ID: 969230
UBC Department: School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Hours Per Week: 10
Salary/Wage: 21.14/hr
Additional Documents (preferred): Cover Letter, Writing Sample, Class Schedule
Anticipated Start Date: September 6, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2023
The Communications Assistant will support the overall marketing and communications activities at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA), for its institutes and centres, and the professional Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program (MPPGA). The student’s role is integral in helping SPPGA build our brand, and that of our professional Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program, through marketing the program to prospective students and through communications that help enhance the reputation and impact of SPPGA both on and off campus.
The student’s tasks and duties include:
- Overall marketing support for the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, its institutes and centres, and the MPPGA program in particular
- Support for the MPPGA digital marketing campaign. This includes monitoring and reporting through Google Analytics to track website traffic, social media numbers, newsletter subscribers, and contact form submissions
- Website updates for the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (sppga.ubc.ca)
- Researching, writing and editing news posts (including announcements, profiles, interviews, event recaps, and other related content pertaining to the students, staff and faculty of SPPGA) for online channels including the website and social media
- Assistance with the creation of the monthly SPPGA e-newsletter
- Assistance with promoting the events of SPPGA, its units, centres, programs and initiatives, as well as related activities
- Social media postings (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)
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