General Description: Nebraska Center for Research Child, Youth, Families & Schools is seeking a professional individual to support the communications/media needs of CYFS, a research center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The communications staff will provide initial training and support as the selected individual transitions to the collaborative team and assumes increased responsibilities across a range of diverse tasks. With the appropriate skills, an advanced student may be considered. There is a strong possibility that this position may lead to full-time employment or an extended appointment with CYFS in the future.
Start Date: Immediate; 15 - 20 hours/week
Wage: $12/hour
Primary Responsibilities:
a. Design print and digital communications for a large, vibrant interdisciplinary research center (e.g., posters, flyers, handouts, brochures, mailers, newsletters)
b. Update and maintain CYFS-related websites
Skills:
Required
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience designing layouts for print materials
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
Preferred
• Familiarity with Dreamweaver / HTML / CSS
• Experience shooting and editing video
To Apply: Submit resume, cover letter, portfolio and contact information for three professional references to Seth Teager (steager2@unl.edu; 216 Mabel Lee Hall; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, NE 68588-0235). Application review will begin February 10, 2016. Questions can be directed to Seth Teager. For more information on the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, please see http://cyfs.unl.edu