Title:
Media Relations Assistant
Company:
UNL Nebraska Transportation Center
Posted: Jan 10, 2012
DESIRED START DATE:
January 23,
APPROXIMATE HOURS PER WEEK:
20+ 2012
DESCRIPTION
The Media Relations Assistant as part of their position will be working with the NTC Media Relations Manager creating material to advertise and bring both professional _engineering community_ and public attention. These media pieces will be used to advertise our research to thousands of engineers from the public to private sector and communities all around the world. This position will be working with everything from managing and creating email marketing campaigns to webinar branding, to commercials, and beyond. Our center, located on City Campus, in the Whittier Junior High Building, has 30 million dollars in state of the art research on everything from reducing toxic fuel emissions to improving design of roadside barriers that saves lives all across the world. In addition we have faculty affiliated with our center who have received presidential honors for their research from several countries. Check out our websites at http://ntc.unl.edu and http://matc.unl.edu for more information.
Duties: 1_ assisting the media relations assistant manager with other duties 2_ producing content for NTC and MATC publications & e-newsletters and websites 3_ generating press releases and media alerts 4_ building and maintaining contact lists 5_ planning and implementing marketing strategies 6_ updating social media websites 7_ assisting with coverage of various NTC and MATC sponsored events
Educational Background:
Undergraduate or graduate student _preferably_ with a Mass Communications, Journalism, Advertising or Public Relations background
Experience:
** 1-2 years Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations or Corporate Communications experience preferred
Skills:
1_ must have strong news judgment and journalistic writing skills
2_ experience writing press releases and media alerts
3_ ability to work with tight deadlines
4_social media savvy _Facebook, linked in, twitter
5_ ability to shoot video and take photos
6_ ability to edit photos and videos
7-marketing knowledge is not required, but preferred
8_ design skills _knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite_
9_ knowledge of HTML and CSS not required, but desired
20+ hours weekly. $8.50 - $10 hour or $1,000 month GRA + tuition and 79% Health Insurance.
TO APPLY:
Submit resume, cover letter, unofficial transcript and a writing sample through Husker Hire Link at http://www.unl.edu/careers. For assistance with Husker Hire Link, visit Rm 225 in the NE Union.
Applications Accepted Until:
Jan 20, 2012
POSITION TYPE
On-Campus - Part-Time, Work-Study, Graduate Assistantships
LOCATION
City Lincoln State/Province Nebraska Country United States
SALARY RANGE
$8.50 - $10 hour or $1,000 month GRA + tution & 79% Health Insurance
JOB FUNCTION
Arts/Design/Advertising, Communications/Writing, Education/Teaching, Marketing/Sales, Research and Development
DURATION
Spring Semester and Possibly Summer and Fall 2012
CONTACT INFORMATION
Employer: UNL Nebraska Transportation Center
Name: Mrs.ValerieLefler Program Coordinator
Title:
Address:
Mrs.ValerieLefler ProgramCoordinator
2200VineStreet Whittier Research Center 262F Lincoln, NE 68588-0530 United States
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