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@OregonState Social Media Content Creator
Higher Ed
Social Media
Marketing
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Oregon State University is hiring an @OregonState Social Media Content Creator for University Relations and Marketing. The hybrid, part-time student role, up to 20 hours a week on the Corvallis campus, produces video and photo content for the central @OregonState social media accounts that gives an authentic view of student life. Four positions are open, running from late October 2026 through June 2027.
Highlights
- Produce engaging video content, such as serialized series, TikToks, Reels, and tiny mic interviews, that reflects the student experience at Oregon State.
- Pitch and claim content ideas at weekly team meetings, drawing on social media trends, university events, or original concepts, then move them into production.
- Collaborate with fellow student creators in University Relations and Marketing, the MU Creative Studio, and OSU Student Affairs.
- Capture, edit, and publish photo and video content across campus for the central social media channels.
- Appear on camera as the subject or interviewer and share personal student experiences.
- Currently enrolled in a high school, community college, or university program and meeting the minimum enrollment standard for your level.
- Experience with TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, and short-form vertical video, with photo and video editing experience a plus.
- Part-time, up to 20 hours a week, from October 30, 2026 through June 30, 2027; applications require a resume, cover letter, and work samples.
@OregonState Social Media Content Creator Full Description
@OregonState Social Media Content Creator
University Relations and Marketing (URM), Oregon State University | Corvallis (Main Campus), OR | Hybrid | Part time
Job requisition id: JR0001346
Anticipated start date: October 30, 2026 | Anticipated end date: June 30, 2027
Job Description
This recruitment will be used to fill four part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Social Media Content Creator positions for University Relations and Marketing (URM) at Oregon State University (OSU).
URM is looking to hire creators who will help participate in the creation of video and photo content for our centralized OSU social media accounts (@OregonState).
The content creator position will support OSU and URM by producing digital content that represents an authentic perspective into student life at Oregon State. Students in this position will be tasked with creating content based on their experience and interests. Examples include serialized content, TikTok videos and/or Reels, photography, tiny mic interviews and other media. Students in this role will meet weekly with URM staff and other student content creators to share ideas, brainstorm content and collaborate on production and editing. Any work created by students in this position is available for use on OSU social networks, websites, blogs and other marketing channels.
Position duties
- Produce engaging video content that reflects the student experience at OSU, regularly collaborating with fellow students to showcase the diverse aspects of campus life.
- Be willing to experiment and try new things.
- Attend weekly team meetings to pitch and claim content ideas inspired by social media trends, university events or original creative concepts, then move them into production.
- Tell student stories in fresh, unexpected ways and challenge the status quo through innovative storytelling.
- Collaborate with other content creators within URM as well as student creatives from the MU Creative Studio and OSU Student Affairs.
Students will work together to pitch content ideas informed by social media trends, university events, etc. They will then be assigned content production based on their experience, interests and availability. Students should feel comfortable creating videos and being on camera as the subject and/or interviewer.
Eligibility
Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study, must meet Academic Standing Requirements, and must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard for their level.
Required Qualifications
- Comfortable and confident being on camera (not just behind it).
- Collaborative and willing to engage with students, student employees, faculty and university partners to support storytelling.
- Willing to share personal student experiences.
- Experience using TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, and other social platforms, with a general understanding of their functionality and the audiences they serve.
- Experience creating TikTok videos, Reels or other short-form vertical video content is a plus; photography and photo/video editing experience is also beneficial.
- Commitment to creating authentic, accessible and inclusive content that enhances public opinion of OSU.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with photo/video/audio equipment.
- Familiarity with editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Canva).
Working Conditions/Schedule
- Content creators will work across campus and beyond to capture, edit and produce photo and video content for the central @OregonState social media channels.
- May require occasional work outdoors, extended periods of standing and work on evenings and/or weekends.
Application
Applicants must attach a résumé, cover letter, and work samples, including a portfolio or links to recent work that demonstrate video, social media and/or storytelling expertise and a description of the applicant’s role in creating each piece.
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